InjuryBoard Milwaukee Archives

• Death and Injury at the Workplace: A Mixed Report Card

  David Lowe | April 29, 2006 9:27 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A state-by-state report issued by the AFL-CIO, issued in conjunction with the upcoming Worker's Memorial Day this Friday, presents a mixed picture on the status of workplace safety in America. Analyzing data from 2004, the report shows that rates for deaths in the workplace increased for the first time in a decade, while rates for illnesses and injuries experienced a slight decline. The...

• $7 Million Verdict Against Manufacturer of Inadequate Smoke Detector

  David Lowe | April 25, 2006 4:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  The Business Review reports that a jury in New York has rendered a $7 million damages verdict against First Alert and BRK Brands Inc. for selling smoke detectors that failed to alert a family of a fire in their home. Two family members died in the fire because the ionization type detectors never went off. According to the victims' attorney, The detectors at issue were ionization type smoke...

• "Wrong Site Surgeries" On The Rise

  David Lowe | April 21, 2006 9:09 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A story in the April 17, 2006 USA Today highlights the problem of "wrong site surgery", where surgeons operate on the wrong part of the body due to errors by the surgeon or hospital staff. The problem is increasing, according to the story:"It's getting worse," says Dennis O'Leary, who heads the non-profit Joint Commission on Accreditation of health care Organizations, which inspects more than...

• Ortho McNeil Reportedly Settling Ortho Evra Suits

  David Lowe | April 20, 2006 7:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  According to a report in The NY Post, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ortho McNeil has begun settling Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch claims and estimates that there are approximately 500 serious injury victims, compared to less than 100 such victims with oral contraceptives. The report states that "Ortho McNeil has settled a dozen lawsuits for millions of dollars in the last few months."

• Bausch & Lomb Solution Linked to Fungus Infection?

  Staff Writer | April 11, 2006 4:15 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Bausch and Lomb announced yesterday that it has stopped shipment of ReNu contact lens solution due to fears the product may be linked to fusarium keratitis, a fungal infection. While this is a good move by the company, it makes you wonder why steps weren't taken sooner, since the company halted sales in Singapore and Hong Kong nearly two months ago. Officials in Singapore are investigating 39...

• Study Says Medical Errors Leading Cause of Death in Hospitals

  David Lowe | April 05, 2006 8:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Medical errors remain a leading cause of death and injury at hospitals nationwide, and the effort to improve patient safety at the facilities "is too slow and should be a cause for great alarm," according to a study released on Monday by HealthGrades, the Syracuse Post-Standard reports.For the study, researchers examined the records of Medicare beneficiaries treated at about 5,000 hospitals...