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Lawsuits Against Revel Scooters Being Filed by New York Residents
Lawsuits Against Revel Scooter Sharing Service Are Increasing At least seven lawsuits have been filed against Revel by people claiming they suffered severe injuries because of “shoddy” scooters and other problems. Revel is a scooter or moped sharing company with a fairly significant presence in New York, including Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Their popularity increased…
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NY Judges Sue For Age Discrimination
NY Judges File Lawsuit Alleging Age Discrimination Covid-19 has caused many unexpected things to happen in 2020. In particular, the economic slump following the spread of the virus has caused many people to struggle mentally and emotionally. Financially speaking, businesses and even the government had to get creative to make ends meet. Few, however, could…
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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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