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Accident Attorney
- Low Verdict For Soft Tissue Injury Is Typical : The Result Of Insurance Industry Propaganda
- Verdict iSoft Tissue
- Flurry of July 4th Accidents Are a Reminder to Drive Safely
- After a Car Accident, Do the Following:
- Wisconsin Man Injured When His Cane Gets Caught In Sidewalk Gap
- Personal Injury Suit Filed Against JT Wein After Auto Collision
- Fatal Ambulance Crash Suit Underway
- Arkansas Bus Driver Who Hit Child Goes To Court
- Ball Park Has No Duty To Protect Against Foul Balls
- Dentist Sues Benny The Bull
Disability Insurance - ERISA Attorney
Dog Bite Attorney
- Man Sues Police Department Over Dog Bite
- Eight-Year-Old Injured In Vicious Pitbull Attack
- Thirteen-Year-Old Boy Bitten More Than 100 Times By Dogs
- Dog Bites Are Serious Personal Injuries
- Girl Sent To Hospital From Dog Bite
- Teenager Allows Dog To Bite Younger Boy In An Attempt To Steal His Bike
- Toddler Requires Facial Surgery After Dog Bite
- Dog Bite Claims Cost Insurers $356.2 Million In 2007
- Girl Bitten By Dog At Elementary School Playground
- 90-Year-Old Man Loses Three Limbs From Pit Bull Attack
Medical Malpractice, Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence
- Proposal Would Reverse 1950 Supreme Court Ruling on Suing the Military
- Nevada Doctor Stuck in Hepatitis Outbreak after Reusing Syringes
- Doctor's Patients Contract Hepatits after Office Reused Syringes
North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- Workers' Compensation Judge Not Reappointed Amid Claims Of Bias
- North Carolina Reported Worst State in Country for Heart-Stress Death Rate Among Workers
- New York State Corrections Settles Gender Discrimination, Workers Compensation Lawsuit
- Long Overtime Hours Are No Basis For Workers' Compensation Benefits
Nursing Home Neglect
- July Library Items: A Focus on Nursing Home Abuse in North Carolina
- Oklahoma Nursing Homes Can't Afford Liability Insurance
- Doctor With Record of Neglect Still Practicing in Colorado
Social Security Disability
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- Stronger Label For Diabetes Drug After More Deaths Reported
- Suits Filed Over Incident In Which Car Ran Through Crowd Of Spectators
- Suit Filed Against Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House Over Injuries Sustained While Playing Basketball
- Water Park Asks That Personal Injury Suit Filed Over Child Injured On Ride Be Moved
- Study Shows That Diabetes Triples The Risk Of Tuberculosis
- Many Hispanic Diabetics Not Aware Of Eye Disease Linked To Diabetes
- Judge Dismisses Two Wyeth Suits
- Sanctions Against Lawyer Lifted In Product Liability Case
- Premises Liability Questions And Answers
- Burn Injuries
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North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- Workers Compensation Rights Expanded for Injured Workers
- N.C. Court of Appeals creates new exception to the going and coming rule
- Workers' Compensation Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors: Seventeen Rules To Best Deal With Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors To Protect You And Your Family From Financial Ruin
Disability Insurance - ERISA Attorney
Social Security Disability
- Diabetes sufferers can collect social security disability benefits
- Alzheimer's and diabetes may be related.
- Diabetes is often associated with obstructive sleep apnea.
Nursing Home Neglect
- Ohio Grand Jury Dismisses Neglect Charges Against Nursing Home After Resident Breaks Neck, Dies from Fall
- Finding a suitable nursing home for a loved one insures their "golden years" won't be spent in a state of depression.
