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The Legal Implications of the Exactech Recall for Patients and Hospitals
Exactech is a manufacturer of medical implants, including ankle, knee, hip and shoulder replacement devices. Unfortunately, due to poor manufacturing practices and quality control issues, Exactech has been forced to recall hundreds of thousands of its implantable medical devices over the past few years. While some patients may receive news of Exactech’s recalls in time…
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Cyberattack at Change Healthcare Causes Pharmacy Outage at CVS and Other Pharmacies
Recently, Change Healthcare reported that it was the target of a massive cyberattack. In response, Change Healthcare disconnected its systems to limit the impact of the incident. However, by doing so, the company sent many pharmacies into a tailspin. As a result, patients of CVS and other major pharmacies have reported that they are unable…
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Assurance IQ Data Breach Affects an Unknown Number of Consumers
On March 4, 2024, Assurance IQ, LLC (“Assurance”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after discovering that an Assurance employee shared consumer information for an unauthorized purpose. In this notice, Assurance explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes…
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California-Based Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics Experiences Data Breach Following Cyberattack
On March 7, 2024, CDC Dental Management, Co., LLC dba Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics (“Kids Care”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after discovering that it had been the target of a recent cyberattack. In this notice, Kids Care explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party…
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Fifth Circuit Affirms District Court Decisions Excluding Appellants’ Experts Reports and Granting Summary Judgment
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit – Plaintiff Harry Marsh worked as a merchant mariner from 1944 to 1992. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2018 and subsequently sued the owner of every vessel he worked on over his lengthy career. Defendants included appellees Chas Kurz & Co. Inc., Chiquita Brands International…
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Middle East Crisis: Gaza Authorities Say Accident Involving Airdropped Aid Kills 5
If confirmed, the deaths would underscore the difficulty of getting food to people facing severe hunger in the enclave. The U.S. said it had conducted another airdrop on Friday, but that all of that aid had landed on the ground safely.
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‘Decolonizing’ Ukrainian Art, One Name-and-Shame Post at a Time
Oksana Semenik’s social media campaign both educates the curious about overlooked Ukrainian artists — and pressures global museums to relabel art long described as Russian.
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Iran’s 2022 Protest Crackdown Included Killings, Torture and Rape, U.N. Finds
A fact-finding mission looking into the demonstrations that followed the death of Mahsa Amini found brutality and rejected Iran’s version of Ms. Amini’s death.
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Europe and U.S. Plan to Supply Gaza by Sea, but Aid Groups Say It’s Not Enough
Relief organizations say cumbersome new strategies cannot substitute for Israel allowing more supply trucks into the Gaza Strip, while an airdrop of aid reportedly went awry and killed five people.
