Personal Injury

You wouldn’t elect to have a procedure done unless you believed it would improve a bad situation. When this doesn’t happen, however, and you experience pain and further complications, the results aren’t only painful and medically dangerous, they are traumatic. Surgical mesh is used to repair a few different unpleasant…

The use transvaginal mesh to correct pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence comes with many risks. The FDA has known about these risks for years but has refused to recall the devices. Thousands of women receive surgical mesh implants for difficult health problems, and many of them suffer the…

An estimated 250,000 hip replacements are done every year in the United States, some of them using medical devices known as metal-on-metal implants. These implants are still being used, despite known risks. Countless patients have had to go back under the knife repeatedly for issues with “MoM” implants, putting orthopedics…

Another serious bus accident happened this weekend, and although it happened in Boston, it has lessons for people across the country. According to MyFoxNY.com, the bus was carrying high school students from a tour of Harvard University back to their home in the Philadelphia area when the accident occurred. Fortunately,…

If you have received your car insurance renewal form – and a bill that is higher than last year’s – you may be tempted to save money by shopping for a new insurance company or reducing your benefits. The New York and New Jersey personal injury attorneys of Davis, Saperstein…

A train carrying vinyl chloride derailed earlier this month in Paulsboro, New Jersey. While no media reports indicate it resulted in hospitalizations, the train accident and subsequent chemical spill has many residents rightfully concerned. Classes at area schools were canceled and businesses were closed, effectively shutting the town down. According…

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of teenage drivers in the United States who report having driven under the influence has declined dramatically in the past twenty years. In 1991, slightly more than 22% of American teenagers reported having engaged in drunk…

During the holiday season, Americans throughout the country have to deal with hazardous weather conditions on roads and public walkways. This can create a range of different potential safety problems, but one of the most pressing is the increased danger of slip and fall accidents. Annually, slip and fall accidents…

Medical professionals have been using transvaginal mesh to help women suffering from the health complications and problems that both Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (STI) cause for years. This mesh, which is implanted into a woman, is supposed to provide support for damaged or weak tissue. For…

Slip and fall accidents may seem minor compared with auto injuries or other workplace injuries. However this is simply not the case. According to the National Floor Safety Institute there are over 8 million emergency room visits per year from fall related accidents. With statistics like these it is safe…