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• Tennessee Verdict for Emergency Room Nonchalance

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2006 4:13 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  The largest Medical Malpractice Verdict ever in Warren County, Tennessee has been awared to the widow of a patient who died 30 minutes after being discharged without treatment by a nurse practitioner. The jury found against River Park Hospital after hearing evidence that the patient had complained of intense left arm pain but was told to go home. I suggest that patient's and their families...

• Truck Accident Kills Seven in Florida Family

  Staff Writer | January 27, 2006 3:51 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Sadly, it is not suprising to me to read in the news that seven members of the same Florida family were killed when their car was crushed between a truck and a school bus. Truck accidents by their nature usually cause multiple fatalies. In this case, preliminary reports suggest that the truck did not brake in time, but it is still unclear whether this was due to driver error or brake failure.

• Supreme Court Justice Jokers

  Staff Writer | January 16, 2006 3:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  According to Jay D. Wexler, a law professor at Boston University, our Supreme Court Justices are funnier than you might expect. By reviewing transcript notations featuring "laughter", Professor Wexler's study found Justice Scalia to be the Court Jester whereas Justice Thomas prompted no laughter at all. (I guess the laughs still on us ever since the Thomas Confirmation Hearings.) The New York...

• Two Devices Recalled by Boston Scientific

  Staff Writer | January 05, 2006 4:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Cardiac patients should be aware that Boston Scientific, a medical device manufacturer, has recalled two separate products. 40,000 Flextone cutting balloons and 18,000 vena kava blood filters have been recalled from hospitals based on reports of unintentional separation during withdrawal in angioplasty procedures, and implantations to dissolve blood clots, respectively. These defects may...