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Medication errors can create countless devastating impacts that can be long-term, serious, debilitating, and may even cause death. There are more than 100,000 medication errors reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration every year and, sadly, most of these errors are preventable. Proper oversight may be overlooked on multiple levels of patient care which…

Tree Stands and products liability As we approach the beginning of the 2020 firearm deer hunting season, we are reminded of how much hunters rely on their equipment. Hunters place their trust in equipment manufacturers to create products that will keep them safe and that trust is violated when a product is defective. Defectively…

What is Asbestos and Where Is It Found? Asbestos is a grouping of 6 natural minerals that are made of soft, flexible fibers. These fibers are resistant to corrosion, heat, fire, and electricity. Although these properties make the mineral useful, it also makes exposure to asbestos dangerous. The 6 types of asbestos can be categorized…

Asbestos consists of a group of 6 naturally occurring minerals composed of soft, flexible fibers that are resistant to heat, fire, electricity, and corrosion. These qualities make the mineral useful for myriad purposes. Companies have been utilizing asbestos for decades in everything from automobile brakes to building insulation to roofing tiles. But while the characteristics of…

A former client of Goldenberg Lauricella recently wrote a short journal documenting his experience with our firm. This journal was also printed in the Fall 2020 edition of our newsletter, GLAW. His story is below:  A few years ago, I was notified by a manufacturer that I had received contaminated medical supplies. The use…

What is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome? Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is an uncommon but painful skin condition which can result in severe burn-like symptoms and possibly even death. With SJS, the skin blisters and the top layer of affected skin eventually sheds off. The painful blisters spread to mucus membranes throughout the body. SJS can be caused by…