Orthopedic equipment company DePuy, which i owned by Johnson & Johnson, has recalled two hip replacement systems. The recall involves the articular surface replacement (ASR) hip systems sold over the past eight years. According to DePuy, data from the United Kingdom indicates that 12 percent of resurfacing patients — and a slightly higher percentage of…
In his latest post to our firm’s Norfolk Injuryboard blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro notes that people who suffered injuries, lost friends and family members, and had homes destroyed in the tornadoes that tore through states from Oklahoma (OK) to Alabama (AL), as well as North Carolina (NC) and Virginia (VA), during April 2011 are…
In Huntington, West Virginia (W. VA), a hit and run accident between a motorcycle and a car has left one man in the hospital. The W. VA automobile accident occurred at approximately 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 24, 2011, on Route 60 East near the Washington Boulevard intersection. According to emergency dispatchers, the driver of…
A man in Raleigh, North Carolina (NC) is facing criminal charges after hitting a moped driver with his pickup truck, causing the victim’s death. The driver of a the pickup is from Nashville, NC, and was driving on Capital Boulevard near the Triangle Town Center Hall on Monday, April 25, 2011. He hit the moped…
Many people may not realize it, but South Carolina (SC) accidents involving trucks are often much more devastating than those involving only cars. Take a look at this case. According to the Marion County, SC, Coroner’s Office, a woman has died Tuesday afternoon, April 26, 2011, after a pick-up truck struck the bicycle she was…