A partner with Church Wyble PC—a division of Grewal Law PLLC—Mr. Mittleman and his partners focus on medical malpractice, wrongful death, car accidents, slip and falls, nursing home injury, pharmacy/pharmacist negligence and disability claims.
E-Cigarettes Not Effective in Helping Smokers Quit I’m sure you’ve seen an E-cigarette by now with its glowing blue tip and odorless emission of smoke. These devices were introduced as a method of helping smokers to quit their traditional cigarette habit for good, with celebrities…
Minnesota Company Recalls Hundreds of Food Products Over Listeria Contamination A Minnesota company is recalling peanut butter, cheese, salsa, and spreads that are distributed nationwide under the brand names Happy Farms, Parkers, Parker Farms, Central Markets, Hy-Top, Amish Classic, Say Cheez, Win
Flight 370 Could Spur Airline Safety Changes The mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 has left the families distraught over the lack of answers as to how an aircraft apparently disappeared and left no traces of its location. The only potential clues are allegedly…
Toyota to Pay $1.2 Billion to Avoid Prosecution GM isn’t the only car maker in deep trouble with federal regulators lately–Toyota recently announced that it would pay $1.2 billion to avoid prosecution for its role in 37 deaths caused by safety problems in some of…
Doctors’ Concerns Grow Over Generic Drug Indian Imports The other day I wrote about Ranbaxy, an Indian pharmaceutical company that has historically produced large quantities of generic drugs sent to the U.S. However, Ranbaxy and other Indian pharmaceutical companies are quickly withdrawing from the
Paleo Not So Good for you Afterall The Paleo diet has become increasingly popular over the past few years, with followers swearing by it and its health benefits. The diet consists of a high amount of protein, mainly fish, grass fed beef, eggs, vegetables, fruit…
Indian Drugmaker Recalls Thousands of Bottles of Generic Lipitor The Indian drugmaker, Ranbaxy, has seen its share of problems but there seems to be no end in sight. The company recently announced a recall of 64,000 bottles of its generic Lipitor after a dosage mix-up.…
Measles Outbreak in NYC State health officials in New York recently reported 16 cases of Measles in northern Manhattan and the Bronx, and others say the Measles are becoming a coast-to-coast problem. The New York City outbreak consists of 7 adults and 9 children, and…
Pfizer Recalling Some Lots of Effexor Pfizer recently issued a recall of three lots of its anti-depressant medication, Effexor, after receiving reports from a pharmacist that one batch contained one pill of a different product. Although Pfizer hasn’t received any complaints, it is recalling the…
Can Selfies Cause Head Lice? They’re all over instagram, Facebook, and other social media sites: the ubiquitous “selfie”. But before you and your friends go squishing your cheeks next to each other to take that group “selfie” to post on your favorite site, you might…
Doctors Should Disinfect Their Stethoscope After Every Patient Before the doctor sticks his stethoscope to your chest and asks you to “breathe deep” you might want to ask him if he disinfected it first. A new study conducted by the University of Geneva found that…
FDA Approval of New Painkiller Causes Uproar A coalition of 40 healthcare, consumers and addiction treatment groups are crying out over the FDA’s approval of a potent new painkiller known as Zohydro. Zohydro, like many other prescription painkillers, contains hydrocodone and can become extremely ad
