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• Brain Injury

  Robert Blanchard | November 20, 2006 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Most of the serious trauma victims seen in emergency rooms are cases involving motor vehicle accidents. A new study may help change the quality of care for those patients who suffer a brain injuries in such accidents. The conclusion of the study finds that neurosurgeons are rarely needed to intervene. Given the number of traumas and the limited number of neurosurgeons, the study suggests that...

• Acetaminophen Recall

  Robert Blanchard | November 15, 2006 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  I doubt any serious injury cases will come out of the recent incident where metal fragment were found in generic Tylenol tablets. However it may be a good tiime to review the overall safety and effectiveness of the medication.Tylenol (acetaminophen) is the most frequently consumed medication. Acetaminophen is an analgesic (pain reliever) and anti-pyretic (controls fever) medication which is sold...

• FDA Drug Lawsuit Preemption Thrown Out

  Staff Writer | November 01, 2006 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  A judge in (somewhere) ruled today.....

• Uterine Cancer Diagnosis

  Robert Blanchard | October 30, 2006 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  As with any cancer, early detection is the key to succesful treatment of uterine cancer. In the context of medical malpractice, a problem arises when the cancer because the doctor does not follow up apropriately on anobvious warning sign. For uterine cancer, the most likely warning sign is bleeding in post-menopausal women.Approximately 40,880 women developed this form of malignancy in 2005 in...

• Gastric Bypass - Choose Carefully

  Robert Blanchard | October 19, 2006 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  It turns out, as shown in a recent study, that a procedure known as the "duodenal switch" is better than gastric bypass in achieving weight loss in patients who are very obese, (those with a Body Mass Index of at least 50). Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is known to be an effective weight-loss operation for patients with a BMI between 35 and 50. For super-obese patients, however, this operation is...

• Jury Duty

  Robert Blanchard | September 28, 2006 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  We all may dream of being called to jury duty on a notorious murder case, but in reality we are more likely to be asked to sit on a jury involving a motor vehicle accident claim. Many people don't want to serve because of the time it takes away from work and other important personal activities. Our local Courts recognize the sacrifice of jury duty and do everything they can to have the cases...

• Spinal Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents

  Robert Blanchard | September 27, 2006 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Not all spinal injuries receive the immediate care they need at the scene of an accident. It may be helpful to understand the procedures that emergency personel should go through when presented with a possible spinal injury.Paramedics and first responders ascribe to the basic tenet of "do no harm." Their routine protocol is to use spinal immobilization for patients with major traumatic...

• Spinach that Kills

  Robert Blanchard | September 27, 2006 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  The law in Florida on tainted food products is supposed to be strict liability. That means no matter who's "fault" it may be, if the food is tainted, then the company that sold it to you should be liable for your injury or death. If this actually worked, it would save a lot of court and litigant time and expense trying to run down what cow in what spinach patch gave us the first contamination of...

• Jury Voir Dire

  Robert Blanchard | September 26, 2006 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Voir Dire is the beginning of the jury trial, where potential jurors are questioned and then selected to sit on a case. Voir dire is not only about uncovering bias and learning about your jurors; it is also your jurors' first opportunity to learn about your case. In previous jury tips, I have often stressed how critical the jurors' first impressions of your case are, how quickly jurors build a...

• Asbestos Cases Winding Down

  Robert Blanchard | September 14, 2006 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  It has been an honor representing the many clients who found themselves injured by exposure to asbestos. Most were exposed in the workplace, working hard jobs as boilermakers, pipefitters and other jobs that were key to our country's industrialization and our success in World War II. Now with many of the offending companies out of business or just coming out of bankruptcy, most remaining claims...