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Affected by California’s Wildfires? Contact Ferrer, Poirot & Wansbrough.
| November 16th, 2018
Wildfires have already destroyed more than 130,000 acres of land in California, causing an unprecedented death toll that continues to rise. Many residents in affected areas are still missing and many others have had their homes and property severely damaged or completely destroyed. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), a natural gas and electricity provider to
Read MoreFormer Players Say NFL is Stalling on Settlement Payments
| November 21st, 2017
Research shows that repeated blows to the head and resulting brain injuries may be linked to the development of brain deterioration and conditions like ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia. 20,000 former NFL players filed a class-action lawsuit against the league claiming that it hid the damages and potential complications associated with
Read MoreStop the Bleeding – FDA Approves Praxbind® – Reversal Agent for Pradaxa®
| April 7th, 2016
Pradaxa® is an anticoagulant drug used for the prevention of stroke, blood clots in patients who undergo total hip replacement surgery or total knee replacement surgery, treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms, and the prevention of recurrence of such events in adults. Clinical use of Pradaxa equates to over four million patient-years in
Read MoreUnsure About Essure®
| March 31st, 2016
On February 29, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would require the permanent, implantable contraceptive device Essure® to carry a black box warning regarding some of the serious risks associated with its use. While we appreciate the FDA finally taking action, the product has been on the market since 2002, and
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