Hugh Laurie may have gotten high praise for his portrayal of an often rude and difficult fictional doctor in the television show “House,” but a study from researchers at Vanderbilt University has found that...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon February 24th, 2017 in Blog
A recently released special report from Reuters suggests there could be as many as 3,000 areas in the U.S. with lead poisoning rates that are at least double those of Flint, Michigan when that...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon February 22nd, 2017 in Autism Blog
An incredibly sad and disturbing story about a 2-year-old girl being exposed to lead paint chips has emerged from Washington, DC. In this issue, we’ll talk about how the young girl was poisoned and...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon February 20th, 2017 in Birth Injury Blog
A mother who was seven months pregnant when she arrived in the U.S. will be paid $290,000 in a settlement she reached with the federal government. The settlement was reached mid-trial as the mother...
There’s a new study out showing which age group is more prone to be the worst drivers on the road. Surprise; they’re not teens. We’ll talk about it in this issue
Results from a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University suggest that apology laws which were intended to prevent medical malpractice claims from being brought against a doctor are having virtually no effect whatsoever...
A family has been awarded almost $14.5 million by a jury because of mistakes made during delivery that left their son with cerebral palsy. We’ll talk about it in this issue
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon February 9th, 2017 in Elder Abuse
The family of a woman who endured horrific lapses in care while living in a nursing home has received $5.5 million in damages from a jury. It may be the largest such award for...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon February 6th, 2017 in Birth Injury Blog
The family of a child who suffered cervical nerve injuries during her birth has been awarded a $2 million judgment by a jury. In this article, we’ll talk about what happened