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A Pennsylvania woman says that a surgical screw made by a Michigan company and implanted in her lumbar vertebrae during spinal fusion surgery has fractured and can’t be removed safely. Donna Mae Dolby of Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania filed suit in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas against Stryker Corporation of Portage, Michigan and the...

Automobile accident claims and their victims are unique; however, the specific "manifestations" of pain and suffering might include: • The physical pain and discomfort caused by auto accident injuries; • The physical pain and discomfort resulting from necessary medical treatment to treat those injuries; • The negative impact of the physical pain, such as...

It may be no major surprise that drowning is the cause of death in three-quarters of boating-related fatalities. But wearing the correct fitting life jacket properly and riding with a boat operator who’s completed an accredited boater safety education program reduces the risk of recreational boating accidents and drowning. Where instruction was known, 74%...

The clinics of Dr. Jihad Mustapha, who called himself the “leg saver,” will reportedly cease operations in the state. The doctor’s Michigan vascular clinics, where he performed thousands of lucrative procedures that have come under scrutiny for being unnecessary and potentially dangerous, will close. A number of his patients said that Mustapha has done...

A surgeon in Kentucky allegedly told a patient’s family. “Kick my a**, I deserve it" after complications led to severe blood loss. Dr. Oon Leedhanachoke made that statement or words to that effect after a 2015 lumpectomy that resulted in neurological issues for the patient, Christine Smith. A wire used for a chemotherapy port...