Both plaintiffs and defendants in asbestos lawsuits agree that asbestoscauses 80 to 90 percent of all mesothelioma cases. You would think that it naturally follows that 80 to 90 percent of mesothelioma lawsuit plaintiffs do not have to prove to a jury that asbestos exposure caused their mesothelioma. Until recently, that was not the case. [...]
A new study financed by a section of the National Institutes of Health has made the first potential connection to an individual’s genetics and susceptibility to eventually developing deadly asbestos illnesses such as mesothelioma. The study, which was recently published online in Nature Genetics, found evidence that people with BAP1 gene mutations may have an [...]
Medical liability cases against obstetricians and other doctors who participate in the birthing process are most often spurred by errors in clinical judgment, miscommunication between doctors, and technical mistakes. All of these errors can potentially result in a birth injury occurring that may remain with the newborn child for their entire lives. According to a [...]
Aside from legal ads on TV, many Americans don’t know what asbestos is or where it can be found, let alone that exposure to this dangerous material can result in the development of an asbestos-related cancer such as mesothelioma. In fact, mesothelioma occurs in such a small number of patients – it’s estimated that only [...]
With Mesothelioma Awareness Day coming up on Monday, September 26th, we thought it apt to highlight the top ten products we were surprised to find that are still being manufactured today with the use of the known carcinogen, asbestos. Asbestos exposure has long been known to cause mesothelioma as well as other cancers and diseases. [...]
A state supreme court ruling will allow a Florida family to sidestep a state fund and sue the hospital and doctors they allege acted in negligence and caused their daughter to suffer serious birth injuries. If their lawsuit is successful, it could have a far reaching result on doctors’ liability in situations involving birth injuries in Florida. On September 26, 2001, following [...]
A doctor from Iowa has been found to by a jury to have improperly delivered a child that suffered birth injuries as a result, and he will now have to pay more than $1 million in damages as a result. According to the Waterloo-based WCF Courier, a Black Hawk County jury ruled in favor of Alan and Larysa Asher, a [...]
Amateur golfer Jason Faircloth is yet another example of an individual who has overcome a potentially crippling birth injury to excel at a physical activity that many assumed he would never be able to pursue. The 32-year-old Faircloth, a resident of North Carolina, was born withcerebral palsy that affected his arms and legs and had doctors fearing that he [...]
Families with children who have suffered birth injuries such as cerebral palsy are always looking for the best types of treatments and medical care that is available to them in order. One method that has been found to be an effective treatment for children with spinal issues has been Lokomat robot-assisted walking therapy. Lokomat robot-assisted walking therapy utilizes a [...]
The family of a 10-year girl who suffered birth injuries as the result of a botched birth process at a Maine hospital has won a $3 million lawsuitagainst a midwife who conducted the delivery. Hannah Tilton was born with severe mental retardation, blindness, the inability to speak, and a reliance on both a wheelchair and feeding tubes. Many [...]