In 2022, JUUL, an e-cigarette company originally founded to help cigarette smokers quit, settled a lawsuit that alleged that Plaintiffs paid more for JUUL products than they would have if accurate information regarding the product’s addictiveness and safety had been provided. The lawsuit further alleged that JUUL products were unlawfully marketed to minors. The complaint, […]

Chaos ensued in the nursing home industry after the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final rule mandating minimum nurse staffing in every nursing home that accepts Medicaid and/or Medicare funds. This means virtually all U.S. nursing homes will be subject to the new rules as of April […]

On June 16, 2021, Erica Russell died while undergoing cosmetic surgery for a “Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL),” a procedure that has grown in popularity in recent years. Last March, her family filed suit in Miami-Dade County Court for wrongful death against Seduction Cosmetic Center, the facility where the operation was performed, and Dr. John […]

At the height of the pandemic, the public became increasingly aware of the socioeconomic disparities in health care. The prevalent news coverage of the pandemic and Black Lives Matter (“BLM”) movement shone a spotlight on the inequality suffered by people of color and its effects. Studies revealed that racial and ethnic minorities […]

In the United States, there are approximately 22 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births. The rate of maternal deaths in the United States is more than double, almost nearly triple the rate for any other first-world/high-income nation. Many of these pregnancy-related deaths occur during the postpartum period. The postpartum period is days […]