Jardiance and Fournier’s Gangrene: What You Need to Know
Jardiance Created and manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lily, Jardiance is a medication used for people who have been diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes that helps to lower the blood sugar level of the patients. The basis for injury in this lawsuit is the causal linkage between Jardiance and Fournier’s gangrene. Fournier’s Gangrene Symptoms According
Read MoreThe Damages of Labor Trafficking
Labor Trafficking is “The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of involuntary servitude, peonage, debt, bondage, or slavery.” The United States Department for Health and Human Services provides that labor trafficking can occur in many forms: bonded
Read MoreThe Adverse Effects of Paraquat (Part 2)
Paraquat, also known as Methyl Viologen, is a highly toxic and fast-acting chemical formula herbicide used primarily for weed and grass control. It was manufactured and introduced in 1961 by the Syngenta Group, using the trade name of Gramoxone. Today, numerous companies manufacture Paraquat under various trade names. Agricultural workers and others across the country
Read MoreCommercial and Residential Landlord-Tenant Disputes and Evictions
The emergence of the coronavirus has catapulted landlord-tenant disputes throughout the nation. The surge of unemployment from furloughs, layoffs, and the closures of businesses has created uncertainty for landlords and tenants alike. The crisis has given rise to state and federal government interventions through eviction moratoriums for residential dwellings due to nonpayment of rent to
Read MoreVictims of Church Abuse by Clergy Members
Church Abuse Defined Clergy abuse, or church abuse, is the physical or sexually unwanted touching by a priest, pastor, or person in authority, such as an elder or deacon, that occurs on church premises and without the consent of the person being touched. Liability In many instances, the victim or survivor of clergy abuse can
Read MoreHuman Trafficking
According to the United States Department of Justice, human trafficking is a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts. The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act was created to combat human trafficking into the sex trade, slavery, or involuntary servitude. 18
Read MoreToxic Amounts of Metal in Baby Food
As of February 5, a congressional report carried out by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy determined that there are highly toxic amounts of “inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury“ in baby products. According to “Food Safety News,” some of the suggestions by the subcommittee of
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