By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Monday, July 30, 2018. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana. For years, there have been questions about the safety of Essure, a permanent contraception implant that some claim can cause pain, bleeding, allergic reactions, and in some cases, can puncture the uterus if the implant shifts in the body. According to CBS News, over 16,000 women have sued the company that makes Essure, claiming that they have been seriously injured by the product. The FDA recently required doctors to inform women of the implant’s potential risks. And, just recently, Bayer, the company that makes Essure, has announced that it will stop selling the product. Bayer sold Essure as the only......
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Birth Control Devices Lead to Injuries: Pulled from Market
July 30th, 2018Paramedics blamed in malpractice case
July 30th, 2018On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Monday, July 30, 2018. In an emergency, paramedics are usually among the first to arrive on the scene, as many Louisiana residents are aware. Treatments administered by these individuals are, for many, the difference between life and death. Unfortunately, the family of a 30-year-old mother of two has filed a malpractice lawsuit, accusing a team of paramedics of failing to administer potentially lifesaving treatments to the now deceased woman. Five days before paramedics were called to treat her, the 30-year-old woman gave birth to her second child via caesarian section. The paramedics were called because the mother had been showing signs of having......
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July 24th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana. The New York Times and Consumer Reports have been investigating cases where Anthem, an insurance company, has denied patient’s ER claims, claiming that the patients went to the ER when their situation wasn’t an emergency. In cases where the insurance company has denied claims, it has said that patients should have called the insurance company’s 24/7 hotline or gone to an emergency clinic. According to Consumer Reports, Anthem isn’t basing whether it denies claims on a person’s initial symptoms but rather on the final diagnosis that the ER gives. This is problematic because the insurance company is essentially asking patients......
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