Medical Spas, now offering invasive procedures such as botox, liposuction, and laser treatments, are taking advantage of patients, and regulatory standards, nationwide. A hybrid of a beauty shop…
Respironics California, Inc., a medical supply company, is undergoing a Class 1 Recall for defective ventilators, the company reports. The ventilators, under the model number V60, have…
With the summer upon us it is important to remember pool safety and how to spot distressed swimmers and drowning children that you may encounter while in the water. Lifeguards are trained to…
See’s Candies, a nationwide manufacturer of candy products, has issued a recall of a line of raisins covered with both milk and dark chocolate after concerns were raised regarding…
Interesting new research out of Johns Hopkins makes the clear point that the costs of medical malpractice claims are not to blame for increasingly costly healthcare in the United States….
A truck driver from New Jersey recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after months of trying to ignore a serious problem. The issue, according to court papers, was that the man had dealt…
Should a person who sends a text message to someone they know is driving be held liable if that driver gets into an accident while reading the message? That’s the question that is…
A recent report by Kaiser News and the Washington Post raises concerns about the reliability and safety of mobile health screenings. Many hospitals and other health-care facilities have partnered…
Story: Harris Teeter has issued a voluntary recall of one of its organic frozen berry blends after the Food and Drug Administration confirmed the product is connected with an outbreak of…
In an interesting development in the legal world, federal courts across the country, especially those in the Northern District of California, have found themselves dealing with dozens of food…
A hotel in Norfolk is set to pay almost $11 million in damages to the family of a toddler who fell to his death on September 4, 2011. Elijah Clayton, the two year old child of Chelsye Clayton,…
If you operate a motorboat (of 10 horsepower or greater) in the State of Virginia and are 40 years old or younger, state law requires that you have completed boater education classes and are…