Month: May 2020

Profit-Driven Power Wheelchair Companies Put Medicare Patients at Risk of Falls and Fires

• May 26, 2020
• Attorney Matt Stoddard
• Product Liability

When discussing Medicare wheelchairs, it’s important to note that Medicare itself does not produce medical supplies; it only funds them. The actual suppliers and maintenance providers for devices like power wheelchairs are independent, for-profit companies. Some are honest businesses that produce safe products to fill medically appropriate prescriptions, but others exist for the express purpose of extracting as much taxpayer money from Medicare as possible, without regard for patients’ nee...

Georgia Poultry Plant Workers Face New Dangers Due to Coronavirus

• May 19, 2020
• Attorney Matt Stoddard
• Catastrophic Injury

Right now, while so many are fighting the spread of COVID-19 simply by staying home, others are still expected to risk exposure every day in order to perform in-person jobs that have been deemed essential, including jobs in the food supply line. Although there’s no arguing with the fact that a steady food supply is indeed essential to the U.S’s survival and recovery, many companies are using their “essential” classification as an excuse to disregard safety necessities and common sense, and...