Throughout the country, many people that have suffered injuries, infections, and other negative health events due to defective implanted port catheters have started to pursue national litigation against Bard, the manufacturer of these medical devices. Other prominent...
Since Vicodin’s and Percocet’s introductions in the 1970s, and notably since OxyContin’s introduction in the late 1990s, doctors have prescribed potent opioids to injury victims, including injured workers, so they could manage their chronic pain. But as we’ve seen in...
On February 1st, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert to doctors nationwide urging them to be on the lookout for an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA). This bacteria is resistant to certain...
Recent scientific research suggests that the use of Tylenol – the ubiquitous over-the-counter painkiller – during pregnancy can increase the risk of the baby developing autism and ADHD. This new link has provided a rapidly increasing number of product...
As more and more states legalize medical marijuana, the workers’ compensation lawyers at Pond Lehocky Giordano LLP are paying close attention to potential challenges for injured workers. According to the National Institutes of Health, medical marijuana may be...
For mild cases of sleep apnea, lifestyle changes can address detrimental symptoms. However, many people with sleep apnea will need to turn to therapies like CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure). With any medical device, people assume that the manufacturers have...
