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• Advice on Avoiding Bad Prescription Drugs

  Stewart White | February 16, 2008 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  After a few years in this business of representing patients/clients who have been injured by defective drugs, it appears that:1. The FDA doesn't protect consumers, though it might try2. All should know that the FDA doesn't test drugs3. The drug companies are in it for profit first, helping people second (no surprise)4. You shouldn't take any new drug until it has been out on the market...

• Due to Caps On Damages, Choose Healthcare Providers Carefully

  Peter Wetherall | December 08, 2007 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Does it matter which hospital you choose when you're in need of medical care or surgery? YOU NEED TO KNOW, that if you're the victim of medical malpractice here in Las Vegas or elsewhere in Nevada, your ability to recover damages is dramatically impacted by the hospital involved. Here's why...Under Nevada law, governmental entities and their employees incur very limited financial...

• FDA Not Too Underfunded to Screw Consumers

  Peter Wetherall | December 04, 2007 5:05 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Yesterday, I commented on the FDA's difficulties in meeting its mandate as described in the FDA Report on Science and Technology published on December 3, 2007, by the FDA Science Board Advisory Committee. Despite the severe limitations on the FDA's abilities set forth in that report, the FDA is forging ahead with proposed "Guidance for Industry" which would allow drug companies to distribute...

• FDA's Pursuit of Drug Safety an Underfunded Farce

  Peter Wetherall | December 04, 2007 4:33 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/07/briefing/2007-4329b_02_00_index.htmlhttp://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/07/briefing/2007-4329b_02_00_index.htmlhttp://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/07/briefing/2007-4329b_02_00_index.htmlAccording to an FDA Report on Science and Technology published on December 3, 2007, the FDA is essentially not able to fulfill its mandate of assuring the safety of drugs. ...

• Vioxx settlement and the client's money decision

  Stewart White | November 19, 2007 5:02 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Consideration of the Vioxx settlement and whether one is going to participate is going to take at least a 3-4 weeks. There are many questions still to answer before an attorney can advise his or her clients if the Settlement is best for him or her.The Settlement Agreement is set up so that each individual's case is assessed separately. That is fair. A young person (in 40's say) with few...

• Autopsy Shows Teen Football Player Died from Head Injury

  Chrissie Cole | October 19, 2007 9:48 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  An eighth-grade running back for North Lincoln Middle School who collapsed during a football game last week, died due to a head injury, according to the medical examiner's office.An investigator with the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's office, said his death was due to acute subdural hematoma -- a condition caused by head trauma. Basically this confirms he had no pre-existing condition...

• Fallon Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Chrissie Cole | October 17, 2007 9:19 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  A motorcycle accident claimed the life of a 64-year-old Fallon man, on Sunday, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.The man was heading west on his 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highway 50. A woman, 41, of McAllen, Texas, was facing south in her Ford Expedition when she failed to observe the motorcyclist and turned into the drivers path. The front of the motorcycle smashed into the left side...

• Jury Awards $26M in Malpractice Lawsuit Over Birth Injuries

  Chrissie Cole | October 15, 2007 7:35 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  A Suffolk Jury awarded $26M to the family of a brain-damaged boy that will never walk or talk due to a botched delivery, at a Boston teaching hospital that caused life long birth injuriesThe verdict, issued Thursday, comes as a relief to the parents that now know what happened to their son, 10, who has cerebral palsy and requires constant around-the-clock care. The malpractice suit was filed...

• Reports of Adverse Drug Effects Have Doubled Over the Last Decade

  Chrissie Cole | September 26, 2007 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Adverse drug effects reported to the FDA over the last decade have more than doubled, according to a new study. Deaths associated with adverse effects have also more than doubled."A change of this magnitude ought to be cause for alarm," says Thomas J. Moore, senior scientist, drug safety and policy, for the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., and the lead author of...

• Fentora Painkiller Tied to Deaths

  Chrissie Cole | September 14, 2007 6:34 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Four fatalities have been linked to the recently approved drug, Fentora, a powerful painkiller intended for cancer pain, according to Cephalon Inc., the drug manufacturer Thursday.It appears all four deaths are the result of improper use of the drug, Fentora, manufacturer Cephalon Inc. said. The drug was approved in September by the FDA for use by cancer patients. Fentora contains fentanyl, a...