Four women have been laid to rest after they were killed in a car crash that allegedly involved alcohol. The women were riding in a limousine after a Long Island vineyard tour when a pickup truck smashed into the vehicle, nearly ripping it in half. Three women were...
Month: July 2015
Recent LIRR Crashes Raise Issue of Accident Liability
Public transit accidents are some of the most alarming cases Long Island injury attorneys pursue. For starters, these collisions are terrifying because the victims are almost always hapless passengers with no way of avoiding harm and no control in these situations....
Number of Zofran Birth Defect Lawsuits Continues to Grow
A small but growing number of plaintiffs have filed Zofran birth defect lawsuits over allegations that they were not fully apprised of the health risks connected to their use of the anti-nausea drug as prescribed to treat morning sickness. As of...
Medical Group Concerned by Ketoacidosis Risk in Diabetes Drug Users
On June 29, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) announced that it would be arranging a clinical review of the potential link between diabetic ketoacidosis and SGLT2 Inhibitors. International and U.S. based experts, who are charged with the...
Medication Risk for Elderly in Nursing Homes
A study of nursing homes in Ontario, Canada says that the homes regularly put their entire resident populations at risk by overprescribing antibiotics to patients whether they need the drugs or not. The study researched the prescription protocols in 2010 and 2011 of...
Nursing Home Abuse Case that Shocked the Nation
The team at Edelman, Krasin & Jaye are concerned about the treatment of some of our elderly residents in nursing homes and assisted care facilities across Long Island. Reports of abuse, including the abandonment of 19 elderly patients at a nursing home in...