Blog Posts in 2018

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  • Patients Burned by Electrosurgical Active Electrode Pencils
    Patients Burned by Electrosurgical Active Electrode Pencils

    Patient Burns Caused by Electrosurgical Active Electrodes Failure to Secure Electrosurgical Unit Active-Electrode Pencils Between Uses Can Lead to Patient Burns An electrosurgical unit (ESU) is a ...

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  • Unsanitary Endoscope Reprocessing Can Lead to Patient Infections
    Unsanitary Endoscope Reprocessing Can Lead to Patient Infections

    Infections Resulting from Endoscope Reprocessing Failures Illness & Injury Stemming from Failure to Clean Endoscopes Between Uses According to a recent report issued by the ECRI Institute (a ...

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  • Florida Man Alleges OTC Blood Pressure Medication Contained Carcinogen
    Florida Man Alleges OTC Blood Pressure Medication Contained Carcinogen

    Florida Resident Sues Prinston Pharmaceutical for Presence of Carcinogens in Over-the-Counter Blood Pressure Medication On October 25, 2018, Florida resident Ron Molinaro filed a complaint against ...

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  • NDMA-Contaminated Valsartan Puts Consumers at Risk for Cancer
    NDMA-Contaminated Valsartan Puts Consumers at Risk for Cancer

    Batches of Valsartan Found to Contain Known Carcinogen, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is a naturally occurring substance that is yellow, odorless, and toxic. It is a ...

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  • The Cost of Insurance
    The Cost of Insurance

    RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE, BANNER LIFE, AND WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE LAWSUITS Over the past three years, a number of insurance carriers have raised the cost of insurance rates on universal ...

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  • Repo Car Notices
    Repo Car Notices

    While most states do not require that notice be given to a person prior to a repossession, consumers actually do have some protections in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. If a repossession is not handled ...

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