Personal Injury Blog
Olympus Corporation Medical Scopes
The US Senate released the details of an investigation relating to medical scopes that are manufactured by Olympus Corp., a national frontrunner when it comes to the production and sales of duodenoscopes. Olympus Corp. has voluntarily recalled 4,400 of its medical scopes due to a large number of infections and deaths that have highlighted the[…]
Back Pain? Study Reveals How to Help!
A group of scientists based out of Sydney, Australia recently published a study on how to prevent back pain. Not only was the George Institute for Global Health involved in the study, but there were other institutions that participated as well. The team looked at the cases of more than 30,000 who had suffered from[…]
National Report Shows That Traffic Fatalities Have Increased
Not only did the number of fatal car accidents go up but the number of miles that people drove climbed 3.5% as well. The National Safety Council reported that people were probably traveling more due to positive economic changes and fewer people being unemployed. The council also reported that gas prices had gone down an[…]
Philadelphia Workers’ Compensation Lawyers: Scissor Lift Hazard Alert
OSHA (the Occupational Health and Safety Administration) conducted an in-depth investigation of workplace injuries and fatalities that involved scissor lifts. Scissor lifts are platforms that move vertically and are used in a variety of different workplaces. OSHA’s investigation revealed that there were three areas that contributed the most to workplace injuries and fatalities involving scissor[…]
Supreme Court Philadelphia Rejects Appeal in Children’s Motrin Case
A record-breaking product liability award issued in 2013 by a Massachusetts jury will stand due to a recent denial of certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court. In their January 19, 2016 orders list, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal of the verdict by Johnson & Johnson, maker of Children’s Motrin. The inaction by the High[…]