Traumatic Brain Injuries- The Silent Killer After a Crash
Accidents happen – but did you know that some accidents have life-changing injuries that may not show their symptoms until after the flashing lights and sirens have faded away? Traumatic brain injuries (or TBIs) are injuries that affect the brain and how it functions. TBIs can occur with any trauma to the head. The most...
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Jury Awards Baltimore City Resident $1.5 Million
One of The Yost Legal Group’s own, Attorney Bruce Powell, received a 1.5-million-dollar verdict for a Baltimore local who suffered from a traumatic brain injury at his job in September of 2018. The man was, at the time, an employee at the Thames Street Oyster House in Fells Point. He had been on break, sitting...
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Exactech Lawsuits Likely to Become Multi-District Litigation
On June 14th, 2022, a motion was filed to consolidate and create a Multi-District Litigation (MDL) for the Exactech cases. A hearing took place at the Thomas F. Eagleton US Courthouse in St. Louis, MO on September 29th, 2022. The hearing was to determine where the Multi-District Litigation for the faulty Exactech hip, knee, and...
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Allergan Implants More Likely Than Others to Cause Cancer
In 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified a link between some textured breast implants and a form of Lymphoma known as Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, or more commonly called BIA-ALCL. Despite evidence to suggest there was a link between textured implants and BIA-ALCL, it wasn’t until July of 2019 that the FDA called...
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Exactech Faulty Liners Leaving 200,000+ Patients At Risk Of Implant Failure
In 2021 Exactech’s Connexion GXL Hip liner and Optetrak/Optetrak Logic Knee implants were recalled leaving more than 200,000 people with faulty devices in their bodies. As of 2019, the FDA reported that there were about 90,000 people in the United States with an Exactech hip implant, and around 147,700 with an Exactech knee implant. The...
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Understanding Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) – How To Spot The Signs
What is Necrotizing Enterocolitis? Around 1 in every 1,000 premature infants develop Necrotizing Enterocolitis (commonly known as NEC). Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) affects both the stomach and intestine. The intestinal tissue becomes enlarged and dies off. NEC mainly occurs in babies that are born before 38 weeks, those that are given a feeding tube, or babies...
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Risky Business: Tractor-Trailer Accidents on the Rise
Tractor-trailers are responsible for transporting 70% of all products and goods across the United States. Unfortunately, these tractor-trailers can pose a serious threat to those they share a road with. There has been a significant increase in trucking accidents over the last decade despite new regulations intended to promote safer transport. According to the National...
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Reports of BIA-ALCL linked to Textured Implants
Millions of women have opted for textured implants when undergoing breast augmentation or breast reconstruction. Textured implants were designed over 50 years ago to prevent or minimize the development of scar tissue and decrease the likelihood of capsular contracture. For this reason, many women and surgeons alike favored this style of implant, especially in breast...
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Unskilled Truckers Creating Deadly Roadways for Passenger Vehicles
In April of 2019, a 23-year-old lost control of the truck he was driving and plowed into stopped traffic in Colorado. This tragic accident cost four people their lives, and catastrophically injured six others. While the driver was later found guilty of vehicular manslaughter, a bigger problem still remains. Trucking companies across the U.S. are...
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FDA Issues Recall on The Exactech Connexion GXL Hip Implant
On June 28, 2021, the FDA issued a recall of the Exactech Connexion GXL Hip Implant liners. This came following reports of high rates of failure around the 3-6 year mark- significantly sooner than the 15 to 20 years they had been marketed to last for. Although the liners are made of polyethylene, this model...
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