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The attorneys of the Mellino Robenalt, LLC work hard to share legal expertise with the community. Bringing you the most up-to-date information on surgical errors, medical injuries to children, and other medical malpractice issues is of upmost importance. We specialize in these types of cases, and regularly share our legal research to keep you informed.
Posted on: Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Mental incompetence in med mal cases in Georgia does not change the run time of the Statute of Limitations. This may be applicable in other states. In a 5-2 decision, Georgia’s Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to a statute that exempts med mal cases from the rule that statutes of limitation are tolled for the mentally incompetent. “This particular decision upheld an earlier ruling that a plaintiff’s med mal lawsuit was barred by the two-year limit. The major distinction here is that the case that resulted in this decision was a medical malpractice case and not a general civil [...]
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Posted on: Thursday, October 21st, 2010
It had to happen at some point. A drug maker recently decided to use Facebook to promote a drug, and the FDA took enforcement action. The Food and Drug Administration isn’t famous for having teeth when it comes to enforcement, but in this instance, it’s a step forward for them against a precocious drug manufacturer who is promoting a leukemia drug, Tasigna. The manufacturer, Novartis, is advertising and promoting its product under the auspices of Facebook Share, a social media widget, on their drug website. Evidently, the FDA sent Novartis a warning letter about its actions. Here is how the [...]
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Posted on: Monday, October 18th, 2010
Kids and dangerous products don’t mix. Be alert to the hazards in today’s consumer marketplace. Generally speaking, most consumer products are tested in many ways prior to being put on the market. Whether or not the testing is as complete as we’d like to think is another question. And, while dangerous products constantly stalk the marketplace, there are none more disturbing that those items made for kids. One wonders how hard it is to “think like a child,” and adapt toys or other product designs accordingly to be safer. “Many of the product recalls for children’s items that we’ve witnessed [...]
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Posted on: Friday, October 15th, 2010
At one time, the good people of Illinois could see physician’s records. This is no longer the case, however, as the state took them off its website. Complete information about licensed doctors in the state of Illinois used to be on the state’s website. It was a popular site, getting at least 130,000 visitors per week. Obviously, people wanted to know about the doctor they were seeing, and for two years, they could do just that. Much to the chagrin of very interested patients, they can’t do that anymore. The information was taken off the site by the state Department [...]
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