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Company to Pay for Unsafe Infant Tylenol, Children’s Tylenol and Children’s Motrin

starkblogsdev on March 20, 2015

Category: Legal Updates, Mass Tort, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
Tag: Attorney, bad drug, Bucks County, children's motrin, children's tylenol, product recall, tylenol

McNeil, a local Montgomery County healthcare company which produced the medications infant tylenol, children’s tylenol and children’s motrin in its Fort Washington,PA location will have to pay 25 million dollars. The company recently plead guilty because in 2009 when a consumer alert was issued,indicating there were black specs in the medicine, the company failed to initiate a corrective plan. Consumers found what turned out to be nickel and chromium in the medication, which was not an intended ingredient. Upon investigation, the Food and Drug Administration found that there were more than 30 batches of children’s medication that had nickel and chromium in them. The local Fort Washington company, which is a division of Johnson and Johnson, remains under a 2011 injunction and must take corrective measures before it is permitted to reopen.

If a loved on has been injured by a defective drug contact Stark & Stark today for a free consultation.

Surgical Complications vs. Surgical Mistakes

eshensky on March 4, 2015

Category: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
Tag: Attorney, Med Mal, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Surgery, Surgical Complication, Surgical Mistake

Not every complication which occurs during or as a result of surgery is actionable under the law. Some complications are foreseeable and a risk of certain procedures. In addition, just because a surgery is unsuccessful does not mean that a surgeon was negligent. However, many complications are the result of a preventable mistake, and if the patient has a complicated or prolonged recovery and requires subsequent surgeries to correct the mistake, that person may have a viable medical malpractice case.

Here are a few surgical errors that may be considered malpractice and should be investigated by a lawyer specializing in medical malpractice litigation.

Surgical Equipment Left Behind: If a surgeon leaves behind a clip, a clamp, a needle, or even something larger, such as a hemostat or tweezers, that surgeon has been negligent. If an infection results and/or subsequent surgery must be performed to remove the object, and there are sufficient damages, it may be worth investigating this claim.
Wrong Organ Removed: If, for whatever reason, a surgeon removes the wrong organ or limb from the wrong side of the body, this is clearly negligence which should be investigated.
Organ and/or Tissue Damage: Some tissue damage during surgery may be acceptable or necessary but if a surgeon accidentally cuts or damages an organ, or tissue, or a nerve, and this mistake results in substantial impairment to the patient, the surgery should be investigated

If you or a loved one has been injured due to a complication or mistake, contact Stark & Stark today for a free consultation.

A Year Later and Still Suffering

Bruce H. Stern on March 2, 2015

Category: About Brain Injuries, Brain Injury News, Brain Injury Resources & Links
Tag: Amy Zellmer, Attorney, Brain Injury, Fall on Ice, Personal Injury Attorney, Slip and Fall, TBI, TBI Survivor

I read a wonderful story by Amy Zellmer, a professional photographer and TBI survivor who published a firsthand account of her struggles with a mild traumatic brain injury. According to her story, Amy fell on a patch of ice and sustained a “mild” traumatic brain injury. Despite people telling her “it’s just a concussion,” a year later Amy is still struggling with the effects of her traumatic brain injury. I strongly recommend you read Amy’s story to understand what TBI survivors struggle with on a daily basis.

You can find the link to the story here.

If you have suffered form a traumatic brain in jury, contact Stark & Stark today for a free consultation.

Age of First Exposure to Football and Later-Life Cognitive Impairment in Former NFL Players

Bruce H. Stern on February 24, 2015

Category: Brain Injuries in Sports, Brain Injury Resources & Links, Prosecuting Traumatic Brain Injury Case
Tag: Attorney, Concussions, Football Injury, NFL Injuries, TBI

A new study conducted by researchers from Boston University found that children who sustained a concussion/mild traumatic brain injury prior to the age of 12 had a greater risk of later-life cognitive impairment. Robert A. Stern, Ph.D. and colleagues at Boston University conducted a study to “determine the relationship between exposure to repeated head impacts through tackle football prior to age 12, during a key period of brain development and later-life executive function, memory, and estimated verbal IQ.” The study, published in Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology studied 42 former NFL players ages 40-69, who were divided into two groups based on their age and first exposure to tackle football. The players were administered a neuropsychological test battery consisting of the Wisconsin Card Sort test, Neuropsychological Assessment Battery List Learning Test, and the Wide Range Achievement Test, 4th Edition (WRAT-4) reading subtest.

The researchers found that those NFL players who had sustained a brain injury prior to the age of 12 performed significantly worse on all measures after controlling for the total number of years of football played and age at time of evaluation, indicating executive dysfunction, memory impairment, and lower estimated verbal IQ.

According to the abstract conclusion, “there is an association between participation in tackle football prior to age 12 and greater later-life cognitive impairment measured using objective neuropsychological tests. These findings suggest that incurring repeated head impacts during a critical neuro developmental period may increase the risk of later-life cognitive impairment.”

From a neuro legal perspective, this study lends objective proof that children who sustained a traumatic brain injury have a greater risk of long term problems that their cohorts who sustained a concussion after the age of 12. Click here for the full article. If you or a loved one has been injured, contact Stark & Stark today for your free no obligation consultation.

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