2020 has been nothing if not unpredictable. The new coronavirus has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and sickened millions of people worldwide, and the ensuing shutdowns and business closures have devastated the U.S. economy. COVID-19 has had far-reaching, surprising consequences, and if you’re suing…
Legal proceedings and litigation won’t always have your desired outcome — whether your appeal is denied or a case is decided in favor of the other party, hiring a lawyer isn’t a guarantee that you’ll get a favorable result. But what if the attorney you’ve hired…
On Dec. 3, the D.C. Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the next phase of the district’s Dockless Vehicle Sharing Program. More specifically, it announced which companies will be allowed to continue to operate dockless bikes and scooters on the city’s roads – and which will…
On Oct. 18, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) recalled 33,000 bottles of its 22-ounce Baby Powder after a U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) test found trace amounts of asbestos in a sample of the powder. The contaminated sample came from lot #22318RB, and the recall…
While childbirth is typical associated with some of the happiest days of parents’ lives, too often it can be associated with a tragic outcome. In the medical malpractice field, lawyers, doctors, and patients often focus primarily on what happened during that particular delivery that caused a bad…
By their very nature, hospitals are supposed to be safe. With that being said, it makes sense for those bringing their child to a hospital to expect the highest-quality medical care that the facility has to offer. Instead, poor w ork conditions are holding nurses…
On Jan. 1, a new law came into effect that requires hospitals in the United States to post the prices of all of their offered services and procedures online. This law, called the Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, was designed with the intention of increasing…
When a patient with an already weakened immune system acquires an infection in the hospital, devastating consequences can result. Luckily, a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study team recently revealed that the rate of this happening is decreasing. Today, approximately 3.2 percent of…
Over the past week, the country has publicly mourned the loss of of two great national figures in John McCain and Aretha Franklin. Unnoticed from the media, however, was the passing of the Honorable William Nealon. Judge Nealon was 95 years old and was appointed…
This morning, CBS This Morning broadcast a story on the increasing rate of injuries to mothers in the immediate post-delivery stages of delivery. According to a USA Today in depth article, over 50,000 mothers are injured and 700 die every year in the United States as…
