Products that cause injuries are a very common news story. These injuries are a result of flaws in products most people assumed to be safe, such as motor vehicle recalls, defects in airbags, bedroom dressers that fall over onto kids, bacteria found in food products, or a pharmaceutical found to cause additional problems to those...
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When you’re sick, you go to the doctor. You trust your doctor to treat your illness so that you can get back on your feet as soon as possible. Many times, a prescription for a medication is ordered. You take it according to instructions and, hopefully, it works. That’s the perfect scenario and one that...
For the most part, summer vacation is over, and the kids are either back in school or will return very soon. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), accidents rise sharply during these first weeks of school. Some of these accidents are really no one’s fault. Many are simply the fact that ‘kids are kids.”...
A research study published in PLUS One https://www.plos.org/, concludes that most doctors in the United States believe that overtreatment is not only common, but also can be harmful and wasteful. Many of us know that to be true but it was rather interesting to us at Theodoros & Rooth to hear that the majority of...
Are we ready for self-driving cars? Maybe not. A fatal incident in Arizona earlier this year could be a sign that self-driving cars may not be ready for wide-spread use. For now, at least. Earlier this year, a woman in Tempe, Arizona was struck and killed by a Volvo XC90 that was utilizing Uber’s autonomous...
The lawyers at Theodoros & Rooth have over a century of combined experience in the practice of personal injury law. Much of that experience has to do with litigating medical malpractice cases. Over the years, we have successfully represented numerous clients that have been injured or killed at the hands of doctors, nurses, or other...
Earlier this year, a jury awarded a 6-year-old girl from Delaware County, Pennsylvania, $40.3 million for injuries she sustained to her spinal cord during birth in a medical malpractice case. It was one of the largest jury awards in the county in recent years. Before birth, the child had been in the footling breech position,...
Dan was turned away from a table in the cafeteria. They laughed at him. Angie was mocked for her speech impediment. Jerry was excluded from playing games with the rest of the group. A staff member refuses to feed someone who was unable to make it to the restroom on time. Marsha was met with...