Posted in Medical Malpractice on April 24, 2013

By Arthur Elk In the new Will Smith movie “After Earth,” we see a picture of what the Earth might look like 1,000 years in the future. While it’s fun to imagine what the future might be like, at Elk & Elk, we are here right now to help our clients get their lives back… read more

Posted in Medical Malpractice on April 24, 2013

Did you know that an estimated 40,000 to 80,000 Americans die each year from missed medical diagnoses? A new study has found that diagnostic errors are the main source of successful malpractice claims and are the most common, most costly and most dangerous of medical mistakes. If you or a loved one has suffered because… read more

Posted in Car Accident on April 23, 2013

By Arthur Elk In 2012, more than 6 billion texts were sent every day. Many of those were probably sent by people who were behind the wheel of a vehicle. That’s too many distracted drivers. In 2011, 3,331 people were killed and 387,000 injured in distracted-driving crashes. Most of us probably think that using hands-free… read more

Posted in Drug & Medical Devices on April 22, 2013

An ingredient used in many products touted to help you lose weight and build muscle is deadly and illegal, according to the government. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to not buy any dietary supplements that contain the ingredient dimethylamylamine, or DMAA. The most serious DMAA side effects include: Death Heart Attack… read more

Posted in Accident & Injury on April 19, 2013

Earlier this week, we told you how Honda was one of four Japanese car makers forced to recall thousands of vehicles for an air bag problem. Now the company has another issue to deal with. Honda has recalled more than 200,000 vehicles because brake-shift interlocks can fail and cause the shifter to be moved without… read more

Posted in Workplace Injuries and Claims on April 19, 2013

Summer is right around the corner. That means besides warm weather and having the kids home from school, we should expect to see lots of orange barrels on the roads. Public safety officials are urging Ohio drivers to slow down in work zones. Over the past decade, the number of work zone crashes in Ohio… read more

Posted in Accident & Injury on April 16, 2013

Football is a dangerous game. Everyone who plays the sport knows that there is a risk of injury. But players probably believe they are pretty well protected from a traumatic brain injury by the helmets they wear. What happens when that isn’t true? Last week, a Colorado jury awarded $11.5 million in a lawsuit against… read more

Posted in Accident & Injury, Product Liability on April 15, 2013

Last week, we told you about three recalls announced by Chrysler in the same day. Those recalls affected a total of 247,000 vehicles. Now, four Japanese automakers are recalling 3.4 million vehicles worldwide because airbags on the passenger’s side could catch fire and injure passengers. The airbags, manufactured by Takata Corp., were included in cars… read more

Posted in Drug & Medical Devices on April 14, 2013

Specialty pharmacies have been in the news several times in recent months. First was the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak last October that was linked to contaminated steroids from the New England Compounding Center. Then last month, a New Jersey compounding pharmacy issued a nationwide recall of all its products due to a mold risk because… read more

Posted in Drug & Medical Devices on April 13, 2013

Would you trust a robot to perform or help perform surgery on you? Not that long ago, the idea would have seemed like science fiction. But last year, hundreds of thousands of surgeries were completed with the assistance of a robot. One of the most popular robotic surgical devices in the U.S. is named da… read more