Maryland Injury Lawyer BlogPublished By Miller & ZoisGarrett County Judicial Vacancy- July 30, 2008 Although our lawyers cover personal injury and medical malpractice cases throughout Maryland, I have to admit we have not handled many Garrett County personal injury cases. Garrett County is the westernmost county in Maryland, and I think the many malpractice and accident victims in Garrett County unfortunately turn to Pittsburgh lawyers in serious injury and malpractice cases. Apparently, for District Court claims in Garrett County, to not have many Garrett County claims is a good thing..http://www.marylandinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/07/garrett_county_judicial_vacanc.html Zimmer Durom Cup Recall: Post Market Surveillance Needs Facelift- July 30, 2008 A New York Times article yesterday on the Zimmer Durom Cup's problems underscores the post-market surveillance problem with drugs and medical devices, pointing to the Zimmer Durom Cup problems that have led to Zimmer recalling their hip replacement component. This is a Zimmer fault; they should have a system of tracking and honestly responding to reports of problems with their hip replacement components. But we clearly cannot expect drug and medical device companies to police themselves. In..http://www.marylandinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/07/zimmer_durom_cup_recall_post_m.html Lost of Chance in Medical Malpractice Cases: What Massachusetts Has Done and What Maryland Should Do- July 29, 2008 While I was on vacation, I promised more commentary on Matsuyama v. Birnbaum, a landmark medical malpractice opinion on loss of chance from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. In Matsuyama, the 42 year-old Plaintiffs decedent, Mr. Matsuyama, saw the Defendant doctor, a board-certified internist and the Plaintiffs primary care doctor, for a physical in July, 1995. Mr. Matsuyama's medical records from that visit indicated disclosure of complaints of gastric distress for the last seven...http://www.marylandinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/07/lost_of_chance_in_medical_malp.html Efficacy of Chantix- July 29, 2008 While making clear to potential referring lawyers that our law firm is handling Chantix cases, I always gave Pfizer credit that Chantix did help users quit smoking, even if it did appear to cause a host of health problems to a minority of users. Now GlaxoSmithKline begs to differ. In a study Glaxo recently commissioned, Chantix is found to be no better at helping patients quit smoking than therapeutic nicotine such as NicoDerm. Of course, Glaxo makes NicoDerm, so it has motivation to find as.http://www.marylandinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/07/efficacy_of_chantix.html Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog- July 28, 2008 I am back from vacation and should be posting again later today or tomorrow on the Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog. In the meantime, if you are looking for some local personal injury lawyer blog material, take a look at the new Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog. This blog is written by John Bratt, one of our lawyers at Miller & Zois. When I first read John's Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog, I read a few things and thought, "Wait, I would not have written that." But that's the point, getting another..http://www.marylandinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/07/baltimore_injury_lawyer_blog.html |