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DePuy Hip Implant recipients need to know their legal rights when it comes to the recalled hip implants they have.

The DePuy Hip Implant Problems:
Loosening Misalignment Fracturing

Common Symptoms of Defective Hip Implant:
Difficulty standing or walking Crunching and popping noises from the hip area Limping or favoring one leg Hip fracture or dislocation Fatigue Tissue inflammation & infection in the hip area Pain in the hip area

Hip Implant Timeline:
In 2003, DePuy began marketing these hip implants as the Rolls Royce of implants.
In 2005, the medical literature began discussing the problems with metal on metal implants.
In 2007 & 2008, DePuy began to recognize the problems with the product in Australia and pulled the product from the Australian markets.
In late 2009 & Early 2010, DePuy began a silent recall to reduce the sale of these implants and remove inventory from the market.
In March 2010, DePuy issued Urgent Field Safety Notices about the hip implants.
In July 2010, the Depuy ASR 100 and ASR 300 Hip Implants were recalled.
In August 2010, physicians were notified of the recalls.
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The Medtronic infusion pain pumps are devices implanted in the abdomen of patients to gradually deliver drugs and fluids. These pumps have been known to allow too much of the drugs to be injected and cause overdoses and deaths. These incidents usually involve the refill process. In January 2011, Medtronic sent letters to doctors reminding them of the refill procedures and it has updated its instructions and warning labels.

Even in light of the extra precautions taken by Medtronic, the FDA (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, last month, issued a Class I recall on Medtronic infusion pumps. Class I recalls are the most serious issued by the FDA/U.S. Government. If you or a loved one has a Medtronic infusion pump you should be aware of the dangers involved.
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A lawsuit has been filed in Boyle County Kentucky regarding a Danville man who was dropped and injured by Boyle County EMS workers. The case involves the Boyle County, Kentucky EMS responding to call at the man’s apartment after he suffered a minor fall, injuring himself. As the EMS workers transported the man from his apartment, they dropped him onto the concrete stairs leading from the apartment building, and caused him even greater injury.

EMS workers can be liable in these situations if they were negligent in transporting the patient. The questions surrounding this case are:

How they transported the patient;
Should they have done something different and been more careful; and Did their negligence cause the patient to be dropped and injured.
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A man in Louisville, Kentucky was charged Wednesday with first-degree wanton endangerment related to an incident involving a young girl being shot when his small caliber firearm accidently discharged. These charges stem even though the police have officially ruled the shooting an accident. The young girl, whose identity is protected because she is a minor, was shot in the cheek and ear. She is expected to survive.

Instance like this prove that guns are not to be taken lightly and are not to be toyed with. Gun ownership is a privilege and responsibility which should not be taken lightly. Because of the risks involved when safety and proper handling procedures are ignored, even accidental shootings are to be prosecuted. In this case, we have a young girl who will be traumatized by the shooting. She has incurred medical bills and pain & suffering. She will likely have physical scars on her face for the rest of her life, and may even need counseling related to the incident. Because the severity of consequences of shootings, even accidental shooting, the law comes down hard on negligent gun owners and hold them both criminally and civilly responsible.

In cases where innocent people become the victims of gun shots, even accidental gun discharges, such individuals have a right to not only have the gun owner criminally charged, but also have the right to seek civil recourse for their injuries and damages. This means that they, or in the case of children being shot their parents, can sue the gun owner and/or the person responsible for the guns discharge for the medical bills, lost wages, pain & suffering, and other related damages from being shot.
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