- Alabama's Department of Public Health Puts Veterans Nursing Home on Probation
Medical Malpractice, Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence
- Court to Decide Who is Liable for Medical Procedure that Left Patient in Wheelchair
- Steep Malpractice Insurance Premiums Prompt Some Doctors to Mull Next Career Move
- Mayo Clinic Alerts Patients to Online Drug Ordering
Accident Attorney
- Gastonia, N.C. Fireman Offers Safety Tips for Summer
- Five Technology Safety Systems Pinpoint Traffic Hazards
- North Carolina Slip and Fall Attorney
Dog Bite Attorney
- Infant Neutered by Dog While Father Slept With Girlfriend
- North Carolina Dog Bite Victim Attorney
- The Most Dangerous Dog Breeds – Bites, Mauls, and Deaths
Insurance Disputes
- Corporate Financial Liability Capped by Ohio Supreme Court
- Health-Care Provider Sues Rival for "Anti-Trust" Marketing
- United Policy Holders Supports Policy Holder
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- Research has determined the average age of an asbestos exposure-related sufferer is vastly decreasing
- A Virginia doctor sentenced in 2004 to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking will be free in two years
- A Florida woman suffered a stroke and died after taking an erroneous prescription of Coumadin. The Court awarded her family $25.8 million.
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A Florida woman suffered a stroke and died after taking an erroneous prescription of Coumadin. The Court awarded her family $25.8 million.
Attorneys at Brent Adams and Associates specialize in representing victims who’ve suffered ill side effects of prescription medications Ephedra and Vioxx. Beyond those drugs, our consultants are vigilant of dangerous drug interactions and erroneously filled prescriptions.
Inflated Dosage Triggered Stroke
In a mid-August case in Bartow, Fla., a Polk County Circuit Court found Walgreen Company negligent in the wrongful death of Beth Hippely, who was given a prescription of Coumadin 10 times the prescribed dosage in 2002. Coumadin had been prescribed to treat Hippely’s breast cancer. The court ruled the filled prescription error resulted in Hippely’s cerebral hemorrhage, disability and physical pain. The stroke also forced a cancellation of her chemotherapy treatment. Years later, the stay-at-home, mother of three died at age 46.
The jury awarded the family a $25.8 million settlement. The lawsuit had been filed in 2003 by Hippely, her husband and the three children against the Deerfield, Ill.-based retailer for “negligent breach of duty and wrongful death.”
Botched Prescription Never Approved by Pharmacist
Court documents said the 19-year-old pharmacy technician who processed the prescription had insufficient training. Walgreen’s' policy states: “Technicians are not supposed to fill prescriptions without supervision and final approval from a pharmacist.”/p>
After the verdict, the Hippely family attorney, Chris Searcy said, "Beth Hippely died unnecessarily because this tenfold overdose of Coumadin by the pharmacy she trusted caused her cancer to come back with a vengeance and interrupted her cancer treatments. They have been seeking justice for five years and this was a case that screamed out for justice."
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FAQs
North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- To what benefits am I entitled if I am injured in a work-related accident?
- Who decides whether a claim will be paid if my employer refuses to pay voluntarily?
- How does the law define “disability”?
- If my work-related accident injures a part of my body which had previously been injured, can I still recover?
- If my employer is late in paying my weekly workers’ compensation benefits, what can I do?
Social Security Disability
Question: I am only in my 20s. Last month I received
personal injuries in a vehicular accident and am now unable to work. Is there a
certain age I must be to receive benefits from Social Security disability?
Question: I'm receiving benefits from Social Security
disability for myself, my wife and my son based on my severe disability. I also
have a daughter by my ex-wife who used to receive child support from me when I
was still able to work. Now that I'm disabled, can my daughter receive benefits
too?
- Should I file a claim for social security benefits?
General
- Q: I haven't worked with asbestos for twenty years. Do I still have a workers' compensation claim if I get sick?
- Do I have a claim against the manufacturer of the asbestos products that caused my disease even if I as exposed long ago?
- What if I was injured by exposure to asbestos in my home? Do I have a claim if I never worked with asbestos? What kind of products should I worry about?
- Do I qualify for disability benefits under my union pension plan?
- How do these claims work together? Can I get all of the benefits at the same time, or do they offset each other?