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On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Feb 2, 2021 | Personal Injury
Catastrophic accidents that cause damage to your spinal cord can change your life forever. A spinal cord injury can result in muscle weakness, breathing problems and paralysis. Tragically, damage to the spinal cord is irreversible, so injured people often must make...
On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Jan 6, 2021 | Pharmaceutical Liability
Walmart operates a lot of pharmacies, especially in rural areas. Many of those areas were hit hard by the opioid crisis, which killed around 450,000 people between 1999 and 2018. Now, the U.S. Department of Justice, along with a number of states and municipalities, is...
On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Dec 3, 2020 | Ride Share/Taxi/Transit Injuries
New York’s law legalizing electric scooters and throttle-controlled electric bicycles went into effect at the end of November. The personal mobility vehicles were already in use by many, although the NYPD was issuing summonses to people who used them. Earlier this...
On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Oct 30, 2020 | Pharmaceutical Liability
Did you know that over-the-counter supplements are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration? They are nevertheless subject to some rules. For example, they may not legally contain pharmaceutical drugs that haven’t been approved in the U.S. According to a...
On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Sep 23, 2020 | Pharmaceutical Liability
Did you or a loved one take an opioid prescription after being misled about the risks? The state of New York accuses Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals of targeting the elderly for opioid prescriptions. This was allegedly done despite...
On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Aug 25, 2020 | Ride Share/Taxi/Transit Injuries
Recently, the New York Times did a story about the rise of pedal-assisted electronic bikes. According to the story, e-bikes may actually be a better exercise than standard bikes. The reason is that people are likely to ride them more often but for about the same...
On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Jul 29, 2020 | Ride Share/Taxi/Transit Injuries
A Revel moped won’t go above 30 mph, and that puts them in a category less regulated than motorcycles, which require a special license to operate. According to the Brooklyn-based company, there are about 3,000 Revel mopeds in New York City, and riders are averaging...
On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Jul 27, 2020 | Ride Share/Taxi/Transit Injuries
We’ve all heard stories about the dangers of ride-share scooters. These vehicles are like small motorcycles, but you don’t need a motorcycle license to operate one. You can just hop on. A 38-year-old man was seriously injured recently while riding a Revel scooter in...
On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Jun 30, 2020 | Personal Injury
According to a recent Reuters analysis, the reduction in traffic over the past several months has done its part to reduce car crashes. Unfortunately, in several cities Reuters considered, the percentage of crashes that involved a fatality is up. Here in New York City...
On behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Jun 16, 2020 | Pharmaceutical Liability
The New York State Department of Financial Services has filed civil charges against drug maker Endo International Plc for misrepresenting the efficacy and safety of its opioid drugs and for insurance fraud. Endo manufactured 18.4% of the opioids distributed in New...
