- Paul Jacquart | August 30, 2007 4:37 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA recent U.S. District Court ruling may help shed some light on doctors' experience levels in their respective disciplines. The L.A. Times has reported that the ruling, which resulted from a consumer group's lawsuit to open up the Medicare database, may result in the release of files and billing information for 700,000 doctors. This information could be used to track doctors' performance and...
- Paul Jacquart | August 28, 2007 2:15 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe LA Times has reported that numerous deaths across the country have been linked to the drug Fentanyl, a narcotic delivered through a pain patch. According to the article, medical experts are concerned that the pain patch, though a convenient method of delivering pain medication, can deliver the drugs too fast and that other variables, such as skin temperature and skin thickness can affect...
- Paul Jacquart | August 22, 2007 1:14 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)The Baltimore Sun reports that a man who lost his pregnant fiancee, son and fiancee's niece in an apartment building fire is suing the landlord for failure to install smoke detectors. The lawsuit claims damages totalling 53 million dollars. The lawsuit alleges that only three of the twelve apartments in the building had smoke detectors. The lawyer for the claimant has said that he hoped the...
- Paul Jacquart | August 20, 2007 8:57 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsMore than 50 lawsuits have been filed across the country claiming that Fleet Phospho-soda, a laxative made by C.B. Fleet Co. Inc. of Lynchburg, Va.,caused serious kidney damage, sometimes leading to death, reports the Associated Press. According to the lawyers that filed the suits, the Food and Drug Administration lists Phospho-soda as safe when used as a single-dose laxative, but in the early...
- David Lowe | August 14, 2007 7:38 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsTrucking safety advocates are proposing that the government follow the European model that requires trucking companies to use an electronic system to record their hours of work and rest, instead of the paper log system that drivers can easily falsify to allow them to remain on the road more hours per day than permitted by federal law. A Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel story by Rick Romell sheds light...
- Paul Jacquart | August 10, 2007 9:45 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Associated Press has reported that another recall of Chinese made products has been ordered. This time the recall is at the behest of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and concerns approximately 255,000 Chinese tires manufactured by Hangzhou Zhongce that reportedly have a tire tread safety defect. The tires were imported by Foreign Tire Sales, Inc., which then shipped...
- Paul Jacquart | August 08, 2007 9:57 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe Associated Press has reported that the U.S. Department of Justice is contemplating intervening in a New Orleans lawsuit accusing several major insurance companies of fraud for paying off engineers in order to falsify claims. The "whistleblower" suit filed in the name of two sisters who worked for a company that contracted with State Farm, names State Farm, Nationwide Insurance Co.,...
- David Lowe | August 06, 2007 7:46 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsYesterday the Virginia-Pilot published a story by Marc Davis reporting that local municipalities paid about $7.5 million to more than 1,700 victims of accidents in 2004, 2005 and 2006 for wrecks caused by city cars, buses and trucks. About a third of the accidents involved school buses. The story makes the point that reliable data are not kept about the frequency of such accidents. But the...
- Paul Jacquart | August 03, 2007 9:14 AM |
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MiscellaneousWhile various government spokespersons have taken to the airwaves to calm the nerves of American drivers after the tragic collapse of the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis, the media are already examining bridge inspection and maintenance records bearing upon whether officials knew or should have known that the bridge was in poor condition, with one early report making some rather unsettling...
- Jenny Albano | August 02, 2007 11:14 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsLakeside Foods Inc. is recalling 15,000 cases of 14.5 ounce French Style Green Beans because a number of the cans may have been under processed and some of the cans may have leaked. Because of the leaks and under-processing, the green beans could be contaminated with harmful organisms, such as Clostridium botulinum, which causes botulism.As of now there have been no reported injuries and no...
- David Lowe | August 01, 2007 7:49 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe FDA panel reviewing cardiac safety concerns about diabetes drug Avandia has recommended by an overwhelming 22 to 1 vote that the popular drug should remain on the market. Some panel members recommended that its warning label be strengthened. The recommendations of advisory panels such as this are highly influential but not binding on the FDA.News of the recommendation resulted in a rally...
- David Lowe | August 01, 2007 12:00 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA story in the Merced Sun-Star reports that a California jury has awarded $2.5 million to a patient who lost control of his bowels due to medical malpractice during routine surgery to remove a cyst from his buttocks. The patient alleged that his surgeon negligently cut a nearby muscle while attempting to remove the cyst. But this medical malpractice victim will likely face another painful cut...