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FDA Updates Hand Sanitizer Poison Warning | Florida Injury Attorneys Whittel & Melton

Almost 90 new brands have been added to the FDA’s updated list of possibly toxic hand sanitizers. The FDA believes these hand sanitizers contain methanol, a toxic chemical that can be absorbed through the skin. If ingested, methanol can kill you.  According to the FDA, all but one of the…

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Coronavirus Causes Johnson & Johnson to Stop Sales of Baby Powder Products in US and Canada | Mesothelioma and Asbestos Attorneys Whittel & Melton

Johnson & Johnson recently released the news that they will not be selling their infamous talc-based baby powder any longer in the US and Canada.  Why? According to their website, the novel coronavirus urged them to rethink their product in March, and lead to them stopping shipments to the US…

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Deaths from COVID-19 at Florida’s Nursing Homes Exceeds 1,500 | Florida Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse Attorneys Whittel & Melton

There have been 1,502 deaths of residents at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Florida, according to a new report. This is an increase of 145 deaths in just one week.  However, reports are showing that the weekly death rate is slowing down. Last week was a 10.7% increase,…

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COVID19 Cruise Injury Death Lawyer – Cruise Industry Downplayed and Ignored the Dangers of Coronavirus and Sailed On Anyways, Passengers and Crew COVID19 Positive, and Many Dead | Whittel & Melton

In early 2020 the coronavirus began spreading across the world leaving millions of people in one of the most dangerous and isolated places during a pandemic: a cruise ship. It is unknown how many passengers and crew got sick or died from COVID-19. No global health body or regulatory agency…

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Shocking Anonymous Tip Leads to 17 Bodies Found at Nursing Home | Florida Death & Neglect Attorney Whittel & Melton

Late Saturday there was a call for body bags and by Monday, the police received an anonymous tip about a body being stored in a shed outside one of the state’s largest nursing homes. Once police arrived, the corpse had been removed from the shed, but they discovered 17 bodies…

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Veteran at South Florida VA Nursing Home Dies from Coronavirus

A military veteran who contracted coronavirus in mid-March at a Florida VA nursing home in Pembroke Pines has died, state officials confirmed Saturday. The deceased veteran, who was not identified, was one of two men living at the nursing home for veterans in Pembroke Pines who were hospitalized last month…

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Baker County Nursing Home Says Recently Admitted Patient Brought Coronavirus | Whittel & Melton

A nursing home in Baker County that saw a sudden spike of 10 coronavirus cases said the illness was bought into the facility from someone who was recently moved to the facility. The Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center suddenly found that 10 patients in the facility had been infected with…

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Washington Nursing Home Faces $611,000 Fine Due to Safety Lapses in Coronavirus Outbreak | Whittel & Melton

A Washington state nursing home that had at least 37 Covid-19 deaths faces a fine of more than $611,000, according to federal inspectors.  The facility could also lose Medicare and Medicaid funding if it does not correct a plethora of deficiencies that led to the country’s first major outbreak of…

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