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.
Ready Pac Foods Inc. has recalled over 5,000 bags of lettuce over concerns that the food is contaminated with E. coli. According to Ready Pac and the FDA, the contaminated products include bagged…
Richard James Kurtz, a 67-year-old Jesuit priest, was arrested in Chicago yesterday after allegations of sexual abuse involving an underage male surfaced earlier this year. At the time, Kurtz was…
I’ve written several blogs on the dangers of undergoing plastic surgery when you aren’t clear about your doctor’s credentials. One recent and tragic story exemplifies the…
When Jennifer Kane found that her daughter had drawn on the back of a piece of reused paper she was alarmed by what she discovered on the back of the sheet. Not only did she have the name and…
A strange offer appeared on Facebook recently for lollipops purposefully infected with the chickenpox virus. The ad read: I have PayPal and plenty of spit and suckers. It works too because…
Eggs from Sparboe farms won’t be passing through the golden arches any time soon. McDonald’s has decided to drop its long-time egg supplier after the company was cited by the FDA on Thursday for…
Earlier this week I wrote about a large jury verdict in a case involving clear negligence on the part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. But what happens when doctors and other medical…
There is already a lot of controversy surrounding women’s bodies and the choices they make regarding their reproduction. Now doctors are adding to that controversy by banning elective inductions…
Scientists have long argued that if we survive the myriad of other diseases, the one that will surely kill us is cancer. Mostly, this is because cancer is very tough to beat since the treatments…
Once again, the premier hospital in my hometown of Pittsburgh is finding itself in trouble. Late last week, a jury returned a $10 million verdict against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center…
I’ve written several blogs in the past few weeks on the growing concern over prescription painkiller addiction. More Americans than ever are addicted to drugs like OxyContin or Vicodin–the number…
A study published in the prestigious Journal of American Medical Association warns us that doctors may be placing patients in situations of unnecessary risks, partially due to their own economic…
