NEWS May 8, 2008

SDSU officials say only 33 students, not 75, were arrested in a yearlong drug-trafficking investigation dubbed Operation Sudden Fall.

if you were arrested in the SDSU Drug Bust please contact this San Diego Criminal Drug Charge Lawyer.

NEWS UPDATED 5/8/2008 for SDSU Drug Investigation Operation Sudden Fall.

NEWS UPDATE: May 7, 2008

The amount and type of drugs seized at San Diego State University college included the following:

50: Pounds of marijuana

4: Pounds of cocaine

3: Semiautomatic handguns

1: Shotgun

48: Marijuana plants

350: Ecstasy pills

30: Vials of hash oil

$60,000: Cash

San Diego Drug Crime Lawyer Kerry Steigerwalt comments on the bust:

Steigerwalt said if prosecutors can show that some of the individuals arrested were associated with that gang member, Omar Castaneda, those individuals could find themselves charged with gang crimes. “Under the gang statute, they don’t have to be members of the gang. All they have to do is be in close association with a gang member who is participating in activity to ultimately benefit the gang,” Steigerwalt said. “I gotta tell you, it would not surprise me if gang enhancements are charged.”

Steigerwalt said in order to brand the university fraternities as street gangs, prosecutors would have to show that their alleged criminal activity benefited the fraternity as an organization. That would mean prosecutors have to prove some of the money raised in the alleged drug dealing went to pay fraternity costs, like rent on a fraternity house or paying for parties or fraternity trips, Steigerwalt said.

Kerry Steigerwalt, is the senior managing partner of Kerry Steigerwalt’s Pacific Law Center in La Jolla.

The Criminal Defense website is: http://www.sddefenselawyers.com

NEWS: May 6, 2008.

A year long investigation into drug dealings at the San Diego campus called Operation Sudden Fall, led to the seizure of over 100,000 dollars worth of marijuana, ecstasy pills, bags of cocaine and methamphetamines. A few hand guns were also confiscated in the operation.

The year long effort began after a girl student died from a drug overdose last year.
Targeted were the dealers and the buyers. One dorm room was used for growing marijuana.
Some officials mention ties to Mexican drug gangs.

Under cover agents over a five month period made 130 buys at fraternity houses, in front of campus dormitories and at various locations off campus.  For more information or legal help please visit this site: http://www.sddefenselawyers.com/

NEWS May 5, 2008

Heart Medications Recalled – Patients with Renal Failure Need to Take Heed

Heart medications are an essential part of life for millions of people, particularly those who have dealt with heart failure and/or those who suffer from irregular heartbeats. The demand for these medications is at an all-time high, and drug companies are churning out new medications and higher volumes of these medications than ever before.

Unfortunately, a hyper-speed market can lead to problems, and that appears to be the case with one form of heart medication sold under several names, all of which have recently been recalled by the companies responsible. The danger posed by a consistent manufacturing defect is particularly high for those patients with renal failure, and each of the components of this issue is detailed below.

The drugs are sold under different brand names, but they are essentially the same product with a similar active ingredient. They are as follows:

· Digitek
· Bertek
· UDL

The companies responsible for either manufacturing these drugs or distributing them appear below:

· Actavis Totowa LLC – Digitek
· Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Bertek
· UDL Laboratories, Inc. – UDL

While the companies and brand names may be different, the problem is consistent. Essentially, some of the pills that are manufactured are being released with twice the thickness that they should have, which means that unsuspecting patients are taking twice the dose as intended. When this happens, a condition known as digitalis toxicity results, which is presented by symptoms that include:

· Nausea
· Vomiting
· Dizziness
· Low Blood Pressure
· Bradycardia

This is an extremely dangerous condition, which is why these drugs are being pulled from the market. If you have suffered as a result of using these drugs, contact a defective drugs attorney immediately. For more please visit: http://www.resource4thepeople.com/

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NEWS: March 27, 2008

The product has not yet been made subject to a recall by the FDA, but more than three dozen lawsuits have been filed in the United States against the company, claiming serious side effects associated with the product have caused substantial injury and even death in some cases.

Below is a brief overview of the product, but if you have been injured as a result of using NuvaRing, contact a defective products attorney immediately to schedule an initial consultation.

NuvaRing Hormonal Contraceptive

NuvaRing is a hormonal contraceptive that works in a similar manner to another birth control product that’s been the subject of much controversy, the Ortho Evra birth control patch.  However, its application is different from ‘the patch,’ as the NuvaRing is inserted into the vagina and worn for three weeks at a time and not worn during the fourth week.

