Randy is the former President of the South Carolina Association for Justice. He has been certified by the American Board of Professional Liability as a specialist in Medical Malpractice Law which is recognized by the South Carolina Bar. Randy has also been awarded the distinction of being a “Super Lawyer” 10 times in the last decade. He has over 25 years of experience helping injured people fight back against corporations, hospitals and wrong-doers.
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Several Diabetes Drugs May Cause Increased Risk of Toe Amputation
Recent findings provided by the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) detail the connection between the use of several diabetes drugs and the elevated risk of toe amputation. The diabetes drugs that pose this serious risk to patients are classified as sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors used to treat individuals with…
Read MoreWhat Are the Risks and Adverse Effects from Dry Needling?
Dry needling is a therapeutic option for pain relief that some physical therapists, chiropractors, and sports medicine doctors use to treat pain and increase range of motion in injured patients. However, when this therapy is performed improperly or in an unsterile manner, there are potential risks and side effects that can be serious and cause…
Read MoreWhat Injuries are Women Suffering After Having Essure Birth Control Implants?
The Essure permanent birth control system was approved by the FDA as a sterilization option for women who wanted a less invasive option for sterilization than the traditional tubal ligation procedure. Essure is a pair of metal coils about the length of your little finger that are implanted into the Fallopian Tubes. The metal coils…
Read MoreMan Loses His Lower Right Leg After Using Invokana Diabetes Drug
Michael R. Wilkinson was prescribed Invokana (otherwise referred to as canagliflozin) in order to help manage his diabetic condition. He began taking the drug in April 2015. By December that same year, he was forced to undergo an amputation of his right leg below the knee. Unaware of the possible connection between his use of…
Read MoreIs Dry Needling a Safe Treatment for Pain?
Dry needling is a physical therapy treatment that uses acupuncture needles to treat pain. This is not a generally accepted standard medical practice in the United States. There are many people who have suffered severe injury after dry needling. A Canadian health organization reported on a study of 7,629 dry needling treatments performed by physiotherapists…
Read MoreEssure Contraceptive Implants – Frequently Asked Questions About Injuries
Essure is a permanent birth control solution that was designed to give women a less invasive, non-surgical alternative to tubal ligation. Essure was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2002, and while about half a million women have had the device implanted, the FDA has received close to 12,000 adverse reports of…
Read MoreConcerns about Invokana and Lower Limb Amputation Risks
The drug Invokana, also referred to as canagliflozin, is used to treat patients for Type 2 diabetes. Invokana first entered the market in 2013. Since then it has become one of the most widely used diabetes medications in the U.S. Alarmingly, the drug has been linked to a number of difference serious side effects and…
Read MoreFDA Has Restricted the Sale of Essure Birth Control Implants
On April 9th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restricted the sale and distribution of the Essure permanent birth control device. In its media release, the FDA reports that it was aware that some women have received the Essure birth control device without also receiving adequate information about the device’s risks. Now, the FDA…
Read MoreNew Federal Rules Require Drug Testing for Opioid Use in Truck Drivers
When you are driving along the highway and an 18-wheeler truck whizzes past, you probably assume that the driver is sober, well-rested and paying attention to the task of driving. Unfortunately, sometimes this is not the case. The massive opioid epidemic that has the United States in its unrelenting grip has also affected the trucking…
Read MoreLaboratory Testing Errors Can Lead to Claims of Medical Malpractice
Lab tests are a vital link in delivering health care services. Physicians rely on the accuracy of lab tests in making diagnoses. Health care professionals such as doctors, nurses and lab technicians have a duty to administer, interpret and report on lab tests properly and accurately. If there is a mistake in the way a…
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