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Potential Lawsuit: Camp LeJeune Water Contamination Lawsuit News and Legal Information

Anyone who drank and bathed in contaminated water at Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina between 1953 to 1987 and suffered injuries or death from exposure to toxic chemicals in the water can now bring a claim within two years from when the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 … Continue reading Potential Lawsuit: Camp LeJeune Water Contamination Lawsuit News and Legal Information

Potential Lawsuit: CPAP Lung Cancer Lawsuit News and Legal Information

Philips, the medical device manufacturer, is facing class-action lawsuits from consumers, including a CPAP lung cancer lawsuit, alleging the company knew about the risks associated with its CPAP and BiPAP machines a considerable time before it recalled millions of sleep machines.

Potential Lawsuit: Birth Injury and Birth Defect Lawsuit News and Legal Information

Birth Defects can result from different factors, including environmental toxins, drug side effects and negligence. Tragically, birth defects can also result in wrongful death.

Potential Lawsuit: Paraquat Parkinson's Disease Legal News and Lawsuit Information

The weed-killer Paraquat has been linked to increased rates of Parkinson’s disease and other serious health conditions in farmers, agricultural workers, families living near farming communities and others exposed to the toxic herbicide. Paraquat lawsuits claim Syngenta and other chemical manufacturers have not adequately warned users about the life-altering neurological effects that Paraquat caused them.

Potential Lawsuit: Texas Power Grid Failure

Below-freezing temperatures in Texas that caused widespread property damage, business closures, injuries and deaths have led to lawsuits against Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (ERCOT) and Houston-based utility CenterPoint Energy Inc. Texas residents and businesses have filed gross negligence and willful misconduct claims and potential class actions. Injury and death from the cold, and … Continue reading Potential Lawsuit: Texas Power Grid Failure

Potential Lawsuit: INSURANCE DENIALS – MENTAL HEALTH EATING DISORDERS

The California Mental Health Parity Act, enacted in 1999, required coverage of medically necessary treatment for nine enumerated severe mental illnesses as well as serious emotional disturbances of a child. The list was criticized as incomplete, out-of-date and failing to encompass the full range of mental health and substance use disorders. It required, among other … Continue reading Potential Lawsuit: INSURANCE DENIALS – MENTAL HEALTH EATING DISORDERS

Potential Lawsuit: Wyoming Medical Malpractice Lawsuit News & Legal Information

Wyoming medical malpractice claims may be made against doctors or other healthcare professionals or organizations when the treatment rendered falls below the commonly accepted professional standard.  To be successful, though, these claims must certain very stringent requirements that relate to timing and pre-litigation review.  An injured patient’s potential recovery is not capped under Wyoming law. However, … Continue reading Potential Lawsuit: Wyoming Medical Malpractice Lawsuit News & Legal Information

Potential Lawsuit: Montana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit News & Legal Information

In Montana, a patient who has been injured by substandard medical care may file a medical malpractice lawsuit. These lawsuits cover things like failing to order medical tests, ignoring a call for help that resulted in injury or death, neglecting to provide appropriate aftercare, or failing to give a patient enough information to make a … Continue reading Potential Lawsuit: Montana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit News & Legal Information

Potential Lawsuit: Surgical Stapler Lawsuit Information and Legal News

Surgical stapler lawsuits aimed at medical device manufacturers claim that these defective surgical staplers have caused serious injuries—for many years: The majority of complications were concealed from the public by the FDA in a “hidden database” and have just recently been made public.