22
Oct
A Brief Look At The “First Responder” Regulation Under The FLSA
By: Lee GreshamOur firm recently represented a class of more than 40 Fire Suppression Lieutenants in a case seeking unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), as it pertains to “first responders.” The following is a brief look...
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22
Oct
Medicare Fixed Percentage Option- The Basics
By: Amanda WilliamsonIn an effort to streamline Medicare's recovery process the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor (MSPRC) has introduced a new method for calculating recovery amounts on certain liability insurance cases. A beneficiary who receives a settlem...
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22
Oct
Congratulations to Jeff Leonard and Erik Heninger!
Jeff Leonard and Erik Heninger successfully settled a case on behalf of a high-net-worth depositor against an out-of-state bank. The depositor wired a large sum of money to the bank to be pledged in conjunction with a multi-million dollar loan that the bank made to a manufa...
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22
Oct
The Federal Tort Claims Act – A Primer
By: J. Callen SparrowThe Federal Tort Claims Act (hereinafter FTCA) provides a vehicle whereby claims can be brought against the United States by victims of wrongs committed by government employees. The statutes providing the basis for these claims can be found...
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22
Oct
Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella: We’re Not Gonna Take It!
Birth Control with “Cure All” Promises and Life Altering Side EffectsBy: Brandy RobertsonMany young women may remember the Yaz and Yasmin birth control advertisements from a few years ago that featured fashionable young women sitting around in an upscale club di...
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22
Oct
Congratulations Kathryn Harrington, Indian Spring’s Newest City Council Member!
Heninger Garrison Davis is proud to announce that attorney, Kathryn Harrington, is an elected official. On Tuesday, August 28, 2012, Kathryn was elected to the Indian Springs City Council, Place 2. She received a landslide victory, garnering 84% of the votes.Learn mor...
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22
Oct
Join HGD Attorneys for a live CLE Seminar on Litigating the Prescription Drug Case
Christopher Hood and Taylor Bartlett have been selected as speakers for upcoming continuing legal education seminar on Litigating the Prescription Drug Case: Key Events Prior to Trial.Attorneys every year file thousands of cases involving injuries allegedly caused by prescriptio...
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22
Oct
GranuFlo Recall and How Potential Overdosing can occur
By: Lewis GarrisonFresenius Medical GranuFlo Dialysis Treatment RecallHGD attorneys are currently pursuing potential lawsuits for individuals who have experienced injury or loss due to cardiovascular death, sudden cardiac death, cardiopulmonary arrest, heart attack, and other cat...
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22
Oct
15 Ways Patients Can Help Prevent Medical Errors
By: Erik HeningerThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) seminal study of preventable medical errors estimates that as many as 98,000 people die every year at a cost of $29 billion due to medical errors by medical professionals. If categorized by the Centers for Disease Control (CD...
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22
Oct
Johnson & Johnson Recalls 4 Transvaginal Mesh Products, Asks FDA for Waiver
Transvaginal mesh manufacturer Johnson & Johnson is recalling four of its mesh products following lawsuits filed by hundreds of women who say the mesh is harmful.Johnson & Johnson announced its recalls in a letter it sent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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