Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on Apr 3, 2012 By Kevin Stoops, Michigan Employment Lawyer
Michigan's workforce includes a substantial number of employees and independent contractors who earn part or all of their compensation by way of commission. This is particularly true in the ...
Continue reading "Are You Owed Commissions? Michigan's Sales Representative Commissions Act Packs Quite a Punch!" »
Posted on Mar 16, 2012 By Michigan Medical Device Lawyer
The ongoing irony in this matter is that, technically, DePuy's actions and behavior relative to FDA and other regulatory protocols was legal. Questionable rules and unaddressed loopholes ...
Continue reading "The DePuy Artificial Hip Debacle: Part III - Time for Some Changes in FDA Rules" »
Posted on Mar 16, 2012 By Michigan Medical Device Lawyer
Setting aside the arguments regarding the merits of the 5,000 pending product liability claims against the company (which includes patients crippled by tiny particles of metallic debris shed by the ...
Continue reading "The DePuy Artificial Hip Debacle: Part II: What Was Johnson & Johnson Thinking?" »
Posted on Mar 16, 2012 By Michigan Medical Device Lawyer
When U.S. Food & Drug Administration regulations wouldn't let Johnson & Johnson's DePuy orthopedic division immediately market an innovative hip replacement device in the United ...
Continue reading "The DePuy Artificial Hip Debacle: Part I - The Facts" »
Posted on Mar 6, 2012 By Daniel Swanson, Michigan Employment Lawyer
We've heard the term "whistleblower" a lot in recent years – with good reason. Companies don't always play by the rules, prompting conscientious employees to report illegal ...
Continue reading "Have You Blown the Whistle on Your Employer? Michigan Law Protects You!" »
Posted on Feb 20, 2012 By Daniel Swanson, Michigan Employment Lawyer
In Michigan, the general rule is that employers are free to terminate employees "at will." This means that unless you have some form of individual contract or agreement indicating otherwise ...
Continue reading "Michigan's "Public Policy" Doctrine Prohibits Employers from Firing Employees Who Refuse to Break the Law" »
Posted on Feb 6, 2012 By Michigan Medical Device Lawyer
Congress Seeks to Close a Loophole in Approvals for Suspect Medical Devices If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pulls a medical device from the market, shouldn't the agency then scrutinize ...
Continue reading "Unsafe Medical Devices on the Market?" »
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Jesse Young, Michigan Employment Lawyer
Think You Have a Disability Discrimination Claim Against Your Employer? Recent Changes in the Law May Make It Easier to Prove Your Case. For more than two decades, the Americans with Disabilities Act ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawyer
According to USA Today, there are ways a physician can reduce the chance of a medical malpractice lawsuit: Apology Laws Wouldn't it be great if states encouraged a doctor to say, "I'm ...
Continue reading "How Doctors Can Avoid Being Sued for Medical Malpractice" »
Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawyer
A newly published study from Australia (and reported in the New York Times) advises that recent artificial hip and knee technology didn't perform any better than prior versions. The new technology ...
Continue reading "Hip or Knee Replacement Failure? Contact Us" »
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Has your vaginal mesh device failed you? Call us On January 4th, 2012 the FDA issued an order requiring manufacturers of implantable surgical mesh – used to treat urinary incontinence in women ...
Continue reading "FDA Tells Vaginal Mesh Implant Makers to Study the Risks" »
Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Medical Error Attorney
Two recent studies raise critical questions about the frequency of serious hospital mistakes and the measures used to track them. Researchers affiliated with the Institute of Healthcare Improvement ...
Continue reading "33% of Hospital Patients Injured, 15,000 Die Monthly During Admission - But Who's Listening?" »
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Michigan Lawyer
A recent study commissioned by Optum Institute for Sustainable Health USA Today Article highlights the differing views physicians and patients have about health care. What's at the heart of the ...
Continue reading "Doctors and Patients Don't Agree on the Future of Health Care" »
Posted on Jan 7, 2012 By Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawyer
An article published in The New York Times, "Study of Breast Biopsies Finds Surgery Used Too Extensively," by Denise Grady, discussed a study that found that too many women with abnormal ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2012 By Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Did you know that only 21 states require medical offices where doctors perform surgery to be accredited or licensed? Offices that are accredited or licensed are required to have certain life-saving ...
Continue reading "Absent State Regulations, Some Doctors Use Their Offices to Moonlight as Cosmetic Surgeons, Risking Patients' Safety" »