There are more counterfeit medicines on the market today than you would ever imagine. This is already a serious global crime – and it’s growing dramatically. Shockingly, in cases that have been tried against these criminals, the penalties have amounted to a slap on the hand. According to an investigative report in the AARP Bulletin,...
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A pharmaceutical giant sued by dozens of women who claim they were injured by the company’s permanent contraceptive device did not convince the Indiana Court of Appeals on the last day of 2019 to grant its motion for judgment on the pleadings. Rene Leach and more than 30 women sued Bayer Corporation and other entities...
The Indiana State Police would like to remind drivers of the dangers of distracted driving. We hear so much about texting and driving. That’s a major concern, of course. But there is more. Not long ago, a crash killed three people on Interstate 65 near Indianapolis. The driver responsible is facing three counts of reckless...
Unfortunately, the winter weather presents a lot of extra dangers on the road, such as heavy traffic, big trucks, slippery roads, reduced visibility, people in a rush, speeding, texting and driving, and of course, people driving under the influence. At Theodoros & Rooth we have seen far too many accidents caused by simple irresponsible operators...
The New York Times once said that the cellphone has become the “remote control of our lives.” These days, most people can’t live without this device. Far too often, these phones are taking over our lives – too often in a dangerous way. A new study indicates that over a 20-year period, more than 2,500 cellphone users...
Indiana’s Governor is reminding motorists to move over or slow down while passing emergency vehicles stopped alongside the road. The Indiana Department of Transportation says all workers on the road deserve attentive and cautious drivers. Indiana became the first state in the nation to pass a law requiring motorists to move to an adjacent lane...
A recent investigation by Goshen Health revealed 1,182 surgical patients who underwent surgery at Goshen Hospital between April 1 and September 30, 2019 may have been exposed to hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, and human immunodeficiency (HIV) virus. One step in a multistep cleaning process was not completed with certain surgical instruments from April...
This is another good news/bad news scenario. Nearly 36,600 people died on US roadways last year, a decrease of 2.4 percent from 2017, according to recently released figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA). That’s the good news. Now the bad. Pedestrians and bicyclists are being killed on roadways at an alarming rate. 6,283 pedestrians...