Legal

The law around personal injury evolves constantly. In our Legal section, we cover court decisions, legislation, liability trends, and how Michigan injury-law developments and nationwide changes affect your right to compensation.

Three-Year-Old Boy Dies From Mosquito Bite

In Bangkok, a boy was bit by a mosquito that carried the dengue fever. As a result, the boy suffered from, dengue shock syndrome, which causes internal bleeding and organ failure. The US ARMY is in…

By David Mittleman

/ 8 Nov 2008

Patient Alert for Diabetics Using Insulin Syringes

Insulin users be aware–Covidien Ltd. has recalled 471,000 syringes. ReliOn hypodermic syringes, sold at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club, have been mislabeled and can cause patients to receive as much as…

By David Mittleman

/ 7 Nov 2008

Yes We Can!

From the start, everyone knew it would be an uphill battle to unseat a sitting Supreme Court Justice. It has only happened a half dozen or so times in the entire history of Michigan’s highest court….

By David Mittleman

/ 6 Nov 2008

Kidney Stones in Children

Pediatricians and urologists across the country have seen a jump in the number of children and young adults suffering from kidney stones. Once rare for doctors to see a young patient with the…

By David Mittleman

/ 6 Nov 2008

Waiting Room Tragedies And The Need For Universal Health Care

Candida Diego fractured her skull in a fall in September of 2004. After being cleared for a brain scan to check for bleeding, she became partially paralyzed because she spent two hours in a waiting…

By David Mittleman

/ 5 Nov 2008

Diane Hathaway, Our Next Michigan Supreme Court Justice!

With nearly 50% of the polls reporting in, it is looking quite likely that Diane Hathaway has defeated Clifford Taylor in an unprecedented victory. It is a rare feat to unseat an sitting judge on…

By Grewal Law

/ 4 Nov 2008

Automobile Accidents May Increase as Clocks Adjust

The end of Daylight Savings means the sun will begin to set at around 5:30 p.m. as we embrace for another Michigan winter. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) warns that nighttime…

By David Mittleman

/ 4 Nov 2008

New York Exterminates Consumer use of “Bug Bomb” Pesticides

Bug bombs or foggers, are pesticides in aerosol cans, that have been banned from New York state after a report published last Friday by the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention stated…

By David Mittleman

/ 2 Nov 2008

Clean Water

Diverting Michigan’s water supply has been a hot topic in the state for a long time. Michigan residents have long feared the threat from western states and foreign countries seeking a water…

By David Mittleman

/ 1 Nov 2008

Mersa: The Deadly Infection

Mersa (MRSA) is a resistant form of staph bacteria that has been around for decades, but was limited mostly to outbreaks in hospital and nursing-home patients. Now the outbreak is spreading to…

By David Mittleman

/ 31 Oct 2008

Birth Trauma Case–Jury Returns $11.4 Million Verdict

In Crawford County, Wisconsin, a jury awarded the parents of a brain-damaged boy $11.4 million for his injuries. The suit was filed over the negligent care by a nurse and nurse midwife at Gunderson…

By David Mittleman

/ 29 Oct 2008

Birth Trauma Case–Jury Returns $11.4 Million Verdict

What Is All The Fuss About? “The Sleeping Judge,” Cliff Taylor

The TV Ad causing the fuss began airing last week. AP writer, David Eggert, for the Chicago Tribune, stated the Michigan Supreme Court race was jolted out of a peaceful slumber by accusations that…

By David Mittleman

/ 27 Oct 2008