The hip replacement manufacturer Stryker announced a deal to settle thousands of lawsuits from injured patients. The company will pay at least $1.43 billion, but Stryker believes the ultimate dollar figure will be significantly higher, given the extreme health problems caused by the defective implants. Stryker has had to recall two hip replacement devices–the Rejuvenate […]
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Distracted Driving in North Carolina It can happen in the blink of an eye. You look away from the road for a split second while driving and you crash. Accidents like this are all too common in North Carolina. In fact, estimates from the state’s Department of Transportation show approximately one-quarter of all North Carolina
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Vehicle Safety Features: The Pros and Cons Technological advancements in the field of motor vehicle safety and design have reduced the total number of injuries and fatalities that occur as a result of collisions; however, sometimes it’s these advanced safety features that put motorists at the greatest risk of harm. Defective Airbags In the case
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Clean water is one of the essential elements of life. Without it, nothing can grow or survive. So pollution of our water sources is of great concern, especially in our state where there are several North Carolina contaminated water disputes currently being heard in our court system. Dan River Coal Ash Spill Duke Energy has
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Highway guardrails are installed to keep people safe in the event of an accident. Now, federal officials are claiming that some guardrails malfunction, turning the metal rails into giant spears that can pierce through a car and seriously injure or even kill the people inside. The problem, it seems, comes from a manufacturing change
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It can happen in an instant and can change your life forever. A blow to the head from a fall, a hit during an athletic event, an accident with a motor vehicle, or even an injury on the battlefield can leave you with a traumatic brain injury that can cause an array of debilitating brain
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Each day, doctors and medical staff perform surgery on patients. In rare cases though, mistakes are made during these procedures that can lead to a patient being seriously harmed. One of the most common mistakes reported is when a surgeon leaves a tool or item inside the body of a patient. Estimates from the National
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The further technology advances in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI) testing, the more we realize how prevalent these injuries are. New reports from the National Football League stated as much as 28 percent of their former players who suffer repeat TBIs will develop a debilitating brain disorder. Furthermore, an increasing number of soldiers
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North Carolina officials are concerned over the state’s increasing number of collisions between bicycles and motor vehicles. The North Carolina Department of Transportation states 23 individuals lost their lives as a result of North Carolina bicycle accidents in 2012—the last year data was collected. That’s a 4.5 percent increase from the previous year’s total. To
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One of the leading causes for North Carolina medical malpractice claims is hospital-acquired infection (HAI). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that on any given day, 1 in 25 hospitals will treat a patient who developed an infection while receiving care at that same facility. Furthermore, 75,000 of those patients will die while
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