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700 Lawsuits Over Defective Drug Causing Permanent Hair Loss
In California, hopeful cancer patients were treated with the drug Taxotere. Although they expected some hair loss due to chemotherapy, no-one expected the hair loss to be permanent. Countless women were victims of exposure to a defective drug containing a toxic substance that permanently killed their hair follicles, leaving them bald for life.
Suffering from PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is a serious mental health condition that’s set off by a traumatic event. According to the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study, 30% of men develop full-blown PTSD after having served in a war. Among veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, 13% was suffering from PTSD. It’s not just war veterans that suffer from PTSD. For non-war related PTSD cases, it was found that 10% of the US women and 4% of US men suffer from PTSD in their lifetimes.
Can I Get Fired for Suing My Boss for Personal Injury?
Can I get fired for suing my boss? First things first. You can’t really sue your employer if you got hurt at work. Work-related injuries happen all the time, especially if you’re working in a high-risk environment. However, most of the time workers can make use of workers compensation provided by the employer which pays for their medical bills and financial losses due to out-of-work days. Workers compensation also means that you can’t sue your company for personal injuries on top of being compensated. Yet, there are a few exceptions to the rule.
