A New Lyme Disease Vaccine?
July 27, 2013
Efforts are being made toward a new and effective Lyme disease vaccine. Baxter Healthcare Corporation has recently reported the results of its Phase 1/2 Lyme Vaccine Study that began on March 1, 2011 and ended on May 8, 2012. Study participants received three primary immunizations and one booster [...]
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New York Surgeon Removes Wrong Kidney
July 26, 2013
A 76-year-old New York man with kidney disease was scheduled to have surgery to remove his diseased kidney (both of his kidneys were diseased but only the more diseased kidney was to be removed). For some unexplained reason, his surgeon removed the wrong kidney (his less diseased kidney). Realizin[...]
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Florida Nursing Home Negligence Jury Verdict: $1.2 BILLION
July 25, 2013
On July 22, 2013, a Florida jury awarded $1.2 billion to the family of a 69-year-old nursing home resident who died after repeated falls in the nursing home that the nursing home negligently failed to prevent. The nursing home negligence lawsuit was filed in 2009 and involved years of legal ma[...]
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Maryland Bed Bug Claim Ends In Large Verdict
July 18, 2013
Just the mention of bed bugs makes many people squeamish and uncomfortable. Being bitten by bed bugs that come out in the dark at night and bite people without warning while they are sleeping in their own beds is a nightmare for many people. While most people do not live with bed bugs in their ho[...]
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