One of the major concerns we, as California nursing home abuse lawyers have, is the excessive use of antipsychotic drugs in these care facilities. The truth is that antipsychotic medications are simply not necessary in a majority of dementia cases. These pills can be stupefying and significantly raise the risk of falls and hip fractures…
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The Problem of Overmedication in California’s Nursing Homes
Trinity Conducts Crash Tests On Potentially Defective Guardrails
Trinity Industries conducted the second of eight crash tests of a potentially dangerous guardrail system as concerns remain about whether some of the units being evaluated are different than those previously installed. According to a report in the New York Times, the testing in San Antonia is being overseen by the Federal Highway Administration. The…
Records Show Takata Sought Patents for Safer Airbags
Airbag patent filings show researchers for airbag manufacturer Takata looked for ways to make the safety devices more durable and the explosive propellant inside them more stable for decades before the company’s products that were designed to save lives started to do the opposite – kill people. According to a Bloomberg report, the patents, some…
Zillow Faces Age Discrimination Lawsuit in Orange County Office
Zillow has been slapped with another employment lawsuit in Orange County alleging that sales employees in the office engaged in age discrimination against one of their co-workers. According to the complaint, 41-year-old Jennifer Young, an employee on Zillow’s sales team, had a sales manager who would ask her if she was “too old” to close…
Nissan Recalls Vehicles For Possible Fuel Leaks
Nissan Motor Company is issuing an auto defect recall for about 470,000 SUVs and cars worldwide for possible fuel leaks. According to a Reuters news report, Nissan is recalling the vehicles from model years 2012 through 2015 because fuel pressure sensors may not have been properly tightened during production. This defect, reported in vehicles with…
Pharmaceutical Company Uses Shady Doctors To Market Painkillers
An article in the New York Times sheds light on the sometimes shady practices of the pharmaceutical industry and the need for more scrutiny and accountability.
General Motors Recalls Vehicles for Defective Airbags
General Motors is issuing an auto defect recall for more than 2,200 model year 2015 Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks. According to an Associated Press news report, GM had ordered dealers in October to stop selling the trucks because the driver’s side airbag could fail to deploy during a car accident. The automaker blames…
Fatal Westminster Motorcycle Accident
A man was killed in a Westminster motorcycle accident the afternoon of November 26, 2014, the Orange County Register reports. Police said the incident occurred the afternoon of November 26, 2014 at the intersection of McFadden Avenue and Gothard Street. Police say the collision occurred when a compact car traveling east on McFadden Avenue at…
McDonald’s Recalls Hello Kitty Happy Meal Toys for Choking Hazards
McDonald’s is recalling about 2.3 million Hello Kitty toys that came with its Happy Meals because they pose a choking danger. According to a CNN news report, the item in question is a red whistle that came with the Hello Kitty Birthday Lollipop Toy, which is basically a Hello Kitty figurine holding a pink heart-shaped…
U.S. & Japan Grounding of Boeing Dreamliners Due to Battery Failure and Fire Risks
Authorities in the United States and Japan have ordered airlines to stop flying their new Boeing 787 aircraft until a fire risk linked to battery failures can be fixed. According to a Jan. 17 CNN report, the move came after two emergency landings, one in Japan and another in Boston. U.S. and Japanese officials have…