Kennedy Hodges, L.L.P. Legal Blog

Kennedy Hodges, LLP is seeking to represent individuals who have been victimized by prescription errors. Each day, Americans receive the wrong medications from their pharmacists. Some people receive another drug in error, or are given a strength that was not prescribed. Some receive inaccurate instructions or inadequate instructions. Many times, these cases are determined to be negligence as a matter of law. We have represented many clients who have prescription error claims against some of the biggest pharmacies, including CVS, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Target, etc. If your pharmacist made a mistake while filling a prescription, you need to obtain an attorney.

If you are looking for a drug error attorney, please call us today. A prescription error lawyer can answer your questions regarding your potential claim. Call us at 713-523-0001 to speak with a prescription error attorney. Or, you can call us toll-free at 1-877-342-2020 to speak with a drug error lawyer.

As the number of injuries caused by air-powered nail guns continues to rise, hazards remain largely unaddressed by regulatory agencies. According to one estimate, 42,000 people are treated annually for nail gun injuries in hospital emergency rooms. One tragic case has become the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit filed against toolmaker Hitachi-Koki USA. Andrew McIntosh, The Sacramento Bee 04/13/2008
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A Florida jury has ordered a hospital and gynecologist to pay $30 million for negligence that led to a now 17-year-old boy's mental and physical disabilities. The jurors deliberated for three days before awarding $24 million in compensatory damages and $6 million in non-economic damages against Westside Regional Medical Center and Dr. Mark Grenitz. According to reports, the award is the largest ever granted in a Broward County medical malpractice case. Todd Wright, Miami Herald 04/08/2008
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If you are looking for a Houston medical malpractice attorney, please call us at 713-523-0001.

Drug companies may be closing in on a long sought-after goal: federal protection from lawsuits. Advocates for pre-emption argue that only the Food and Drug Administration has sufficient capabilities to regulate drugs and that expertise should not be called into question by a jury. Critics of the FDAs oversight point to cases such as the Ortho Evra birth control patch, in which the agency waited years before warning women about potentially fatal side effects. Gardiner Harris and Alex Berenson, The New York Times 04/06/2008
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Once again, our constitutional right to trial by jury is under attack. Unfortuntately, these attacks are becoming more and more successful. If you are seeking a drug litigation attorney, please call us at 713-523-0001.

The deadline for plaintiffs to file the necessary paperwork to receive early payments in the Vioxx settlement has been extended from March 31 to May 1. Merck and the law firm designated to administer the claims decided to extend the deadline in order to accommodate a large number of plaintiffs who are still working on claims. The final deadline for all settlement claims remains July but could be extended to October if necessary.

Vytorin and Zetia may become second or third line therapies after being panned by physicians at last weekend's annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology.

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A Florida jury has ordered a Miami-area private high school to pay $14 million for its role in an auto accident that killed one student and left another brain damaged and paralyzed. Jurors found that Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School was partially negligent because the school did not notify authorities about an underage drinking party that preceded the crash. In a statement, the school, which is owned by the Archdiocese of Miami, said it would appeal the decision. Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald 03/31/2008
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If you are looking for an auto accident attorney or a trucking accident attorney, please call us at 713-523-0001 or toll free at 877-342-2020.