Man sues Chipotle; fell ill months before big outbreak
A 27-year-old Seattle man is suing Chipotle restaurants after he was infected with E. coli in July during an undisclosed outbreak tied to the fast-food chain. Three months later, Chipotle...
Walmart, Wegmans food recalls
Reuters reports that, according to a release by the US Agricultural Department, Minnesota-based Huisken Meat Company, a supplier to Wal-Mart, has recalled approximately 90,000 pounds of beef products that may be...
$1.8 Million for Injured Worker
On November 9, 2015, a laborer who was injured at a landfill agreed to a $1.8 million settlement. A 40-year-old man was working at a landfill in East Brunswick when...
Problem Blood Clot Filters
A company that made a blood-clot filter associated with 27 deaths and hundreds of problems replaced the device with a modified version that it knew had similar and potentially fatal...
Peter Chamas Named in Top New Jersey Settlements of 2015
Peter Chamas was named in the Top New Jersey Settlements of 2015 for his $1,000,000 settlement of a motor vehicle accident. It was the top settlement in one of the...
FDA: Will be more aggressive in medical device risk warnings
FDA says it will be more aggressive in warning about possible medical device risks STAT (reporters of health and medicine) stated that the Food and Drug Administration “said on Wednesday that...
Judge rejects GM’s motion to dismiss faulty ignition switch case
Judge rejects GM’s motion to dismiss faulty ignition switch case The USA Today reports that US District Judge Jesse Furman rejected a motion by General Motors asking him to dismiss a...
$2.65 Million for Burn Injuries at Seaside Heights Bar
James Pagliuca of Gill & Chamas received a settlement of $2,650,000 for multiple individuals that were burned at a bar in Seaside Heights when a propane tank began leaking and was ignited by...
Do you know who your anesthesiologist is?
Do you know who your anesthesiologist is? Too often, victims of medical errors focus on who the surgeon is, but ignore the second most important person in the operating room: ...
Open Heart Surgery Patient Dies From Rare Infection
"Another patient has died after contracting a fatal infection that has been identified at two Pennsylvania hospitals. PennLive.com reports a fifth person at WellSpan York Hospital has died after contracting...
