Florida Injury Lawyer Blog

El sábado 30 de abril a 2:00 PM presentamos mi libro Sara Rose, Kid Lawyer en la librería de Coconut Grove. Con la compra del libro contribuyes a la fundación que preside que se llama Lawyers to the Rescue.

Reenvia a tus contactos que puedan estar interesados en contribuir con la fundación.

Como abogado de casos de Fosamax de piernas rotas, estoy proporcionando esta actualizacion respecto a la aplicacion de Merck para los litigious multidistritales.
Merck fabricante de Fosemax quiere combinar todos los juicios federales Fosemax de fractura de huesos para los litigios antes del juicio. Mas de 900 demandas de Fosemax contra Merck han sido consolidadas en Nueva York involucrando
reclamos de danos serios en las mandibulas que han sido causados por Fosemax conocidos como "osteonecrosis".

En la actualidad, hay demandas de Fosemax presentadas por personas que han sufrido una fractura de femur o fractura de otros huesos despues de tomar el medicamento para la osteoporosis. El 23 de marzo Merck le pidio al Panel
Judicial de los Estados Unidos crear un nuevo litigio para este tipo de lesions causadas por Fosemax donde los demandantes alegen que el uso a largo plazo de Fosemax aumenta el riesgo de trauma de bajo o ningun traumatismo de fracturas de femur o huesos del muslo.

La FDA agrego advertensias sobre el riesgo de fracturas de huesos de Fosemax y otros medicamentos con bisfosfonatos en octubre 2010, requiriendo a el fabricante de medicamentos que advierta a los consumidores de que deben buscar atencion medica inmediatamente si presentan dolor en la ingle o en el muslo mientras tomaban el medicamento que puede ocurrir semanas o meses antes que una fractura por el uso de Fosamax occura.

Mas de 100 personas han presentado una demanda de fractura por el uso de Fosemax y alegan que Merck no investigo adequadamente sus medicamentos o proporciono avisos adequados antes que ellos sufrieron una fractura de femur o huesos rotos. Los reclamos estan en 36 quejas que se han presentado en al menos 8 diferentes tribunals de distrito federal del los Estados Unidos.

Merck ha pedido que el Panel Judicial de los Estados Unidos centralize y consolide los litigios de Fosemax en la Corte Distrita para el Distrito de Nueva Jersey donde la mayoria de los casos estan actualmente pendiente y donde el fabricante tiene sus oficinas principales. En la alternativa, Merck pidio que el panel transfiera los casos al Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Occidental de Luisiana.

Reclamos de fractura de huesos fueron excluidos del inicial litigio de Fosemax, que fue establecido en agosto del 2006 para las reclamaciones presentadas por personas que sufrieron la decadencia de sus huesos de la mandibula por el uso de Fosemax. Los medicos tambien estan viendo mas fracturas de femur en pacientes usando esta droga. Si usted ha tomado Fosamax o su forma genetica Alendronate y cree que usted tiene danos como resultado de su uso, por favor de llenar el formulario aqui debajo para contactar a un encargado de estos casos.

Fosemax es una droga usada para fortalecer los huesos, para muchas mujeres a trabajdo con exito, pero de acuerdo a reportes medicos, mujeres usando la droga por 5 anos estan a riesgo de sufrir fracturas espontaneas.

Our cellphone injury lawyers were deeply concerned by the recent study that revealed that 50 non-stop minutes of cell phone use affects brain metabolism in the brain's region closest to the phone's antenna.

Using PET scans during cell phone use in both the on and then off position showed that metabolism increased in both the orbitofrontal cortex and the temporal pole areas of the brain. Both are areas that are close to where phone's antenna meets the head.

Until more definitive information is known our South Florida dangerous product lawyers recommend using hands-free devices or the speaker-phone mode to avoid direct contact with the head.

As a Florida hospital mistake lawyer, I was not surprised when a recent study revealed that one in three people in the United States will encounter some kind of medical mistake during hospitalization.

A new and more accurate tool for measuring hospital errors revealed 10 times more mistakes that the older methods.

"Without doubt, we've seen improvements in health care over the past decade, and even pockets of excellence, but overall progress has been agonizingly slow," said Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, which published the study.

The most common hospital mishaps are food illnesses, bedsores, postoperative infections and persistent back pain following back surgery. Our Miami medical malpractice law firm recommends that these three types of errors receive top priority for immediate intervention and improvement.

As a Florida defective drug device lawyer, I was concerned by the FDA's Class 1 recall of of Axxent Flexishield Mini pads. The pad was designed for use in breast cancer patients who received one dose of radiation after undergoing cancer surgery.

The pads were supposed to shield healthy tissue, but instead have left breast and chest muscles peppered with hundreds of particles of tungsten. While the long-term effects of tungsten are unknown, their presence will interfere with mammogram readings that are especially important for women who have had breast cancer and are concerned with recurrence.

The device is made by Hoag. Lawsuits for Axxent pads are being filed by women who have been exposed and have tungsten particles. Some of the affected women are now considering mastectomies to rid themselves of the particles.

