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South Carolina Judge Rules that Mayor Bloomberg's "Sting" to Reduce Guns on NYC Streets Could be Considered Extreme and Outrageous

A South Carolina judge has ruled that countersuits by a South Carolina gun dealer against Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City over tactics…

Posted by SEO Admin on Nov 28, 2007

St. Judes Riata Line of Defibrillator Leads May Puncture Holes in Patients' Hearts

Not long after Medtronic pulled a flawed Sprint Fidelis leads off the market because of an apparent tendency to break, there are concerns that similarleads…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Nov 26, 2007

Energy Drinks Boost More Than Energy: Is There A Failure to Warn?

Downing an energy drink (ie. Red Bull, Full Throttle, Amp and Rush) may boost blood pressure and heart rate as well as energy, posing a…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Nov 23, 2007

Daily Eater of Popcorn Sues Over Butter-Flavor Chemical Diacetyl, Saying "I Inhaled."

Exposure to the chemical known as diacetyl, which adds the buttery flavor to popcorn, has been tied to hundreds of cases of workers whose lungs…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Nov 21, 2007

4,500 Patients of NYC Anesthesiologist to be Alerted to Get Tested for Hepatitis C: Not All of Dr. Harvey Finkelstein's Patients Were Notified to Get Tested

Health officials in New York City earlier this year linked three cases of hepatitis C to an anesthesiologist who administered intravenous pain medication. Although they…

Nov 19, 2007

Off-Label Marketing of Fentora Leads to $425 Million Penalty

On September 27, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about the risk of potentially fatal overdoses with Fentora, a narcotic painkiller manufactured…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Nov 17, 2007

Possible Statute of Limitations Bar to Over 600 People Who Doctor Might Have Exposed to Hepatitis B and C and HIV Illustrates Gross Unfairness of Lack of "Discovery Rule"

Earlier this week, 628 people were sent letters by the New York State Health Department urging them to get tested for hepatitis B and C…

Posted by SEO Admin on Nov 16, 2007

Convictions for Unsavory Use of Internet Chat Rooms Directed Towards Minors Lead to Judicial Review of Federal Statutes

The government's use of investigators or informants posing as underage victims to ensnare sexual predators has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

Posted by SEO Admin on Nov 14, 2007

Attorney's Pro Forma Notices at End of E-mails Not Worth the Bytes They're Stored In (Beware the Employer's E-mail Server)

It has become commonplace for attorneys and others sending faxes and e-mails to include at the end of such communications standard language stating that the…

Posted by SEO Admin on Nov 12, 2007

Instant Messages May Byte Too

An interesting discussion contrasting the technology, data storage characteristics and the discovery process of e-mails with instant messages (IM) appears in an article by attorneys…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Nov 12, 2007

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The law firm of Levine & Slavit, PLLC has served clients in Long Island and the Greater New York City-area since 1957. We are a team of personal injury and wrongful death lawyers who work tirelessly for victims' rights. Our team is licensed and affiliated with the:

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