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• Vacuum extractor assisted vaginal delivery can cause birth trauma

  David Mittleman | January 29, 2008 8:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A vacuum extractor may be used by a physician to enhance delivery of a baby's head in a vaginal delivery. However, the doctor attempting to use the extractor must be prepared to abandon the procedure when it is not working, according to operational guidelines for use as noted by the manufacturers instructions.The FDA in may of 1998 issued a public health advisory titled "Need For Caution When...

• Chief Justice Cliff Taylor poorly regarded by Michigan legal community

  Devon Glass | January 23, 2008 4:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  According to a poll of attorneys who have practiced before the Michigan Supreme Court in the past six years, Justice Cliff Taylor is second to last in terms of overall performance. For a more thorough analysis of the study that was conducted by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, click here. This will come to no surprise to anyone who has followed decisions coming out of the Michigan Supreme Court since...

• Pharamcy error causes patient to receive wrong medication

  David Mittleman | January 22, 2008 4:32 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Gregory Rossini had a liver transplant in 1996 and eventually developed Hepatitis C. He was prescribed Rebetol for his hepatitis C, but on January 15, 2005, he was given the wrong medication by his local pharmacy. Instead of receiving his Rebetol, he received Reyataz, an HIV medication.Mr. Rossini was initially suspicious of the pills he received on January 15, 2005, because they were...

• Doctors compound medical errors by not admitting mistakes

  David Mittleman | January 18, 2008 8:29 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  No one likes admitting they made a mistake, no matter what it is about. According to a recent study, doctors are just like everyone else in this regard. Except the problem is, when a doctor makes a mistake people can die. Mistakes in medical treatment by doctors are only serious when there is a failure to acknowledge that a mistake was made. This deprives the medical community of an...

• Insurance industry overcharges and underpays

  Devon Glass | January 11, 2008 8:52 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  According to the Consumer Federation of America, the insurance industry in America consistently overcharge customers of home and auto insurance, while at the same time paying fewer and fewer legitimate claims. A recent study by the Consumer Federation, Consumers Union and other consumer advocacy groups estimates the average US household has overpaid by $870 in the last 4 years.The single most...

• Michigan provides no fault benefits to all persons injured in auto accidents

  Devon Glass | January 08, 2008 9:13 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  If you have ever been involved in an automobile accident, there are a number of benefits that your auto insurance is required to provide to you under Michigan law. These benefits are guaranteed to you when you are injured in an automobile accident, regardless of whether you have your own policy of insurance.If you do not have your own auto insurance, Michigan law allows you to collect no-fault...

• Faulty Defibrillators Recalled Due To Potentially Fatal Problem

  David Mittleman | January 04, 2008 9:35 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  On October 16, 2007, Medtronic issued a recall of approximately 268,000 Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads. The reason for the recall is that after 30 months, the Sprint Fidelis leads had a fracture rate that was about twice as high as the previous model, the Sprint Quatro. Fractured leads can result in repeated unnecessary shocks, or worse -- failure to detect a potentially fatal Cardiac...