Wandering in the nursing home environment may be defined as a cognitively impaired person straying into unsafe territories or moving about the facility without appreciation for where they are going. In “elopement,” the most dangerous form of wandering, a confused resident completely leaves an area, unsupervised and unnoticed. Elopement is […]
As of early 2020, more than 16,400 lawsuits have been filed by individuals against manufacturers of talcum powder products. These lawsuits claim the manufacturers failed to warn users of the increased risk of ovarian cancer and mesothelioma when using these products for personal hygiene. The most popular talc products used
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Imagine for a moment that you are driving your car on I-76 through Akron, and you must suddenly slow down due to road construction. The person behind you is paying more attention to texting on his phone than driving and does not see your brake lights. Wham! You get rear-ended,
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Nothing can fill the void when someone you love dies. This is especially true when death didn’t have to happen. As the term suggests, “wrongful death” is a death that results from the wrongful conduct of someone else—a person or persons, a business, an organization, or a governmental entity. Wrongful
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Women who developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s asbestos-tainted baby powder were awarded $25 million, plus $80 million in punitive damages—each. A Missouri court of appeals has upheld a jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson, and in favor of 20 women who developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson
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In the United States, residents and staff in hundreds of nursing homes and long-term care facilities have been stricken with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the most recent strain of coronavirus. COVID-19 is an acronym for the Corona Virus Disease that first surfaced in 2019. On April 12, 2020,
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An accident—anything from falling off a ladder, tripping on a staircase, being burned by a defective product, or being hit by a car—can change your life. If you’ve suffered a serious personal injury, you know this all too well. If the accident wasn’t your fault, you must determine who was
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This data comes from www.findlaw.com. The falls include falls from scaffolding, roofs, ladders, cranes, and other heights. Falls account for 22% of overall accidents, the website reports. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries says 39% of fatal falls are roof falls and 33% fall from scaffolding. Another 39% are ladder
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People take medications to control or remedy physical or mental conditions, to alleviate pain, and prevent unpleasant symptoms. Many people don‘t realize that legal drugs—both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications—can be more dangerous than street drugs, particularly when used by a person behind the wheel of a car. It’s your
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Doctors generally inform their patients about the risks of procedures they are about to undergo. Most patients expect to be treated with great care and assume that these risks will be minimized. What if this doesn’t happen and you become the victim of a surgical error? Are you going to
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