Nidel & Nace Secures Supreme Court Win in CareFirst Data Breach
On February 20, 2018, the Supreme Court denied CareFirst’s petition for a writ of certiorari that Nidel & Nace and two co-counsel firms opposed. The decision by the Supreme Court signals that the D.C. Circuit appropriately applied standing jurisprudence in...Kaiser Permanente Largo Exposed Colonoscopy Patients to HIV
Fox5DC is reporting that Kaiser Permanente in Largo, Maryland has exposed 23 patients to HIV, hepatitis C and other infections after failing to properly sterilize equipment. According to a statement released by Kaiser “a piece of endoscopy equipment at our...
Surgeon General Urges Teens to Stop Indoor Tanning
Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. In response, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a call to action to prevent skin cancer. The Surgeon General noted that despite the fact that most skin cancer is preventable, the rates of skin cancer are on the rise.
Benzene in Lyndhurst NJ Homes – Residences A-Q
Table 36 appears to show residential sampling that was done for a number of homes, A-Q, finding high levels of benzene in the air inside these homes. These homes are in a neighborhood that has been impacted by a former...
FDA Upgrades Warnings for Pfizer’s Tygacil
Pfizer’s drug Tygacil has warned of the risk of all cause mortality, however Public Citizen has been asking for an upgraded, “black box,” warning on Tygacil since 2011. Today the FDA finally responded to the risk of death when taking intravenous Tygacil (tigecycline).
