Topic
Epilepsy
22 published works
Roberts Disability Law Blog
When the File Reviewers Win: N.D. Ohio Upholds Unum’s Denial of ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits for a Claimant with Epilepsy
In DiGeronimo v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 1:22-cv-00773, 2026 WL 2718210 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 14, 2026), United States District Judge David A. Ruiz granted judgment on the…
Medical Malpractice Inquirer
Electrical brain mapping and epilepsy surgery
By Jack Sacks
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic diseases in the world and is present in 4% of the world's population. The majority of patients with epilepsy can be managed…
Special Needs Companies Blog
A Family’s Journey with Epilepsy
What do you do when your five-month-old child has seizures that are only happening at night? For Screenwriter Marc Palmieri, it was hard to know whether the strained movements and…
Health Law Prof Blog
Seizing the Wheel: Need for Uniformity in State Driving Bans for People with Epilepsy
Greyson Young (University of Mississippi), Seizing the Wheel: Need for Uniformity in State Driving Bans for People with Epilepsy, SSRN:Common logic tells us that a driver with epilepsy carries with…
Bryant Legal Group News & Resources
Seizures and Disability Insurance: A Claimant’s Guide
About 3.4 million people live with epilepsy in the United States, which makes recurrent seizures our nation’s fourth most common neurological disorder. But even though epilepsy isn’t rare, living with…
In The Weeds
Texas Expands Its Medical Marijuana Law
On June 14, 2019, Governor Greg Abbot signed into law a bill (House Bill 3703) expanding access to medical marijuana products in the State of Texas. Effective immediately, qualified physicians…
The Blunt Truth®
FDA Approves First Marijuana-Based Drug to Treat Epilepsy
By Tonya M. Esposito, Stanley Jutkowitz, Renee B. Appel, Robert Terzoli
On June 25, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol), the first marijuana derived drug for use in the United States, to treat two rare forms of…
Health Law Diagnosis
FDA Approves Marijuana-Derived, CBD-Containing Drug Epidiolex to Treat Certain Epilepsy-Associated Seizures
By Robinson+Cole's Health Law Group
On June 25, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epidiolex, an orally administered drug derived from the marijuana plant, Cannabis sativa. The drug is approved for use for…
Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog
FDA Approves First 3D Printed Pill
By Mishan Wroe
On Monday, August 3rd, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first 3D printed pill, signaling a new opportunity for drug makers and 3D printing technology. Spritam, a medication…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Risk for birth defects 47% higher with prenatal exposure to Depacon, Depakene, or Depakote
By Jared Fink
In January of last year, a team of researchers led by E. Campbell published an article in Epilepsia titled “Recurrence risk of congenital malformations in infants exposed to antiepileptic drugs…