FDA Requests Info about Metal Particles in Bloodstream from Metal Hip Replacement Devices
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Hendrick Motorsports and Two widows Settle with US government in Cases Relating to October 2004 Plane Crash
Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) and the widows of two former Hendrick Motorsports employees, who died in an October 2004 plane crash, settled claims with the US government in early May 2011, according to SceneDaily.com. Hendrick Motorsports is located in Concord, N.C., about one mile from Charlotte Motor Speedway. The plane crash killed ten people – four…
Virginia Man Sues Surgeon Over Botched Back Surgery
According to a report in the Louisiana Record, Virginia resident David Hall has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Louisiana (LA) surgeon “for allegedly taking the recommendation of a salesman instead of complying with an appropriate level of standard of care.” The lawsuit says Hall underwent lumbar surgery in Feb. 2009. It said the…
Drowning Presumed for Man Missing After Virginia Sailboat Accident
In his latest post to our firm’s Newport News, VA Car & Truck Accident Injury Lawyers blog site, my colleague John C. reports on the ongoing search for a man who is presumed drowned following an accident on the James River between Smithfield and Newport News, Virginia (VA). The exact cause of the swamping, in…
Law Enforcement Targets the Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Spice and Bath Salts. Is Fentanyl Next?
In Charleston, West Virginia (WV) lawmakers say recent busts at convenience stores where synthetic narcotics were being sold proves the new state law banning the products is working. The drugs are marketed as harmless home goods such as incense or bath salts and are labeled “not for human consumption,” but when consumed by humans, either…