Continue reading "Emergency Urgent Recall By FDA for Breast Incision Pad" »

Our Florida Fosamax injury law firm advises that all women currently taking Fosamax medication to immediately consult their doctors. There are an alarming number of reports of women taking Fosamax suddenly breaking their legs for no apparent reason.

Fosmax and the following drugs Actonel (risedronate sodium) tablets, Actonel with Calcium (risedronate sodium with calcium carbonate tablets), Atelvia (risedronate sodium) delayed-release tablets, Boniva (ibandronate sodium) tablets, Fosamax (alendronate sodium) tablets and oral solution, Fosamax Plus D (alendronate sodium/cholecalciferol) Tablets, Reclast (zoledronic acid) Injections are now required to have clear warning labels regarding low-energy, or low trauma fractures of the femoral shaft (leg bone).

As a Fosamax medication attorney, I suggest discussing this drug with any elderly female friends and relatives as they may be unaware of the current crisis and the FDA's warnings.

Our De Puy Hip Injury law firm is helping patients who were implanted with a DePuy hip replacement devices that have been recently recalled. We allege that the company knew about problems with its products for years before they were finally recalled.

DePuy Orthopaedics and Johnson & Johnson, recalled the ASR XL Acetabular System and ASR Hip Resurfacing Systems in 2010 because these products were than twice as likely to fail as similar hip replacement implants.

The FDA received over 400 reports of DePuy hip replacement devices problems. In England 13% of patients with the acetabular system and 12% patients with the resurfacing system required follow up surgery to fix these implants. Yet, according to DePuy only 5% of hip implants should need to be replaced within five years. The Australian National Joint Replacement Registry recalled DePuy hips in 2009.

Our De Puy Hip failure lawfirm recommends that If you have a DePuy Hip Implant device contact your physician for an immediate evaluation.

As a Fosamax broken leg lawyer, I am providing this update regarding Merck's application for a multi-district litigation (MDL).

Merck which manufactures Fosamax, wants to combine all federal Fosamax bone fracture lawsuits for pretrial litigation. More than 900 Fosamax lawsuits against Merck have already been consolidated in New York involving claims that Fosamax caused a serious jaw injury, known as osteonecrosis. There are now Fosamax suits filed by folks who have suffered femur fractures or other bone fractures after taking the osteoporosis drug.

On March 23, Merck asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multi-district Litigation (JPML) to create a new MDL for the types of injuries caused by Fosamax. In these cases, plaintiffs claim that long-term use of Fosamax increases the risk of low-trauma or no-trauma fractures involving the femur or thigh bone.

The FDA added warnings about the risk of bone fractures from Fosamax and other bisphosphonate medications in October 2010, requiring drug makers to warn consumers that they should seek immediate medical attention if they experience new groin pain or thigh pain while taking the drug. This pain can begin weeks or months after fractures occur.

More than 100 people have filed Fosamax bone fracture lawsuits alleging that Merck failed to adequately research its medication or provide adequate warnings before they suffered a femur fracture or bone break. The claims are contained in 36 complaints that have been filed in at least eight different federal district courts throughout the United States.

Merck has asked the U.S. Judicial Panel to centralize and consolidate the Fosamax bone fracture litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, where most of the cases are currently pending and where the drug maker has its headquarters. In the alternative, Merck requested that the Panel transfer the cases to the U.S. District for the Western District of Louisiana.

Fosamax bone fracture lawsuits were excluded from the prior Fosamax MDL, which was established in August 2006 for claims filed by individuals who suffered decay of the jaw bone from Fosamax. Doctors are also seeing increased femur fractures in patients who have been on the drug. If you have taken Fosamax® or its generic form Alendronate® and believe to have been injured as a result, please fill out the form below to contact a Case Manager.

Continue reading "Fosamax Broken Leg Cases" »

Como abogado experto en Miami que se especializa en juicios civiles,por vente annos yo creo que el abogado que uno elige tiene un efecto profundo en el resultado de un caso concreto. Ya sea una cuestion de derecho administrativo o una cuestion de zonificacion.

El Colegio de Abogados de la Florida (The Florida Bar) hace la seleccion y contratacion de un experto adecuado y cualificado mas facil, permitiendo solo que abogados sean expertos en una area particular.

El Asociacion de Abogados de la Florida (The Florida Bar) certifica abogados expertos en Leyes Maritimas, Adopcion, Comercio, Practica de Apelacion, Aviacion, Litigios Comerciales, Gobierno, Juicio Civil, Construccion, Apelacion Penal, Juicio Criminal, Educacion, Ancianos, Salud, Inmigracion, Intelectual, Internacional, Labor, Familia, Bienes y Raices, Gobierno Federal y Estatal, Impuestos, Testamentos y Remuneracion de Trabajadores.

Segun la Regla de Abogados 4-7.2 (c)(3) solo abogados certificados en estas areas pueden usar las palabras "especializar", "experto" o "experiencia". Por lo que incluso los abogados que dedican su entera carrera a una determinada area de leyes estan prohibidos a afirmar que son expertos al menos que El Colegio de Agobados de la Florida los certifique.