Posted on October 19, 2010 in Our Blog,Public Safety

I honestly do not know whether to laugh or cry when I read about recall after recall of various children’s products. You may wonder what would prompt me to laugh. Well, it’s because some of the hazards prompting these recalls sound so ridiculous and unbelievable that I figure, they must be joking. Sadly, they are… read more

Posted on September 7, 2010 in Our Blog,Patient Care,Patient Death

My husband had surgery recently, and we were really impressed with the entire hospital staff. Everyone was really helpful, friendly, and efficient. Each person who saw my husband checked his identification wrist band, and everything seemed well organized. Though we had a good experience, I couldn’t help but think about how many individual people were… read more

Posted on June 4, 2010 in Our Blog

Oregonians who wish to investigate hospital infection rates can now do so, as the state is one of ten that now requires hospitals to publicly report them. Infections due to hospital exposure have risen across the nation, and Oregon officials are hoping that publicizing the rates will encourage hospitals to take measures to decrease the… read more

Posted on May 17, 2010 in Our Blog

The other day I read in the Seattle PI about a new system some local hospitals have been using in order to cut back on the number of hospital infections. It includes a lot of checks and balances and colleagues checking on one another. Sounds like a good idea, right? Well today I saw this… read more

Posted on May 6, 2010 in Defective Product Litigation,Our Blog

When parents administer over-the-counter pediatric medicines to their children, they most likely trust that these medicines are safe and have been produced in a tightly controlled environment with the best equipment. It is not an unreasonable assumption. After all, medicine is supposed to help rather than hurt. Sadly, an article in the Washington Post reveals… read more

Posted on March 19, 2010 in Defective Product Litigation,Our Blog

I don’t mean to be alarmist, but it sure seems like recalls of children’s products are on the rise. I guess we can console ourselves by assuming that these recalls are a reflection of increased safety precautions by the government? Anyway, the latest of the recalls involves Harmony High Chairs by Graco, a company whose… read more

Posted on March 15, 2010 in Defective Product Litigation,Our Blog

An investigation is underway to determine whether or not MicroMedCardiovascular, maker of pediatric heart pumps, should have reported the death of a recipient of the pump. The FDA-approved pump, called DeBakey VAD Child Device was designed by Michael DeBakey, a well-known surgeon, and is the only pump of its kind. The manufacturer is required to… read more

Posted on March 9, 2010 in Our Blog,Personal Injury Claim Process

The following is a guest blog courtesy of Dolan Law Offices in Chicago The effects of traumatic brain injuries often continue long after an accident occurs. The Brain Injury Association of America cites a study that indicates that 40% of patients who were hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries at the time of their accident continue… read more

Posted on February 25, 2010 in Defective Product Litigation,Our Blog

The I-Flow Corporation, manufacturers of the pain pumps that have come under legal scrutiny, filed a motion for a new trial with Multnomah County on February 19, 2010. This comes on the heels of the January 22, 2010, verdict against the I-Flow Corporation. In that trial, lead attorney John Coletti won a $5.4 million verdict… read more

Posted on January 25, 2010 in Defective Product Litigation,Our Blog

It seems as if there has been an increase in the number of recalls and issues relating to some infant products, which is very unfortunate. Recently there was an article in the Oregonian about a woman in Keizer, OR, who lost her infant due to suffocation from an Infantino Sling-Rider baby sling. She has filed… read more