Across Florida, fewer people were killed in traffic accidents in 2010, compared to the previous year. Last year, a total of 2,445 people were killed in traffic accidents in Florida, compared to 2,560 the previous year. That was a substantial decline of 4.5%. Nationwide, there was a drop of 2.9% in accident fatalities in 2010. [...]
A string of recent infections at outpatient oncology clinics has served as a sobering reminder to Los Angeles medical malpractice lawyers that these clinics need further regulation to prevent medical malpractice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees. The agency has just released new plans to reduce infection rates at outpatient oncology clinics. Outpatient [...]
Doctors at the Royal Glasgow Infirmary have successfully used an ultrasound device to treat serious fractures much more quickly. The doctors report that the devices were used in the successful treatment of complicated and multiple fractures. The device is strapped to the broken bone, allowing the bone to benefit from the ultrasound waves. These waves [...]
A medical error by a replacement nurse at an Oakland hospital is being blamed for the death of a cancer patient. The victim, a 66-year-old woman had been receiving treatment for cancer at the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland since July. According to Oakland police, the woman’s death was caused when a replacement [...]
A federally funded program to reduce fatal motorcycle accidents in California seems to have been successful. According to the California Highway Patrol, there has been a decline in the number of accidents involving motorcyclists last year. Preliminary data for last year from the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records shows the number of people [...]
Treatment options for brain injury patients are extremely limited. In most cases, all that doctors can do to increase a patient’s chances of recovery is to limit the severity of the injury by beginning treatment as quickly as possible. For this, it is necessary that doctors diagnose the injury quickly. That diagnosis may speed up [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has begun an investigation into service jack failures involving the Ford Freestyle and Mercury Monterey minivans. At least one person has been confirmed dead from the failure of a jack that was sold with these cars. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the problem likely involves jacks [...]
During a two-month period in May and June, there were three highway worker fatalities in the state of California. In all, four highway workers have died in accidents this year. Those numbers have been high enough to alarm highway workers, their families and Los Angeles car accident lawyers. The California Department of Transportation has made [...]
Children traveling in cars with grandparents are at a much lower risk of being injured in accidents, compared to those traveling with parents. That finding comes from a study published in the journal Pediatrics, and flies in the face of much that Sherman Oaks car accident lawyers believe about the driving skills of senior motorists. [...]
Zimmer Holdings Inc., maker of the NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral Component knee replacement device that is the basis of several product liability lawsuits, has embarked on an initiative to discourage further litigation. Over the past year, the company has sent cease-and-desist letters to several product liability attorneys who had filed lawsuits against the company in [...]