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Although an estimated 2% of the American population is affected by traumatic brain injury, public awareness of this issue remains low. Brain Injury Awareness Month may help change that.   This is the part I of our three-part series on traumatic brain injury for the TBI Awareness Month. Part II and part III will be made available […]

A 2016 federal report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Kentucky has the lowest non-fatal workplace injury rate in the commonwealth’s history. Data was first collected in 1996 when Kentucky reported an incident rate of 8.4 injuries per 100 full-time employees. The 2016 number dropped to the all-time low of 3.4 injuries per […]

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a division of Johnson and Johnson, is facing hundreds of lawsuits by plaintiffs who allege that the company knowingly pushed a diabetes drug that is known to be dangerous to market. Canagliflozin, a drug that was developed to lower blood sugar in patients with Type-2 diabetes, has been facing an uphill battle almost […]

While hundreds of thousands of U.S. patients undergo hip replacement procedures each year, this seemingly standard surgery carries the risk of severe side-effects and complications – and the use of some of the common replacement implants may merit a lawsuit. Today, an estimated 2.5 million Americans live with hip replacements. According to one study published […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says there are 39.5 million medically attended injuries and poisoning episodes every year, resulting in 30.6 million emergency room visits for accidental injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) reported that 37,461 people were killed in accidents on US Roadways in 2016, an increase of 5.6 […]

Surgical mesh is routinely used in most of one million hernia repair surgeries performed in the U.S. each year – and is also one of the most common causes of post-surgery complications Surgical Mesh Defective Product Lawsuits Gain Momentum In March, we reported on medical complications associated with certain kinds of surgical mesh in hernia […]

American humorist, activist, inventor, and Ambassador to France Benjamin Franklin, is commonly regarded as the father of Daylight Savings Time. However, he offered it as a joke with his well-known wit. In a letter to the Journal of Paris, Franklin claimed to be shocked when woken up at 6 a.m., that the sun was already […]

For over 30 years National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), which happens every  October, has been helping women understand their treatment options, as well as increase their chances of early detection. Breast cancer has no known cure and is one of the leading health crisis for women in the United States. The American Cancer Society, […]

In honor of Baby Safety Month, Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers have dedicated our blogs to the topic of keeping babies safe.Thus far, we’ve covered how to keep infants and small children safe from products that could harm them, provided general safety tips, and focused on steps parents can take prior to birth to ensure […]

For nearly 30 years, the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) has designated September as Baby Safety Month. Hughes and Coleman Lawyers feel deeply about baby safety. Therefore, in honor of Baby Safety Month, we’ve dedicated our month’s blogs to the topic. So far we’ve covered general baby and product safety. While those blogs focused on […]