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• Medical Malpractice Reform Law Heard by West Virginia Supreme Court

  Beth Janicek | June 16, 2007 5:07 PM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  On June 6, 2007, West Virginia's Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could challenge the constitutionality of medical malpractice reform law.The malpractice case was brought by Mason County Dr. Danny R. Westmoreland against Point Pleasant urologist Shrikant K. Vaidya.The suit was dismissed in October, 2006 when the judge ruled that Plaintiff failed to follow the requirements of the...

• Hospital Ignores Dying Woman In The Emergency Room

  Beth Janicek | June 13, 2007 3:00 PM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  Edith Isabel Rodriguez went to Martin Luther King Jr. - Harbor Hospital on May 9, 2006. She was vomiting blood and writhing in pain for 45 minutes in the waiting area of the emergency room. Ms. Rodriguez died of a perforated bowel and her death was ruled accidental by the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Experts have testified Ms. Rodriguez could have survived had she been treated. Edith...

• Jury Holds Nursing Home Accountable for Nursing Home Rape

  Beth Janicek | February 26, 2007 9:34 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  Nursing homes often do not provide adequate protection for their venerable residents. Recently, a jury found against the nursing home for not having adequately protected one of their residents who was raped. The jury awarded $750,000 to the family. A repeat sex offender was admitted to the facility and committed the rape.If your loved one has suffered abuse or neglect in a nursing facility...

• Most Disciplinary Actions Against Texas Doctors in History

  Beth Janicek | September 01, 2006 11:56 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  A news release on August 31, 2006 states:"Since its last Board meeting in June, the Texas Medical Board has taken disciplinary action against 99 licensed physicians. The largest number of actions taken at any single time in the board's history."The following doctors in San Antonio were disciplined for the following reasons:German Benavides, M.D. was disciplined for a quality of care violation....

• Doctor Wins Retaliation Lawsuit against Hospital

  Beth Janicek | December 01, 2009 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A radiation oncologist who previously worked for the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute won a potential $3 million verdict on charges that she was retaliated against for raising...

• Hospital Fined for Wrong-Site Surgery

  Beth Janicek | November 06, 2009 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  The Health Department has fined Rhode Island Hospital for $150,000, after a surgical team violated safety policies when it operated on the wrong finger of a patient. This October incident was the...

• Death at Calaveras Lake

  Beth Janicek | November 02, 2009 6:14 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  For the second time this year, someone working on the new CPS Energy coal plant on Calaveras Lake fell to their death. In January, a scaffolding builder with Calaveras Power Partners, died in an...

• Feds to Conduct an Intensive Study on Motorcycle Deaths

  Beth Janicek | October 15, 2009 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  The Federal Highway Administration and Oklahoma State University will conduct an intensive study into the cause of the growing number of motorcycle crashes and deaths on America’s roads. The...

• Meeting Tonight in San Antonio for Cyclists to Voice Their Concerns

  Beth Janicek | October 14, 2009 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  After three people were struck and killed within a week of each other while cycling legally, cyclists and pedestrians are asking what can be done to improve safety. Tonight, a Metropolitan Planning...

• Elderly women choked at San Antonio Nursing Home

  Beth Janicek | October 13, 2009 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Janice Maier, 77, was a sleep in her bed at a senior care facility when she was awaken early Saturday morning when a man entered her room, climbed into her bed and began to choke her and repeatedly...