Archive for January 2018
FDA Warns Consumers About Limbrel After Liver and Lung Injury Reports
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety warning to consumers regarding Limbrel, a “medical food” product marketed to “manage the metabolic processes associated with osteoarthritis,” because of an increase in adverse event reports of drug-induced liver injury and a lung infection associated with the product. The FDA advises consumers to stop…
Read MoreJohn Cocke Named to 2017 Super Lawyers List in Memphis
Merkel & Cocke is proud to announce that partner John H. Cocke was named to the 2017 Super Lawyers list for the Memphis area, for his work in the area of Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. This is Mr. Cocke’s 11th consecutive year being recognized for his work by Super Lawyers. Memphis Magazine listed…
Read MoreWhat is the FDA Doing to Protect Patients at Risk from Connected Devices?
You have most likely heard of the massive data breaches which have exposed the personally identifiable information about millions of Americans. People worry about identity theft in the wake of these breaches, but maybe they need to be more aware of the risk of hackers gaining access to connected medical devices. The U.S. Food and…
Read MoreThe Deadly Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea for Commercial Truck Drivers
On September 29, 2016, a New Jersey Transit engineer with undiagnosed sleep apnea was operating a train which crashed into the Hoboken train station killing one and injuring 100 people. The train engineer had received a medical examination two months prior to the crash, but was not tested for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). After the…
Read MoreDying at Work in Mississippi
The National Employment Law Project has published a new report, Dying on the Job in Mississippi, which reveals that Mississippi workers face one of the highest on-the-job fatality rates of any state in the U.S. Mississippi workers also suffer hundreds of severe injuries every day, and they must deal with a workers’ compensation system with…
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