By Joe Messa
In May 2015, an Amtrak commuter train traveling North on the Northeast Corridor from Washington, D.C. to New York City derailed at the Frankford Junction curve in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, killing eight and injuring hundreds. On Thursday, only 17 months after the incident took place, federal district Judge Legrome Davis signed off […]
Continue readingBy Denise Diaz
Research into the consequences of bullying in the workplace has shown that exposure to this type of negative behavior may have devastating effects on the health and well-being of workers. According to the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI), workplace bullying is abusive conduct that is threatening, humiliating, or intimidating. While bullying most commonly takes the form […]
Continue readingEvery day, the lawyers at Messa & Associates evaluate potential cases involving knee and hip replacement surgery. According to research published in The Journal Bone & Joint Surgery, the number of total knee replacements performed annually has doubled over the last decade, with the largest increase among young adults. The Centers for Disease Control and […]
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Temple University Hospital’s last of 64 patients from the May 12th Amtrak derailment that killed eight and injured over 200 left the hospital this past Tuesday, 77 days after the crash took place. A spokeswoman from the hospital would not identify the patient’s injuries or whether or not the patient was sent home or to […]
Continue readingIt is unfortunately becoming all too commonplace to hear about the death of a young child as a result of a tip-over accident involving a piece of unsecured furniture in the home. Just recently, this issue was local news as a products liability lawsuit was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas by the […]
Continue readingBy Eric Weitz
Two-hundred and seventy fathers, mothers, children, brothers, sisters, and friends will die today as a result of medical malpractice and preventable medical errors. The same was true yesterday and will repeat itself tomorrow. As hospitals, physicians, and nurses continue to navigate the changes brought on by the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”); patient safety remains […]
Continue readingBy Angela Leone
Personal Injury attorneys report on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) updated warnings about power morcellators and their effects on women. Recently, information has come to light suggesting that “the use of laparoscopic power morcellators may contribute to the spread and upstaging of unsuspected uterine cancer in women undergoing hysterectomy and myomectomy for fibroids.” The FDA […]
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In February 2015, seven patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center contracted an antibiotic resistant “superbug” known as Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) after undergoing endoscopy procedures that utilized Olympus Corporation duodenoscopes. Two of those patients died from that infection. In addition to the seven superbug contractions at UCLA Medical Center, infections have been reported in Los […]
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McNeil, the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary that makes children’s Tylenol, plead guilty today in Philadelphia Federal Court to criminal charges of faulty manufacturing practices and agreed to pay $25 million in fines. McNeil agreed to pay $20 million in criminal fines and a $5 million criminal forfeiture to settle a misdemeanor charge alleging violations of […]
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