Rourke & Blumenthal Legal Blog

Uninsured Motorist & Underinsured Motorist Coverage August 28, 2018

Uninsured motorist (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance coverage can provide much-needed security to accident victims in a number of situations when the at-fault driver’s insurance is ...

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Too Little Too Late: Bayer Announces it Will End Essure Sales in the United States August 21, 2018

On July 20, 2018, Bayer announced it will be discontinuing the sale of the Essure birth control implant by the end of the year. All we can say at Rourke & Blumenthal is ‘what took you so long?’ Since ...

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Rourke & Blumenthal Calls on Hospitals to Start Protecting Mothers August 6, 2018

The United States is the most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth. The fact that women who give birth in the United States are three to five times more likely to die than in countries ...

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Rourke & Blumenthal Speaks Out on Behalf of Sexual Assault Victim June 20, 2018

A mental health worker accused of sexually assaulting a young boy has a long, troubled history with children. In June, 33-year-old Matthew Gatton turned himself into Westerville Police after being ...

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Ohio Should Protect the Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse, Not the Sexual Predators! June 8, 2018

It may come as a shock that Ohio law protects companies and other organizations that negligently hire and retain perpetrators of sexual violence over the rights or their victims. Passed under the ...

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Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Save 8,000 Lives and 2.9 Billion in Costs June 6, 2018

This blog has previously addressed research showing that preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in our country (See our 1/07/2017 blog entry). Instead of aggressively ...

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