We know what can happen when a medical provider makes a mistake. When treatment goes wrong, it usually results in more treatment such as more surgery, medication, therapy and care. The question is, who pays for that extra treatment? The answer is depends on many…
More than 23,000 visits to emergency rooms occur annually due to complications from taking dietary supplements such as herbal or complementary nutritional products, vitamins, and minerals, according to scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Small Businesses Hurt by VW Emissions Scandal The Volkswagen emissions scandal has created a great deal of hype and outrage. For some background, read my post from last week. As my Injury Board colleague in Baton Rouge astutely pointed out, consumers are not the only ones…
After a three-day jury trial in Ingham County, attorney David S. Mittleman, assisted by attorney Kate Mortensen, was successful in obtaining a verdict for his client, a 17-year-old girl who was injured in an automobile accident in 2012. Our client is very pleased with the…
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Uber Drivers Rate You Too! Uber Explosion In this age of endless “apportunity”, few apps provide the utility and convenience of Uber. This app, which has revolutionized “ridesharing”, is becoming one of the top used apps among smartphone users. Across the country people of all…
Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus, Alan Dershowitz, is suing Boston’s TD Garden arena after a violent slip and fall in an arena bathroom during a Boston Celtics basketball game. Mr. Dershowitz is known as a zealous civil liberties advocate, legal commentator and writer. Many of his writings address tensions…
You leave town for the weekend to visit family. You come back and a pipe has burst in your newly furnished corner unit. What do you do? If you have renters insurance you can stay calm knowing you have replacement options; if you do not…
Effective Monday, female patients in Michigan who show dense breast tissue during a mammogram must be notified in writing and encouraged to consider additional testing. Supporters of the law feel that these requirements could help detect breast cancer earlier. What is Dense Breast Tissue? Breast…
Two Children Fall from Chelsea Community Fair Ferris Wheel Witnesses recalled the horrible sight that occurred on Thursday evening at the Chelsea Community Fair when two children fell from a moving Ferris wheel. The children were seen falling in midair about 15-20 feet off of…