Year: 2014 - Page 2

Recent Posts in 2014
December 15, 2014

The Empowered Caregiver Blog Part III:Nursing Home Resources

Becoming an Empowered Caregiver: Limited Nursing Home Resources The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home or an assisted living facility can be one of the most ...

December 14, 2014

New Study Supports FDA’s Concerns Over Power Morcellators

A new study published in late July in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that the frequency of undetected malignant tumors in women undergoing ...

December 14, 2014

Asbestos – The FAQs Answered

Attorney David Layton has been litigating asbestos cases for over 25 years. Here, he answers some of the most frequently asked questions he hears. What is asbestos? Asbestos ...

December 12, 2014

FDA Calls Committee Meeting to Assess Dangers of Testosterone

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will convene a joint meeting to assess the cardiovascular risk associated with testosterone replacement ...

December 11, 2014

Takata Airbag Case Information

As a firm that has successfully handled a lot of auto liability cases, the Ashcraft & Gerel team has been fielding many questions about the Takata airbag case. So we ...

December 10, 2014

The Potential Dangers of E-Cigarettes

These days, if you go out to your local bar you may find someone sucking on a futuristic device known as an electronic cigarette, or “e-cigarettes.” E-Cigarettes are an ...

December 6, 2014

A Statement from Robert P. Enderle on the Sparrows Point Building Collapse

Our thoughts and prayers are with the nine workers who were hospitalized Monday after the roof gave way on a building at the former steel mill in Sparrows Point, Maryland. ...

December 5, 2014

Benicar Linked to Severe Gastric Problems

Benicar is one of the leading blood pressure medications on the market today. Today, doctors write over 11 million prescriptions for patient per year. Benicar’s active ...

December 1, 2014

Risperdal Linked to Male Breast Development

Recently, there has been controversy regarding the use of the drug Risperdal, also known as Risperidone, is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson and prescribed to treat ...

October 17, 2014

Takata Airbag Recall: What you Need to Know

More than 14 million vehicles have been recalled by 11 automakers due to defective airbags produced by Japanese airbag supplier, Takata.  In April and May of 2013, several ...