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NYC Woman Claims She was Fired For Being Gay
NYC Woman Claims She Was Fired Because of Her Sexual Orientation One of the modern age’s better accomplishments is the recognition of gender rights and the resulting laws put in place to protect and preserve those rights. And yet, two decades into the 21st century, people still experience sexual discrimination and harassment in almost all…
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NY AARP Urges Governor to Implement Nursing Home Reforms
New York AARP Asks Governor Cuomo to Implement Nursing Home Reforms Since Covid-19 began to spread about a year ago, the number of nursing home deaths has skyrocketed – nursing home residents comprise more than one-third of Covid-19 related deaths. So too, have stories of severe neglect of nursing home residents, which has led to…
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Suing A Nursing Home For Neglect and Abuse
Can You File a Lawsuit in NY or Other States For Abuse or Neglect in a Nursing Home? In December 2020, the family of Jakob Khorsandi and two other families filed lawsuits against Silverado Senior Living in California for allegedly abusing or neglecting its residents, resulting in the deaths of three elder patients and a…
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Congress Finds Baby Food is Contaminated With Toxic Metal
Congress Finds: “Baby Foods Are Tainted with Dangerous Levels of Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury “ On February 4, 2021, Congress released a report that is sure to frighten many parents across the country. The results of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Committee on Oversight and Reform study are quite unsettling, finding evidence…
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NY OAG Released Results of COVID-19 Nursing Home Investigation
Attorney General Releases Results of Investigation Into Covid-19 Deaths in New York Nursing Homes In a 76-page report published January 28, NY Attorney General Leticia James’s office (OAG) revealed that the New York Department of Health (DOH) may have underreported Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes by as much as 50%. They came to this conclusion…
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Flexor Check-Flo Introducers and the Flexor Tuohy-Borst Side-Arm Introducers Recall
Cook Medial Recalls Thousands Of Defective Medical Devices The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Cook Medical issued an immediate recall of two commonly used medical devices. The recall involves Cook Medical’s Flexor Check-Flo Introducers and the Flexor Tuohy-Borst Side-Arm Introducers. Cook says they have an increased risk of separating during use. According…
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The JPML Creates Paragard MDL
Judicial Panel Rules to Consolidate Paragard IUD Cases Into Multidistrict Litigation On December 16, 2020, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (US JPML) ordered that Paragard IUD products liability cases be consolidated in Georgia’s Northern District. The litigation to which the transfer order pertains involves 55 Paragard IUD actions pending in 31 districts.…
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Research Connects Covid-19 and Protein Pump Inhibitors
Research Seeks and Finds Connections Between Protein Pump Inhibitors and Covid-19 Protein pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been the subject of many studies about their side effects and risks. This should be no surprise given the fact that millions of Americans take these drugs either by prescription or in their over-the-counter versions. PPIs are sold under…
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Nursing Home Neglect Goes Beyond Covid-19
Professor Reminds Us That “Nursing Home Horrors” Go Beyond Covid-19 In a December 1, 2020 opinion article in the New York Post (“the Post”), Professor Charles Camosy provided a grim reminder that nursing home residents are suffering during this pandemic in ways that exceed the scope of the virus itself. Nursing home residents make up…
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Winter Driving Tips from NY Personal Injury Lawyers at Alonso Krangle, LLP
Winter Driving Tips from NY Personal Injury Lawyers at Alonso Krangle, LLP Winter is here. A winter storm – even a flurry – can bring snow, ice, and sleet that cover our roads quickly. In places like New York, this will happen frequently. According to the Department of Transportation, over 70 percent of our nation’s…
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