Leon Walsh, Jr. spent several years in Florida as an assistant public defender as well as working for a civil litigation firm where he gained valuable first-chair jury trial experience in both state and federal courts.
Leon Walsh, who is representing a survivor of R. Kelly’s sexual abuse, gives an overview of the government’s case against R. Kelly. The R. Kelly trial is underway. A jury was selected this week and opening statements are set to begin on July 18th…
A Sparrow Hospital nurse alleges he was fired so the hospital could hide the fact that it was common for some nurses to administer drugs to patients without a doctor’s order, according to a report in the Lansing State Journal. According to Chad Martinsen, a…
Since 1950 military personnel have been barred from seeking compensation for injuries sustained due to medical malpractice since the United States Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Feres v. United States[1] and created what has been known as the Feres Doctrine. Thanks to a…
Michigan law prevents patient from pursuing clear case of medical malpractice after he discovered the mass in his abdomen was actually a surgical towel inadvertently left behind from a surgery 17 years earlier. According to the Michigan Court of Appeals unpublished opinion Lloyd Gatz v…
Suicide is a significant public health problem in the United States, with over 47,000 people dying from suicide in 2017 alone. Since 2007, youth and young adult suicide rates have been steadily increasing in both Michigan and the United States. On March 19, 2020, the…
On March 30, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-30 relaxing the scope of practice laws to give hospitals and other health-care facilities the flexibility needed to permit an “all hands on deck” approach to combat the COVID-19 crisis. The order lift restrictions for certain…
On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its request that all Zantac brand heartburn drugs, prescription and over the counter, be pulled from the market immediately. The agency concluded that a potential cancer-causing contaminant known as N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) lawyer Leon Walsh discusses how HIE can cause brian injury – and what long-term effects this may have on a child. The term birth asphyxia refers to a baby being deprived of oxygen during or near the time of birth. When…
Most patients look forward to knee replacement surgery and the opportunity to resume normal activities of daily living. Unfortunately, many patients who underwent a total knee replacement procedure with DePuy’s Attune knee replacement system are now looking forward to a revision surgery to have the…
Florida Sexual Assault Attorney Leon Walsh Discusses Sexual Assault & Battery in Schools Lately, it seems as if it has become common to see news stories involving the arrest of teachers and coaches who are charged with sexual abuse and misconduct. A 23 year-old track…
