Health

From traumatic brain injuries to long-term recovery after a crash, our Health coverage explores how personal injuries affect mind and body, the emerging medical research, and what you need to know when healing or seeking compensation. We also cover public-health implications of legal cases and safety issues.

FDA Commissioner Releases Updates To Administration’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan

Earlier this year the FDA released its Medical Device Safety Action Plan, aimed at enhancing device safety, building on existing initiatives to further ensure consumer medical devices are safe, and effective.

By Claude Wyle

/ 3 Jan 2019

FDA Cracks Down On E-Cigarettes, Attempts To Curb Teen Vaping

Federal regulators are hoping to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes at retail locations such as gas stations and convenience stores, and require age verification of anyone buying e-cigarettes online, according to reports. New restrictions come after a dramatic increase in teen vaping over th

By Claude Wyle

/ 1 Jan 2019

San Francisco Bay Area Clif Bar Recall – Concerns About Possible Listeria Food Poisoning

Three types of Clif bars were announced for recall earlier this month due to potential Listeria contamination, as certain varieties of the nutrition bars were found to contain sunflower seeds linked to manufacturers subject to a shutdown and recall from an outbreak of the bacteria. As…

By Claude Wyle

/ 13 Jun 2016

San Francisco Food Safety Lawyer Asks: Should California Consumers Beware of E.coli Outbreak?

An outbreak of E. coli that caused at least 38 people across 20 states to become sick has been traced back to flour produced at a General Mills plant in Kansas City Missouri, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a San Francisco…

By Claude Wyle

/ 8 Jun 2016

E-Cig Explosion Almost Paralyzes Tennessee Man:

So why do E-cigarettes have such a passionate following, when it seems that every week we learn of more and more exploding batteries and injuries? As a dangerous and defective products attorney, it is my duty to inform the public of potential dangers in using…

By Claude Wyle

/ 13 Jan 2016

Shigella Outbreak In San Jose Restaurant: Health Department Receives Many Complaints: What To Do if You Are Sickened From Shigella Tainted Food.

San Jose Officials are reporting 11 people hospitalized, some in intensive care, after contracting Shigella at a San Jose restaurant. Each of the 11 hospitalized from Shigella ate at the Mariscos San Juan restaurant in downtown San Jose on either Friday or Saturday. The restaurant…

By Claude Wyle

/ 21 Oct 2015

Woman Burned By Exploding E-Cigarette, Awarded 1.9M

As a dangerous and defective products attorney, I’ve handled all kinds of cases, including those having to do with injuries as a result of electronic cigarettes. One case, similar to those that I’ve handled first hand, is the story of Jennifer Ries, and the unfortunate…

By Claude Wyle

/ 10 Oct 2015

Coup and Contrecoup Brain Injuries

Football season is in full swing, but football means more than jerseys, tailgates, and cheering for the winning team. For some, football, and the injuries from football can mean a lifetime of pain or disability, or even death. That’s why I think it’s important to continue…

By Claude Wyle

/ 2 Oct 2015

Fraud in Advertising? Diet Soda Not Living Up To Its Name.

Looking to shrink your waistline? Put down that diet soda. New research by the Journal of American Geriatrics Society shows that drinking diet soda may actually boost belly fat and increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. The findings are just one of many studies that…

By Claude Wyle

/ 31 Mar 2015

E-Cigarettes or Hookah; Is Either Cigarette Alternative Safe?

As a dangerous products attorney, I tend to receive many questions about what might be a “safer alternative” to using various products. One of the most popular debates presented is about smoking cigarettes. People are amazed that anyone would have the gall to sue a…

By Claude Wyle

/ 13 Jan 2015

No Caramel Apples This Year!

This Holiday Season, stay away from the caramel apples! No, not just because they’re made of sugar and chock full of calories (because what would the Holiday Season be without a bit of indulgence?), but because it turns out that some prepackaged caramel apples have been linked to a Listeriosis…

By Claude Wyle

/ 24 Dec 2014

Proposition 46-The People of California Lost – Why We Should Care

First of all, I don’t handle medical malpractice cases. I make no money from medical malpractice. While I have friends who are excellent medical malpractice attorneys, I don’t enjoy prosecuting these cases as much as I do other types of cases. One of the primary…

By Claude Wyle

/ 18 Nov 2014