Accidents that lead to injuries can happen to anyone at just about any location. There are certain situations, however, in which a person can suffer injuries due to the carelessness of a property owner or the property’s operator. Both property owners and property operators have an immense amount of responsibility when it deals with the conditions of the property. These parties owe a duty of care to the visitors who enter the property, so that they are not exposed to any dangers or hazards...
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 10/10/2018
Hip replacement prosthetics are supposed to help patients relieve hip pain and improve mobility. Some hip replacement devices, specifically metal-on-metal, can lead to serious complications. The following metal-on-metal hip replacement implants are associated with an increased risk of metallosis, cobalt toxicity, pseudotumors, and eventual need for revision surgeries.DePuy Pinnacle. DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, manufactured Pinnacle hip implants. The company manufactured...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 09/11/2018
Due to certain health conditions, some people require hip replacement surgeries. Artificial hip replacements are used to relieve hip pain, stiffness and immobility due to deterioration in the hip joint. The components of most hip replacements are made of a combination of metal, ceramic and polyethylene. Metal components, specifically metal-on-metal hips, which are made out of cobalt and chromium, can lead to serious health conditions.If complications persist, a revision surgery is often needed to...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 09/11/2018
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, traumatic head injuries could be the result of a number of different incidents. The injury itself can result in either a mild injury or it can be severe enough to be fatal or leave a victim with lifelong consequences. While it’s highly important that all those who have suffered a head injury seek immediate medical attention, this article will serve as a general overview of the different levels of a traumatic brain injury. All injury...
Posted by Richard Rohde on 09/10/2018
Insurance companies use a variety of methods and reasons in order to deny an injury claim, especially if the firm is the one that insured the other person.This can be quite frustrating because of the difficult circumstances that a predicament like this places you in. Being in an accident that wrecks your car and causes you physical harm is strenuous enough and an additional mental burden of a denied injury claim can be a little too much sometimes.There are a number of factors that you have to look...
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 08/09/2018
Riding a motorcycle may be more fun compared to driving a car, but it's more dangerous as well. Statistics show that an average of about 90,000 motorcycle accidents occurred in the US between the years 2007 and 2016. A lot these accidents resulted in permanent disability and death.In the majority of cases, motorcycle accidents occur due to the fault of another person. The victim can sue the person responsible for an accident to get compensation for financial losses and emotional pain suffered...
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 08/02/2018
Hip replacement surgery is a common procedure used to relieve patients of chronic hip pain, helping them to regain mobility and providing much needed comfort. The surgery does come with some degree of risk and can require months of recovery and rehabilitation. Patients should know that these hips do not last forever. Some hip implants, additionally, come with a risk of defects that may lead to a need for revision and replacement of hip implants. After a hip replacement surgery, physicians should...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 05/17/2018
Is the DePuy Pinnacle as safe as advertised? According to a study by DePuy, nearly one million Pinnacle hips were implanted over 10 years, and after five years, 99.9 percent of them were still in place. But during the Pinnacle product defect trial, it came to light that these numbers were not wholly accurate and that DePuy had misled the medical community about the nature of the study that the 99.9 percent statistic came from.DePuy claimed that the study was a prospective study. A prospective study...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 05/17/2018
Hip pain is a common complaint with a wide variety of potential causes. One method of alleviating chronic hip pain is hip replacement. Hip replacement devices can be made from a variety of materials. One of the most common types of hip replacement device is the metal-on-metal hip implant, which was initially thought to be a long-lasting and reliable means of helping patients with hip pain. However, over time, it has become apparent that friction between the metal joints used in hip implants can...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 05/17/2018
