- Beth Janicek | May 31, 2007 2:30 PM |
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MiscellaneousA five year project that will cost approximately 50 million dollars will involve more than 20,000 patients in 11 sites throughout the United States and Canada. It is designed to improve treatment after emergencies.The studies will be designed to find better ways to resuscitate people whose hearts suddenly stop, to stabilize patients who go into shock and to minimize damage from head injuries....
- Shannon Weidemann | May 30, 2007 4:16 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA doctor from West Virginia has had a medical malpractice case filed against him that asks for reimbursement for over $200,000 in medical expenses. The man from Kanawha County man was a patient of Dr. Paul D. Kyer III for multiple surgeries the he claims have given him multiple health problems. According to the lawsuit, between May 24 and June 25, 2006, Christy claims he was treated improperly...
- Shannon Weidemann | May 27, 2007 1:17 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA man who was serving prison time in Kennebec County is now suing the county for a worksite injury he incured while on a work crew. The man slipped and fell off of a roof and broke his ankle. He claims that the roof was wet and the work conditions were dangerous in his lawsuit.The lawsuit, filed in Kennebec County Superior Court on May 17 by attorney Peter Clifford, charges the defendants with...
- Beth Janicek | May 26, 2007 5:22 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesOn May 24, 2007, a Denver jury awarded a former lineman with Xcel Energy $39 million. The suit was filed against Qwest Communications International Inc. who then sued Xcel Energy. The phone and electrical companies had a joint agreement where they agreed to use each others' poles for utility lines and the poles would receive periodic maintenance. On June 29 2004, Andy Blood was working on an...
- Beth Janicek | May 25, 2007 3:00 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn October 2005, Cook was driving his motorcycle when he slammed into Hyundai's employee, Youn Bum Lee's disabled vehicle. Six months after the wreck, Cook's family was finally provided the police report which stated Lee was driving and that investigators believed he had spent the evening drinking with Hyundai officials. The lawsuit alleges that Hyundai Motor America officials helped Youn Bum...
- Shannon Weidemann | May 24, 2007 2:14 PM |
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Miscellaneous365 Organic Everday Value Sesame Tahini, sold by Whole Foods Markets around the country, has been recalled due to possible contamination with Salmonella. The product recall also includes MarthNartha brand sesame tahini. San Diego County officials issued a warning this week about the products. However, county officials said that people should check to make sure they do not eat any of three...
- Beth Janicek | May 24, 2007 10:18 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesFour of the five families filed suit against Ralph Napier, the operator of the mine; the Darby mine company; and Jericol Mining Inc.On May 20, 2006, five miners were killed and one miner survived the underground explosion at Kentucky Darby No. 1 Mine. The miners killed are Jimmy Lee, Roy Middleton, Paris Thomas Jr. and George William Petra and Amon Brock. Paul Ledford was injured in the...
- Shannon Weidemann | May 20, 2007 1:49 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo cars suspected of drag racing down Southwest Military struck a third car, injuring a 4-year-old girl and her mother. Police were able to apprehend one of the drivers that caused the car accident, but the other car drove away. There was a lot of debris all over the street, including children's toys. A four-year-old little girl was thrown from the car. She was taken by helicopter to...
- Beth Janicek | May 19, 2007 12:00 PM |
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MiscellaneousThree doctors, Dr. Michael Chan, an obstetrician; Dr. William Hampton, a surgeon; and Dr. Mario Z. Rosenberg, a gastroenterologist, were charged with billing insurers for $30 million of unnecessary surgery performed on hundreds of patients recruited from around the country.The patients received money or low-cost cosmetic procedures for participating in the scam that took place at Unity...
- Beth Janicek | May 18, 2007 11:06 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeC.B. Fleet Company is the maker of Fleet Phospho-soda and is one of the best-selling bowel cleansing products in the world. Lora Joyce Goza, Plaintiff in this case, went to Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas in May of 2005 for a routine cancer screening colonoscopy. She took Fleets Phospho-Soda Bowel Prep solution, as part of the prep for this procedure. The Phospho-Soda combined with...
- Shannon Weidemann | May 17, 2007 9:57 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA family sued a Baltimore Obstetrician for medical malpractice for injuries their son received during labor and delivery and was awarded $8.1 Million by the jury. Their son was born in 2003 and suffered brain damage. The family claims the doctor used an unsafe technique to extract the baby. The child passed away a year later from his injuries.Mercy - where Julian has medical privileges -...
- Beth Janicek | May 15, 2007 4:42 PM |
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MiscellaneousSan Antonio authorities have reported two separate incidents in two days wherein a pair of dogs attacked someone. The first incident was Sunday, May 13, 2006, when two pit bulls names Captain and Dookie mauled a 90 year old man. He remained in critical condition at University Hospital on Monday. The second attacked happened on Monday, when another pair of pit bulls, Bonnie and Clyde, attacked...
- Shannon Weidemann | May 13, 2007 6:33 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA woman drove down the San Antonio Highway the wrong way on May 12th and caused a car accident. Both the driver and her passenger were killed. The accident happened during the early hours of the morning. Police say the car was traveling westbound in the east bound lanes of Highway 90. The driver of a pick-up truck tried to avoid that car, but was unable to. The vehicles collided. The police...
- Beth Janicek | May 11, 2007 5:55 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with Evenflo Company Inc., announced a recall of the Evenflo Embrace Infant Car Seat/Carriers. The problem is, when used as an infant carrier, the handle can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to rotate forward. When the handle releases, the infant inside the carrier...
- Shannon Weidemann | May 10, 2007 5:50 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseThe death of a patient at a Tacoma nursing home has been ruled a homicide and the family has moved foward with a wrongful death lawsuit citing abuse by the nursing home. The victim was a patient at Nisqually Valley Care Center. She had been at a local hospital being treated for pneumonia and then was transferred to the nursing home to further her care. The nursing home is accused of...
- Beth Janicek | May 07, 2007 9:16 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesFirst of all, this is not a personal injury case and the attorney who has filed the case is not a member of American Association for Justice. The vast majority of cases filed at the courthouse are well founded. Yet the media and others try to take a case such as this one to manipulate the public into believing that this is what is commonly being filed at the courthouse. It is not! The media...
- Beth Janicek | May 02, 2007 8:40 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA Taiwanese shipping firm must pay $17.7 million to Joyson Mallabo, a motorcyclist who was severely injured when the wife of the company's president struck him with a company car. Wen-Ting Tai turned a Wan Hai Lines Company car into the motorcycle's path just four days after she made at least 16 mistakes and flunked the California driving test. Mallabo suffered massive injuries and must use a...