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The Process and Outcomes of Mesothelioma Lawsuits

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Patients who are presenting troublesome symptoms such as unrelenting coughing, severe shortness of breath, or chest pains need to be seen by their doctor as soon as possible. While these are symptoms commonly shared with many other issues they are also the primary symptoms of mesothelioma. After they see their physician and alert them to their http://bit.ly/2FkqS6p

Fault In The Southwest Airlines Emergency Landing

In a major event like the recent emergency landing, there are usually a number of heroes. One is the anonymous passenger who kept a victim from being sucked out of the plane. There is also Captain Tammie Jo Shults, who made a successful emergency landing under Sully-like conditions. There is very often someone to blame http://bit.ly/2F7RZ4I

Benefits of a Lawyer for Civil Justice Cases After a Crime

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“Regardless of the outcome of the criminal prosecution, or even if there was no prosecution, crime victims can file civil lawsuits against offenders and other responsible parties. Unlike the criminal justice process, the civil justice system does not attempt to determine an offender s guilt or innocence. Offenders are also not put in prison. Rather, civil http://bit.ly/2Hoz47F

Doctors Continue To Struggle With Blood Clot Treatment

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Over two decades after scientists discovered a “breakthrough procedure” in stroke treatments, many patients still have no access to advanced tPA therapy, largely because of potential medical malpractice issues. If ischemic (blood clot) stroke patients receive tissue Plasminogen Activator injections within three to four-and-a-half hours after the onset of symptoms, the tPA can effectively dissolve http://bit.ly/2HO3VeV

PFOA/PFOS Water Contamination Class Action Filed in MA

Napoli Shkolnik PLLC and the Law Offices of Brian Cunha & Associates have filed a lawsuit against five manufacturers of aqueous firefighting foams (“AFFF”) containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) and perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) for the contamination of the groundwater relied upon by Hyannis, Hyannisport, and West Hyannisport. The class action complaint was filed in the Federal http://bit.ly/2HO70eX

Hill Harper, Napoli Shkolnik File Injunction in Flint

NorthStar Legal Action Group, PC, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, and actor and activist Hill Harper have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order against the State of Michigan, seeking to compel the State to continue providing bottled water at the remaining four Point of Distribution (POD) sites. Recently, the State of Michigan http://bit.ly/2HOJoGX

Sexual Discrimination in the Workplace

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When men and women go to their jobs day in and day out they expect fair treatment and a decent pay and to be treated like the hardworking individuals they are. When people are discriminated against solely because of their sex, then that person has become a victim of sexual discrimination in the workplace. For http://bit.ly/2F1HdwA

What Exactly Are Occupational Diseases?

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An occupational disease is any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity. It is an aspect of occupational safety and health. An occupational disease is typically identified when it is shown that it is more prevalent in a given body of workers than in the general population, or in other worker populations. The first http://bit.ly/2J3f0bm

What to do After an Aviation Accident 

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As the number of planes flying the skies increases and as more and more people travel by plane, the risk that passengers will be involved in some sort of aviation accident while flying also greatly increases. Generally, air traffic is considered one of the safest methods of traveling long distances, but when something does go http://bit.ly/2HxvSaL

How Much Exposure is Needed to be at Risk for Mesothelioma?

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Asbestos refers to six naturally occurring fibrous minerals that have the ability to resist heat, fire and electricity. Although asbestos fibers are microscopic in nature, they are extremely durable and resistant to fire and most chemical reactions and breakdowns. These properties of asbestos supported its use for many years in a number of different commercial and http://bit.ly/2Ht5vm8

New York Nuplazid Attorneys

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Roughly half of Parkinson’s patients suffer from frightening extracampine hallucinations (EH). Unusually high dopamine levels are usually responsible. In many cases, these hallucinations of animals or deceased individuals are extremely unsettling a... http://bit.ly/2v9YcgX

Tasigna Side Effects Lawsuit

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Tasigna® (Nilotinib)  has been prescribed to thousands of Americans suffering from varying forms of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) According to studies by The American Society of Hematology, a link has been found between the popular cancer drug... http://bit.ly/2qn0kw5

Types of Subway Accidents and Injuries

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There are unfortunately a number of ways that people end up getting injured on the New York subway system. Subway accidents and injuries take place in the stations, on the platforms and on the trains. A brief list some of the most common subway hazards includes: Derailments or collisions involving one or more trains on the http://bit.ly/2HkTtex

Lexapro – What is it and Why are there Lawsuits?

Lexapro is a medication designed to reduce the symptoms and severity of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), which is a type of depression and anxiety that occurs when day-to-day worries become overwhelming. It also aims to improve depression, which is caused by an imbalance of serotonin levels and helps regulate this hormone in the body and http://bit.ly/2HhdZws

Understanding How Legal Contingency Fees Work

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“A contingency fee agreement is a payment arrangement that allows a plaintiff who has been injured and is seeking legal remedy to obtain legal representation even if they do not have money to pay a lawyer at the beginning of the case. A client does not have to pay a contingency fee up front, agreeing instead to pay http://bit.ly/2H3Jj1D