The use of nitrous oxide, perhaps better known as “laughing gas,” has been offered for several years by dentists to reduce the anxiety and discomfort in patients undergoing dental procedures. Nitrous oxide is a tasteless, odorless, nonflammable gas, and has been used in countries such as New Zealand, Great Britain, Scandinavia, and Canada for decades…

On June 29, 1967, Hollywood bombshell Jayne Mansfield performed in a nightclub act in Biloxi, Mississippi. Later that night, she, some of her friends and three of her children piled into a car to head to New Orleans where Mansfield had another engagement the next day. The 34-year-old actress never made it; she and the…

After four years, justice has been served for Ohio couple Nicole Welker and her partner, Justin Brinkley. The couple gave birth to a son in 2012, but complications during the labor left baby Justinian with “cerebral palsy and catastrophic disabilities” according to the lawsuit. After spending two years contending with the realities of Justinian’s care,…

Being a plaintiff injury attorney means you’re going to hear some truly devastating stories. You’re going to work with people whose lives have been turned upside down, who have lost loved ones, and who have been permanently injured in some way. When you work with nursing home residents, like our team in Kentucky does, you’re…

Let’s start with the premise that robots are cool. Autonomous cars, drones, BB-8, that machine that mixes drinks on cruises – there seems to be no limit to what technology can do to benefit the world. And while there are considerable (and justifiable) concerns over issues like liability and artificial intelligence, new tech has done…

There is a certain level of irony over two medical giants fighting to death over land use near the Buttermilk Pike, but truth is stranger than fiction. But it’s also an important story – one that should be given a little more status, perhaps, than it has – for a few reasons. To recap: Christ…

It’s a situation that pops up far more often than we like to think. A sudden impact, the tinkle of glass, the dust settling from a recently deployed airbag; if you’re lucky, your vehicle’s crash protection systems worked flawlessly, reducing your risk of serious injury. Unfortunately, that’s not always the reality; fully one-third of all…

A new study from Canada could mean better results for victims of traumatic brain injury. The research, recently published in the journal Neurology, examined the sleep habits of 30 patients who had been hospitalized for moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) following an accident. The results from the University of Montreal are the latest…

Last June in Tennessee, a seven-car pileup in a construction zone killed six people and injured eighteen more. An investigation into the crash found that the tractor-trailer responsible for the initial collision was traveling at better than 80mph into a zone of heavy traffic; no attempt was made to slow down or evade the snarled…

In the United States, premature birth is the leading cause of permanent disabilities, and sometimes death in babies. In many cases, it is unclear why a woman experiences preterm (premature) birth. A baby that is born before the 37th week of pregnancy is considered preterm. Physicians and scientists continue to study the various causes of…