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- Ohio amputee wants delay in medical malpractice lawsuit
Oct 26, 2012
There are innumerable ways in which an individual seeking medical assistance could end up filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. For one woman, who was formerly a college student at Ohio University, the catalyst for her lawsuit was a failure to diagnose. She has actually filed two lawsuits as a result of the misdiagnosis. In the first lawsuit, filed in the Ohio Court of Claims, she claimed a misdiagnosis by health care providers at OU's Hudson...Read More - Vehicles used in leaf collection pose problem for one community
Oct 26, 2012
This time of year many residences of Pennsylvania take to their yards, rake in hand, to gather all the leaves that have fallen from the trees. In preparation for winter, many communities throughout the nation, cities also clean up the leaves in the street. As is the case anytime any motor vehicle takes to the streets, it is possible that the trucks involved could be involved in an accident. Recently a pedestrian in another northern...Read More - Meningitis outbreak spreads to 18 states with South Carolina case
Oct 25, 2012
The current outbreak of fungal meningitis has now spread to its 18th state, South Carolina. Fungal meningitis is being linked to contaminated steroids, methylprednisolone acetate, shipped out by the New England Compounding Center. The company out of Framingham, Massachusetts is responsible for three lots of tainted vials that were delivered to clinics and offices in 23 states. Over 17,000 vials were shipped out and it is believed that 14,000 people have been exposed to the...Read More - Four pedestrians struck while crossing street
Oct 24, 2012
Drivers are often guilty of being distracted or multitasking while driving. While it can be tempting to send that quick text or make a phone call, anything that takes a driver's attention away from the road and the important task of driving, is dangerous. These types of distracting behaviors are particularity dangerous when drivers are traveling through densely populated areas with many pedestrians. A mother, her two children and the children's grandmother were recently involved...Read More - Doctors who wrongly declared 8-year-old dead are sued
Oct 24, 2012
A hospital in one of the nation's largest cities faces a lawsuit from the parents of an 8-year old, with severe brain damage. The boy's parents allege that doctors made grave hospital errors and diagnostic mistakes in declaring the child dead, keeping him from his ventilator, although family members insisted that the child's eyes and body still moved. Although this tragic incident did not occur at a Pennsylvania hospital, people should be aware that any...Read More - Horrific birth injury leads to medical malpractice lawsuit
Oct 24, 2012
Few things in life are as amazing or joy inducing as the birth of a new baby. Couples who anxiously wait months, if not years, to bring a tiny new life into the world are often overcome with happiness upon their baby's arrival. When a birth injury or act of medical malpractice occurs, however, a very different scenario can play out. A horrific instance of medical malpractice occurred during Feb. 2011 when an infant was...Read More - Pennsylvania girl shot after being mistaken for skunk
Oct 24, 2012
A Pittsburgh area girl is recovering at an area hospital after a Halloween party this past weekend went horribly wrong. The 8-year-old was hurt after a partygoer, referred to as a relative, shot her with a shotgun. The man reportedly thought the girl, who was wearing a black costume, including a hat with a white tassel, was a skunk. The bullet wounded her in the shoulder. According to what was told to the police by...Read More - FMCSA to review its trucking safety management system
Oct 23, 2012
After enduring a great deal of criticism over its Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) trucking management system, the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) has agreed to allow one of its subcommittees to thoroughly review its processes. The CSA is one of the most widely praised and widely criticized trucking regulations on the books in the United States. Trucking advocacy groups, lobbyists and others have long-demanded that the FMCSA review the CSA, as these groups believe that...Read More - Cadmium exposure is still a critical kids safety issue: Part II
Oct 23, 2012
Earlier this week, we began a discussion about the ways in which the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has yet to act on the critical safety issue of cadmium-tainted children's toys and jewelry. These unsafe products have been present in the marketplace for years, but the CPSC has so-far failed to recall most of them or educate the public that they remain on store shelves and in millions of homes. When the Associated Press...Read More - 23 Dead in Meningitis Outbreak
Oct 22, 2012
In the current outbreak of fungal meningitis two more have been reported dead today. The death toll is now at 23. The fungal meningitis outbreak is linked to contaminated steroids which were distributed by the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated there are 297 cases: 294 are fungal meningitis and the others are joint infections. There are cases in 16, but 23 states received shipments of...Read More