Since the COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA and distributed, the news has been dominated by how quickly it was developed and approved. There has also been quite a bit of coverage about how safe such a new, untested vaccine is and whether we…
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Can Employers Require Workers to get COVID-19 Vaccine?
The COVID-19 pandemic, first thought to be a temporary nuisance, has spread like wildfire across the world, killing over 400,000 Americans and counting. The U.S. leads every other country tracked by the World Health Organization (WHO) in deaths; although it accounts for just 4.3% of…
Vaccines 101: History, Safety & Your Rights
To most Americans, vaccines are something we have always had. Since birth, we have routinely gotten them, and they are easy to take for granted. But vaccines actually have a long and complicated history, and it took hundreds of years to get where they are…
Are There Any Legal Options If You Suffer Side Effects From COVID-19 Vaccine?
The COVID-19 vaccine is here. Incredibly, it was developed in less than a year by pharmaceutical giants Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna and approved for emergency use by the FDA in December 2020. Many people are concerned about the efficacy and potential side effects of a vaccine…
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How COVID-19, Politics Are Impacting Our Mental Health
There’s no question that 2020 has been one of the most challenging years in recent memory for almost all of us, between a worldwide pandemic that has killed over 1.4 million people and a chaotic, often violent presidential election. These two subjects have dominated our…
How The Results of the 2020 Election May Affect Employment Law
The 2020 election was among the most chaotic and contentious in American history. The corresponding changes in government that took place across the country are sure to impact our everyday lives in a variety of ways. America elected a Democratic president and retained a Democratic…
Political Road Rage: Tension Across the U.S. is Still Here
The most contentious presidential election in U.S. history is over. On Saturday, November 7, 2020, a full four days after Election Day, Joe Biden was officially declared the new president-elect. But unlike past elections, the dust is far from settled. Constantly heightening tension due to…
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Part 2: Heavy Metals Found in Baby Formulas and Baby Cereals
Following the February 4, 2021 Report from the U.S. House of Representative’s Staff Committee, it’s been widely reported that virtually all of the baby foods tested contain dangerously high levels of at least four toxic metals (see Mick Grewal’s previous blog on the topic for…
Court Won’t Revive Claim for Towel Left in Patient for 17 years
Michigan law prevents patient from pursuing clear case of medical malpractice after he discovered the mass in his abdomen was actually a surgical towel inadvertently left behind from a surgery 17 years earlier. According to the Michigan Court of Appeals unpublished opinion Lloyd Gatz v…
Well-Known Chicago Priest Faces 2nd Allegation of Child Sex Abuse
Rev. Michael Pfleger, an activist Chicago priest, now faces a second allegation of sexual abuse. This new allegation comes from the brother of the first survivor who came forward on January 5, 2021. Both allegations stem from alleged sexual abuse that occurred more than 40…
