Oil field accident victims living with catastrophic injuries can be devastated to discover their employer doesn't carry worker's compensation insurance. While most states require employers to have worker's compensation coverage for their employees, some states—like Texas—allow employers to opt out as “non-subscribers.” However, this doesn't mean injured oil field workers with non-subscriber employers are without […]
Catastrophic injuries are those that have serious and long-lasting effects. A catastrophic injury may leave a victim disfigured or permanently disabled, and unable to return to work or, in more serious circumstances, even care for themselves. As a result, people who've suffered catastrophic injuries may require long-term or lifelong medical treatment, rehabilitation, or in-home nursing […]
Unfortunately, no. More than 30 studies have shown that contrary to popular belief, using a hands-free cell phone device while driving isn't safer than using a hand-held cell phone. In some cases, using a hands-free device may be even more hazardous, according to a 2013 simulation study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah and issued […]
Gastric acid-related conditions, such as heartburn, are extremely common in the United States. As many as 60 million Americans report experiencing heartburn at least once a month, according to the American College of Gastroenterology, while more than 15 million Americans say they suffer from heartburn on a daily basis. When proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medications were approved […]
Cases can be as different as clients, which makes it almost impossible to provide an accurate estimate of just how long your personal injury case will take to litigate from start to finish. Some cases are settled in weeks or months, while others take years to resolve. The length of a personal injury, dangerous drug, […]
After an accident, victims may struggle to recover from serious injuries, buried under a deluge of unexpected and unaffordable medical debt, facing significant property repair or replacement costs, and unable to work. Financial concerns like these are common among people who've been injured in an accident, so it's easy to understand why questions about the […]
Nearly 20 percent of people in the United States suffer from peptic-acid disorders such as chronic heartburn. When the first proton pump inhibitor(PPI) medication received approval in 1989, many patients with persistent heartburn—as well as other conditions such as peptic ulcer disease (PUD), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastropathy, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)—thought they'd finally found relief. […]
Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Stryker Corporation is one of the largest medical equipment and orthopedic device manufacturers in the world. Some of the company's most popular offerings are various hip replacement systems, designed to be more durable and provide younger, more active patients with a greater range of motion. However, not all hip replacement […]
Pradaxa is an anticoagulant medication that offers patients greater convenience, compared to older blood-thinners, such as warfarin. The drug received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2010 and in the years since, has become one of the most prescribed drugs in its class. While Pradaxa proves effective in preventing blood clots and strokes […]
DePuy Orthopaedics's popular ASR Hip Resurfacing System® and ASR XL Acetabular System® devices were implanted in more than 93,000 patients worldwide before the company recalled them due to an abnormally high rate of failure. If you had your hip resurfaced or replaced between 2005 and 2010, learning the signs and symptoms of a failing DePuy hip […]
