Both public and private hospitals are prohibited by law from denying a patient care in an emergency. The Emergency Medical and Treatment Labor Act (EMTLA) passed by Congress in 1986 forbids the denial of care to indigent or uninsured patients based on a lack of ability to pay. Patient Protection under the Emergency Medical and…
GMO Crops Bred to Withstand Higher Amounts of Glyphosate The majority of GMO crops, including corn, soybeans, canola, cotton and alfalfa, have been bred to resist one best-selling herbicide called glyphosate, a broad spectrum herbicide that is designed to kill a variety of weeds. Glyphosate is the primary active ingredient in a popular herbicide sold in stores…
Following over a decade of reports of defective air bags, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued in October 2014 an urgent plea to more than 4.7 million people driving cars made by Toyota, Honda, Mazda, BMW, Nissan, General Motors and Ford to get their cars fixed. The inflator mechanisms in the air bags…
With Ebola an increasing concern, advocacy groups are calling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to quickly move forward with an infectious-disease rule that has been on the docket since 2010. Although OSHA has created a new web page with information about protecting workers in industries at high risk of exposure, including healthcare,…
Halloween is exciting and fun for children, but sometimes hectic for parents who worry about who their children are with. Oregon State Police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) urge parents and guardians to consider the following basic safety precautions to keep Halloween safe and fun for children: Before Halloween: Choose…
Cyclists are invited to attend the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s Scenic Bikeway Committee meeting on October 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the department’s office in the North Mall Office building, 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem. The meeting is open to the public. The Oregon Scenic Bikeway Committee is an…
Richard Rizk will give a special presentation on Disability Law at this year’s annual Disability Law Section of the Oregon State Bar on October 23, 2014, at the Oregon State Bar Center in Tigard. Navigating the ins and outs of disability law requires expert help. As a litigator and former defense lawyer representing insurers and…
On September 8, 2014 at approximately 2:58 p.m., a commercial truck pulling a flatbed semi-trailer was traveling southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 290 when the left rear dual axle and wheels broke loose. The wheels and axle struck the center concrete barrier, bounced back across the southbound lanes and struck the right front area…
Although a refreshing breeze feels good from an open upstairs window, parents need to guard their small children from tragic falls. Each year in the United States, 15 to 20 children under the age of 11 die and nearly 15,000 are injured falling from open windows. Child Critically Injured in Fall in Southeast Portland’s Powellhurst-Gilbert…
Namenda-IR for Alzheimer’s, manufactured by Forest Laboratories, is a popular medication that will be going off patent in April 2015, and more than ten generic versions of the drug will be entering the market at that time. The new generic formulation, known as Memantine, will offer the same benefits at a much lower cost. In order to…