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Wisconsin Pistachio Nut Recall
The Georgia Nut Company has recalled bulk wholesale and retail products containing shelled pistachio nuts because they may be tainted with Salmonella. The recall effects two Milwaukee-area stores, Not Just Nuts in Wauwatosa and Georgia Nuts Chocolate House in Greenfield. According to the company, this recall is not related to the…
Read MoreScamming the Elderly
The Wisconsin State Journal recently published an article unveiling a scam designed to target the elderly at this time of year. Apparently, scam artists are using Spring Break as a means to Scam-a-Grandma. Scam artists pose as grandchildren in need of emergency help a.k.a. money. They call up the elderly…
Read MoreCar Accident Victim Awarded $275,000 Verdict
Attorney Rich Kalkhoff won a $275,000 verdict on behalf of a Wauwatosa man who was injured in a Milwaukee County auto accident in July of 2005. Joe Cerniglia, 39, stopped at the traffic light at N. 68th Street and W. Bluemound Road in Wauwatosa. While he waited, another vehicle pulled…
Read MoreMotorcycle Accidents
The recent death of 58-year-old Leroy Hood from Waukesha marked one of the first Wisconsin motorcycle deaths of 2009. His motorcycle accident and subsequent death is a sobering reminder of how careful motorcycle riders must be while enjoying their hobby. Past studies show motorcycle fatalities have been on the rise for the last decade. In 2007,…
Read MoreImproving Nursing Home Care
An article written by Geriatric experts at the University of Rochester Medical Center addresses concerns in the quality of long-term care currently being provided. The article, entitled Nursing Home Physician Specialists: A Response to the Workforce Crisis in Long-Term Care, calls for a new kind of specialty to meet the needs of…
Read MoreLawsuit Alleges Johnson & Johnson Marketed Risperdal Off-Label
Three former salespeople say Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical unit encouraged sales representatives to promote its anti-psychotic Risperdal for uses not approved by the FDA. PKSD is a Milwaukee personal injury law firm handling drug injury cases through out the state. Our personal injury lawyers have successfully represented injured people in almost every…
Read MoreBroken Bones in Elderly Women
A University of Washington-Seattle study published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery found that elderly women who suffer a broken upper arm are five times more likely than normal to break a hip within a year after the arm fracture. There is evidence to support that both fractures…
Read MoreFamily Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against State Mental Health Institute
An article by Kevin Murphy for the Northwestern (03/09) MADISON A 15-year-old-girl choked to death in 2006 on food she wasn’t supposed to be given while a patient at the Winnebago Mental Health Institution, according to a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the girls parents. The complaint filed against the…
Read MoreTraumatic Brain Injury Month
March is Brain Injury Month. Approximately 1.4 million people will suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) this year, resulting in 50,000 deaths. The four most common causes of a traumatic brain injury are falls, motor vehicle-traffic crashes, instances of being struck by or against another object and assaults. PKSD is a Wisconsin personal…
Read MoreChemical Restraints Used in California Nursing Home
Nursing home residents at Lake Isabella nursing home in Bakersfield, California, are being over-prescribed drugs that may have life-threatening side effects for the elderly. The anti-psychotic drugs Zyprexa, Risperdal, and Seroquel were being given to nursing home residents with behavioral issues. These drugs carry the Federal Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) strongest black-box warning…
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