The Fairfax Loudoun area law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. joined forces with the national and regional law firms that comprise InjuryBoard. Doug Landau had been working with InjuryBoard founder and Florida lawyer Tom Young for several years, and decided after the National Trial Lawyers Convention to make the link. You can see posts by te…
Continue readingNew York state officials filed a lawsuit against CVS Caremark Corp. over the sale of expired products at its stores. An investigation last year revealed that CVS, the nation’s second-largest drug store chain, had sold expired products in 60 percent of its New York stores. Bloomberg also reported that the state announced that Rite Aid…
Continue readingThe family of a California woman who died following neck surgery filed a lawsuit Tuesday against medical device maker Medtronic Inc. According to the lawsuit, the woman’s death was caused by use of the Infuse spinal graft in her neck and a Medtronic representative encouraged the surgeon to use the implant for off-label uses prior…
Continue readingFair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases involve withholding pay, overtime and unfair wage practices. Examples include: 1. Store managers, assistant managers, and department managers are many times classified as Executive Exempt in order to keep from paying them overtime. They do not qualify for this exemption, because their primary duty is not management, but is…
Continue readingThis is a first for me – quoting US Magazine ! But in today’s US Magazine, the question was posed: Can a Fractured Hip Be Fatal ? “Mortality rates can reach 24%, with higher risks for senior citizens, the International Osteoporosis Foundation reports. Why ? Long recoveries increase risk of blood clots, infection and other…
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