Blog Posts in 2018

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  • RoundUp Exposure Report: A Never-Ending Battle for Truth and Justice
    RoundUp Exposure Report: A Never-Ending Battle for Truth and Justice

    In 2015 the World Health Organization categorized glyphosate as a probable human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance). Glyphosate is the active chemical found in the herbicide known as RoundUp – a ...

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  • AP Investigation Shows Thousands of Unsafe Devices Cleared by FDA Through Streamlined Pathway
    AP Investigation Shows Thousands of Unsafe Devices Cleared by FDA Through Streamlined Pathway

    According to an extensive investigation and report conducted by the Associated Press — you can click here to view the full article, posted on November 27 th , 2018 — the Food and Drug Administration ...

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  • How Does the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Combat the Opioid Crisis?
    How Does the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Combat the Opioid Crisis?

    On average, 115 Americans die each day from an opioid overdose. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there has been a five-fold increase in opioid overdose fatalities between 1999 and 2016. ...

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  • Progress Report: Medical Review Panel Act Deemed Unconstitutional
    Progress Report: Medical Review Panel Act Deemed Unconstitutional

    Brett H. Oppenheimer, PLLC has been following developments on the legal battle regarding the constitutionality of the 2017 Medical Review Panel Act. Now that battle has come to an end. On November 15, ...

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  • Is the Medical Review Panel Act Unconstitutional?
    Is the Medical Review Panel Act Unconstitutional?

    In August, the Kentucky Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of the Medical Review Panel Act (MRP Act). The Franklin Circuit Court’s October 2017 ruling stuck down the ...

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  • Brett Oppenheimer Speaks at Mass Torts Made Perfect (MTMP)
    Brett Oppenheimer Speaks at Mass Torts Made Perfect (MTMP)

    Brett was honored to speak at a national conference on the topic of the opioid crisis and its impact on newborn babies. Babies are being born addicted to and in withdrawal from these dangerous drugs ...

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