Medical device manufacturer Exactech has been operating since 1985 with global sales of their hip, ankle, and knee replacement devices. A massive recall has been
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Over a 16-year span, the head of the WWE, Vince McMahon, paid $12 million to four women whom he sexually molested to keep them quiet. In
New York City has more than 1,700 parks, playgrounds, and recreation facilities across the five boroughs. They are places of respite for families, groups, and
As a jury trial loomed on the horizon, the Diocese of Albany has settled a priest abuse lawsuit for $750,000, marking the first Child Victims’
Rita Chatterton became a licensed NY wrestling referee in 1984 and went on to become the first female referee in the WWE. That’s when Chatterton
Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune has a proud history of patriotic service to the United States of America. The camp was established
In most states, when a construction worker is injured on the job site, he is not able to sue his employer or the general contractor.
The 400,000 New York City residents who live in NY City Housing Authority apartments are skeptical that the recently passed Rescue Trust bill will improve
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In the Stapleton Housing Complex residents went an entire year without gas to cook meals, and now they are without hot water. “It’s one thing
The Grieving Families Act is about to become law in the state of New York. The bill allows for families of those who suffered a
As we await the hoped-for passage of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, we are reminded this is not a new problem. As far
A New York appellate court has upheld Harvey Weinstein’s conviction on sex crimes. A New York appeals court has upheld Harvey Weinstein’s conviction on rape and
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Medtronic, the Irish medical device manufacturer whose headquarters in the US are in Minneapolis, is facing renewed scrutiny concerning two of its products-the Medtronic Harmony
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Gardasil, manufactured by Merck, is a controversial vaccine manufactured to prevent cervical cancer arising from the transmission of certain types of human papillomavirus. Merck aggressively
Anyone who has served in the military knows their service comes with inherent risks. However, those risks shouldn’t include avoidable or treatable conditions for which
Avanos Medical Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System is designed to help trained healthcare personnel place medical feeding tubes into the stomach or small bowel of patients
In a previous blog we stressed the likelihood of an increase in motor vehicle accidents as the country reopens from the virus shutdown. Now we
The NY State Assembly has passed the Adult Survivors Act which was previously approved by the NY Senate. It now heads for the Governor’s desk
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Anyone worth his salt recognizes we are our brother’s and sister’s keepers in the sense that we must take care of our brothers and sisters,
Last week, 21-year-old NYU student Raife Milligan was hit and killed on East Houston Street. Pedestrian and automobile fatalities in Brooklyn Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten
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Buffalo Democrat Sean Ryan is leading the charge to make insurance available to renters who have lead paint in their homes. “It’s unfair, it’s unjust, and
Bayer CEO Werner Baumann is facing ouster for Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto, the manufacturer of RoundUp which has cost the company billions in litigation costs.
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For many years, civilian airports have been forced by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules to stock and use PFAS-based firefighting foam. What is PFAS-based firefighting
A federal jury has ordered that CR Bard must pay $255,000 to a hernia mesh recipient. It represents a significant victory in the Bard hernia
In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, they estimated that half the U.S. adult population in 2015 had been
It’s been three years since New York passed the Child Victims’ Act, allowing sexual abuse survivors to pursue justice in the civil courts. Now, abuse
In a deposition taken last year, former Albany Bishop Howard Hubbard admitted that he concealed allegations of the sexual abuse of children because he wanted
Those born prior to 1996, the year the United States banned lead from gasoline, suffer from a lowered IQ which is attributable to the gasoline
Big Pharma Pfizer has recalled three of its blood pressure medications after it was discovered they contain a potentially cancer-causing compound. Accuretic, along with two