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Elmiron & Blindness
Clark Perdue is proud of its decades long of counsel relationship with Anapol Weiss. The collaborative effort between our firms has proven effective time and again in the representation of our mutual clients. We are pleased to announce that Anapol Weiss’ Senior...
2019 Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities Data Released
In December 2020, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released early estimates of motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2019. There were 36,096 people killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes on U.S. roadways during 2019. This represents a 2.0% decrease...
Newer Technology Could Make Trucks Safer
Large commercial trucks can cause devastating injuries and death due to their significant size and weight. New technology, however, may help make commercial trucks less dangerous to the motoring public. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety,...
Nursing Home Abuse Hidden by COVID-19 Restrictions
Due to the spread of the coronavirus, nursing homes around the country have limited family’s access to their loved ones. Another case of nursing home abuse has been uncovered and unfortunately discovered too late due to the family being unable to see their loved one...
Nursing Homes Evicting Poor Residents to Enhance Profits
Across the country there is a rising problem of nursing homes looking to get rid of less profitable patients. These unprofitable patients are primarily on Medicaid and require extra care. Nursing homes are using minor outbursts, a typical symptom of dementia and...
NuVasive MAGEC Recall
NuVasive created the MAGEC (Magnetic Expansion Control) to offer a safer treatment option to children with scoliosis. Scoliosis can develop during childhood and is an abnormal curvature of the spine. Severe scoliosis requires children to undergo surgery to implant...
Vaping Increases Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms
The link between COVID-19 and vaping is becoming more apparent as new research emerges. Evidence shows that the virus may have an easier time infecting the lungs of smokers and vapers. According to a recent article in the New York Times, smoking appears to alter the...
Nursing Home Evictions Fueled By Coronavirus Medical Reimbursements
Nursing home evictions can be disruptive and dangerous during normal times, but in these new times of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, evictions are becoming a bigger problem. Hospitals have been urging nursing homes to take in COVID-19 patients to alleviate some of...