Author Archives: Finkelstein & Partners

Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds NOVA Position to Preserve Veterans’ Due Process Rights

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of NOVA against -->

A Pattern of Problems at a Hospital for Veterans – By JAMES DAO

The New York Times WASHINGTON — In an unusually strong letter sent to the White -->

Azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax): Drug Safety Communication – Risk of Potentially Fatal Heart Rhythms

On March 12, 2013 the FDA posted a warning to the public that azithromycin (Zithromax -->

Impaired Driving: Get The Facts

According to an article by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day 30 -->

Tri-union Seafoods Expands Recall To Include Chunk Light Tuna In Oil Products

According to the FDA on March 8, 2013, Tri-Union Seafoods LLC, which previously announced a -->

Bumble Bee Foods Issues Voluntary Recall On Specific Codes Of 5-Ounce Chunk White Albacore And Chunk Light Tuna Products Due To Loose Seals

According to the FDA on March 6, 2013, Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a -->

Drowsy Driving: 1 in 25 Fall Asleep at the Wheel According to CDC Report

An article from End Distracted Driving (www.enddd.org) states that according to the Center for Disease -->

Teen Driving – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

According to this article from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, young drivers, ages 15-20 -->

Did VA withhold Health Studies on Soldiers’ Toxic Exposures?

Stephen Coughlin, former employee at the VA Office of Public Health, has alleged that the -->

Eliminate Distracted Driving

What is Distracted Driving? Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that -->

Affymax and Takeda Announce a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Lots of OMONTYS® (peginesatide) Injection

The FDA issued a safety alert on February 23, 2013 alerting health care professionals and -->

Questions About Robotic Hysterectomy

The New York Times has published this article about robotic hysterectomies and how surgeons promise -->

Medical Device Class I Recall: Lumenis Limited, Lumenis VersaCut Tissue Morcellator

According to the FDA on February 25, 2013, Lumenis Limited is recalling certain models of -->

City Changes Law to Enable Veterans to obtain Trade Jobs

Post 9/11 Veterans will now be able to apply for Trade Licenses in NYC. Up -->

Veterans Paired with Dogs to Help PTSD and TBI Symptoms

The therapeutic effects of a canine companion are known by all dog lovers. Many recognize -->

Voluntary Recall of Dakota Specialty Milling Select Flours and Grain Blends

According to the FDA on February 14, 2013, Dakota Specialty Milling has initiated a voluntary -->

Student Veterans: For Profit’s Offer New Guidelines

For Profit colleges and universities have come under scrutiny in the media for being “unfriendly” -->

CAVC Vacates Board Decision and Remands PTSD Case

The CAVC, in the case of Rogliano v. Shinseki, 11-1597 (2/27/13), Vacated a BVA Decision -->

Women in Combat–Requirement to Register for Draft?

Has the Obama Administration’s recent decision to lift the ban on women in combat, opened -->

Class I Recall: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc recalls LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve

According to the FDA on January 4, 2013, DePuy issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall -->

Editorial: Young Moms Show High Rate of Distracted Driving

A report by the Herald-Dispatch on January 25, 2013 states that young mothers tend to -->