Known Side Effects of NuvaRing Birth Control:

• Vaginal infections and irritation
• Vaginal discharge (leukorrhea)
• Headache
• Upper respiratory tract infection
• Sinusitis
• Weight gain
• Nausea

If you have been hurt or injured from NuvaRing please visit this site for more information on finding a Lawyer or lawsuit information:

http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivedrugs/nuvaring.html

NEWS: March 19, 2008

State health officials in Nevada have found evidence of another hepatitis C case related to the first outbreak at the Shadow Lane facility that was closed down last week.

Many weeks after a procedure was performed at the Desert Shadow clinic, the patient’s doctor made a diagnosis of the infection, the health district said. This was not reported to the district, as is required by state law, officials said.

“Had the doctor reported this to us, maybe we would have been able to find it back in 2006 and eliminated any potential for disease transmission,” said Brian Labus, chief epidemiologist for the health district.

After health officials revealed that the six Endoscopy Center patients were infected after medication vials — infected by reused syringes — were used on multiple patients, notices were sent to 40,000 patients urging them to be tested for hepatitis and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Over the next few days, disease investigators will review Desert Shadow’s patient records to identify individuals who might have been exposed.

For more information on this please visit: http://www.kerrysteigerwalt.com/public/medicalmalpractice/index.htm

NEWS March 17, 2008

In a new development in the story of a south Nevada Endoscopy Center has entered the picture.

Lawyers representing the victims are trying to unravel the liability insurance now, they’ve uncovered a mere $3 million in malpractice-insurance coverage at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, where as many as 40,000 locals were at risk of exposure to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.

This amount comes to about $75 per affected patient — not even enough to cover the cost of hepatitis and HIV tests which can run $275.00 per test.

More controversy is seen, is that Dr. Dipak Desai, the majority owner of the endoscopy clinic, served on the board of directors of the doctor-owned insurance company that covered his center.

“It’s interesting that (Desai) is on both sides of this controversy,” said Richard Harris, managing partner of the Richard Harris Law Firm in Las Vegas. “He’s the target of the action, yet he’s a director of the insurance company that will determine who’s going to get paid.”

Eglet included the company, Nevada Mutual Insurance Co., in a class-action lawsuit he filed Monday. He’s alleging that Desai, as a board member, was regulating himself and other defendants in the Endoscopy Center case.

For more information on this story please visit: http://www.pacificlawcenter.com/html/hepatitis-c.html

March 14, 2008
NEWS on Nevada HEP C SCARE

A lawyer in Nevada has already taken on 1,700 people in what may be a case action lawsuit.

The lawyer may also sue Clark County for unsafe business practice.
 

One victim speaks out: Wharton just learned she has hepatitis C.

 “I’m just frustrated because of the fact that this happened,” she said.

Wharton says the only way she could have been infected was at the Endoscopy Center.
“Two weeks prior to myself having the procedure, I had blood work done and it was fine,” she said.

She’s taking this life-changing matter to court.  

For more information on this please visit: http://www.kerrysteigerwalt.com/public/medicalmalpractice/index.html

March 12, 2008

Steigerwalt & Associates and the Pacific Law Center Firm are joining to provide experienced representation in personal injury, bankruptcy and criminal defense litigation.

The new firm, Kerry Steigerwalt’s Pacific Law Center (KSPLC), will have 30 lawyers working out of offices in Downtown San Diego, La Jolla, Escondido and Chula Vista. The firm also will provide comprehensive coverage at the Vista Courthouse in North County and in Riverside, Orange and Imperial Counties.

The new firm will provide unmatched resources and experience, particularly in criminal defense work by offering the services of lawyers who have handled thousands of matters ranging from death penalty cases to traffic offenses.

In addition to lending his expertise on the law by providing analysis to virtually all the local media, Steigerwalt has appeared on Court TV, 48 Hours, The O’Reilly Factor and several shows on MSNBC.

For more infromation please visit: http://www.kerrysteigerwalt.com/sandiego/

March 5, 2008

The city business license inspectors have now closed a second clinic run by Dr. Dipak Desai, whose Shadow Lane endoscopy center was closed earlier due to a large hepatitis outbreak. 

The city’s notice includes this statement on the new closing: “willful failure to observe long accepted and mandated medical sanitary protocols.”

City Manager Gregory Rose said. “We are ordering this clinic to shut its doors until we can determine that they are operating in a safe and sanitary manner.” 

“Our primary concern is to protect the health and welfare of our residents,” City Manager Gregory Rose said. “We are ordering this clinic to shut its doors until we can determine that they are operating in a safe and sanitary manner.”

The clinic is affiliated with the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, which potentially exposed 40,000 Nevadans to HIV and hepatitis strains B and C, according to health officials.

The notice also applies to any similar business operations at other locations in North Las Vegas,, pending review by the city’s business licensing authorities. For more information on  this please visit: http://resource4thepeople.com/medicalmalpractice/anesthesiaerrors.html