Newly released court documents show concerns over a link between suicidal behavior and the popular anti-baldness drug Propecia have been present for a decade. Despite those worries, the drug’s manufacturer, Merck & Co., and U.S. regulators decided against warning...
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Lawsuit against UM, Yale can proceed over medical mix-up
An Ohio family’s lawsuit against University of Michigan Health System and Yale University is going forward more than two decades after genetic tests for two young sisters were mixed up. In 1999, Michael Lonsway and his wife, Susan, took their daughters, Cameryn, age 3...
Early Diagnosis and Good Surgical Stabilization a Must for SCFE
Something we at McKeen & Associates have witnessed is the inadequate care of SCFE (Slipped capital femoral epiphysis). SCFE is a very common hip disorder in adolescents. A growth plate (physis) is found between the femur head (epiphysis) and the neck of the femur,...
McKeen Wins More Than $3 million on Behalf of Permanently Disabled Hockey Player
McKeen and Associates attorneys Brian McKeen and Todd Schroeder recently settled a case for $3,250,000 on behalf of an athlete who suffered a spinal cord injury due to physician negligence. The young man experienced a hemothorax-- an accumulation of blood within the...
McKinsey agrees to settlement with states over opioid claims
International consulting behemoth McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $573 million to nearly all states and the District of Columbia and U.S. territories over its role in the opioid crisis for its marketing of OxyContin. Under the agreement, McKinsey will not admit...
Why you need to know what your prescription pills should look like
Filling a prescription may be so commonplace, you may not give it much thought. After you pick up your prescription from the pharmacy, you may leaf through the indications for usage. Then you probably begin taking the medication as normal. But one step you might not...
What action can parents take when birth injuries occur?
What should be a joyous occasion can turn to devastating loss when a baby suffers permanent severe injuries due to medical negligence at delivery or during the prenatal period. Birth injuries can cause physical, psychological, cognitive and social consequences. The...
Patients receiving in-home hospice care subjected to neglect
When a loved one receives hospice care, the hope is that they will receive the medical, physical, emotional and spiritual care and support needed in their final weeks and days. It is undoubtedly an upsetting time for everyone involved, and hospice services are...
McKeen & Associates Wins Supreme Court Case
On December 23, 2020, McKeen & Associates attorneys Brian McKeen, Kenneth Lee and John Malone won a critical decision in the Michigan Supreme Court case of Laveta Anderson v The Wellness Plan, et al, in Oakland County Circuit Court. The Supreme Court decided to...
House of Representatives failed to ban asbestos
Nowadays, nearly everyone knows of the harmful effects of exposure to asbestos. Since construction companies began to use it as an insulator, thousands of people have died of asbestosis, the most common disease resulting from breathing in asbestos fibers. Asbestos is...