Posted on March 11, 2015 in Product Liability
A Philadelphia jury recently decided that the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson should pay $2.5 million to a man who developed enlarged breasts after being prescribed Risperdal as a boy, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Thousands of lawsuits are pending against Johnson & Johnson for failing to warn the Food and Drug Administration, doctors and consumers about…
Posted on March 4, 2015 in Brain Injuries
Medical researchers say they have found new ways to improve head injury detection, just in time for National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Doctors say it’s not always easy to identify brain injuries because the evidence may not appear using traditional methods of detection, such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs. Many people are released from…
Posted on February 25, 2015 in Personal Injury
Freezing temperatures have swept across Kentucky in recent weeks. The frigid blast of winter weather means that families stay indoors more often than usual, often beside fireplaces or by candles when power outages occur. But more people die in house fires during the winter months than during any other time of the year. According to…
Posted on February 18, 2015 in Car Accidents
Drivers in Kentucky and across the nation continue to risk the loss of life and limb in car accidents, including even drivers who have lost a loved one or been seriously injured in a crash, according to a new report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The report catalogs widespread reckless driving behavior among…
Posted on February 4, 2015 in Car Accidents
The ongoing push for automakers to build the safest vehicle possible is paying off, according to the results of a recent study by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. Nine models sold during the 2011 model year had zero deaths per million registered vehicles, meaning that no drivers died during the three-year study period. When…