- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 29, 2007 4:49 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAdvanced Medical Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose contact solution was recalled after it was found it may cause blindness. The contact lens solution has been linked to a parasitic infection, Acanthamoeba keratitis. The FDA first announced the recall on May 26, 2007.If you have been using Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose contact solution you should discontinue use at once. The symptoms related to the...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 29, 2007 4:28 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA announced on May 26, 2007, that Advanced Medical Optics voluntarily recalled its Complete MoisturePlus contact lens solution. The recall was made after the company received reports of people developing Acanthamoeba keratitis, a type of serious eye infection. Contact lens owners who use this solution should stop using it immediately.The FDA suggests that consumers throw away the unused...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 25, 2007 4:15 PM |
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Wrongful DeathJerry Moncrease, a school bus driver who previously was charged for the death of a pedestrian, appeared in court today. Moncrease admitted to authorities that he drank whiskey before he drove the children to school the morning of the crash. After he dropped the children he drank a six pack of beer and then the horrific crash occurred killing one and injuring several others.Moncrease works for...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 25, 2007 1:45 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeDr. Hicham K. Riba has lost his dental license for at least 18 months after over sedating a five year old child last year which resulted in her death. Diamond Brownridge died last Septemeber after she was given too much anesthesia when she was having a cavity filled. She lapsed into a coma and died four days later.It is believed that Dr. Riba gave Brownridge three times the recommended dose of...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 25, 2007 8:30 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe family of Brenda Easter was awarded $534,025 in a medical malpractice case against the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Easter became ill after she gave birth to her daughter. She complained of trouble breathing but the hospital failed to treat her and instead sent her home. She died of pneumonia two days after she was released from the hospital.The University appealed the...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 24, 2007 7:30 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA car crashed into a day care center Wednesday morning just before 11:00 am on Chicago's West Side. The driver of the car was critically injured and three children at the day care were also hurt. The children and driver were transported to local hospitals.There is no information on what caused the crash, but it has been reported that a second car was involved in the crash. It also appeared...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 24, 2007 6:13 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsTwo people from Chicago fell ill recently after ingesting what they thought was monkfish. The fish is produced by Hong Chang Corporation of Santa Fe Springs, California, and it is believed that there were toxins present in the fish. The toxins are found in pufferfish and the company believes that the monkfish may have really been pufferfish. The company is now recalling the monkfish.The...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 24, 2007 5:19 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeRegis M. Reilly a 53 year old man from California was awarded $5.7 million after a jury determined him dermatologist was liable for his failure to diagnose Reilly's skin cancer. Dr. Powers failed to biopsy a cyst that had been removed from Reilly. The cyst later became cancerous.Reilly is now bedridden and receives 24 hour a day care. He was awarded $1.6 million for pain and suffering and...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 24, 2007 9:30 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA posted a warning on May 21, 2007 regarding the type 2 diabetes drug Avandia. Studies show that the drug may cause significant increased risk of heart attack. However, other studies have not shown the same results. Patients taking Avandia are urged to speak with their doctors about potential risks.If the studies are true that patients taking Avandia are at 30-40 percent greater risk of...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 24, 2007 6:30 AM |
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Wrongful DeathAs a follow up to a previous post about the Pennsylvania bus crash early Sunday morning near Clearfield, Pennsylvania, it is now known that the bus ran up an embankment and flipped on its side. Investigators do not know at this time what caused the bus to run up the embankment.Nine people are still hospitalized from the crash with injuries ranging from fair to critical. The bus driver has not...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 23, 2007 5:00 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsSamuel Colberly, Jr. was killed last week while he was on his way to school when he was struck by a truck. The 13 year old was riding his bike to Lincoln Middle School in Park Ridge, Illinois when the tractor-trailer killed him. The truck driver, John Solberg, has since been cited for failure to exercise due caution and for failure to yield at a stop sign. The truck was heading south on...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 23, 2007 2:41 PM |
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Wrongful DeathAs previously posted, a school bus crashed Monday morning killing one pedestrian and injuring eight others. It has now been reported that the 76 year old bus driver, Jerry Moncrease, has been charged with DUI and involuntary manslaughter. At this time it appears that Moncrease was the cause of the accident and civil charges may follow the criminal charges. Those injured in the accident and...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 23, 2007 9:15 AM |
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Wrongful DeathA school bus traveling northbound on Garfield Boulevard Monday morning is to blame for the death of a 22 year old pedestrian. The bus driver was turning onto Wentworth Avenue when it is believed he began suffering from some type of medical condition. The bus hit a pedestrian and at least two cars causing the death of one man and injuries to nine others. There were no children on the bus at...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 22, 2007 3:15 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn accident around midnight claimed the lives of three men on Chicago's Southeast Side. It is believed that two vehicles collided when one car was speeding and disobeyed the traffic signal causing it to slam into and t-bone the other car. There were several parked cars that were also involved in the accident.The families of the men killed may be entitled to recover for the wrongful deaths of...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 22, 2007 1:05 PM |
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Wrongful DeathIn Illinois, parents who bring a wrongful death lawsuit cannot currently recover for the grief, sorrow and mental anguish they suffer from when their children die. Jurors are instructed to not consider this suffering when they make a decision on how much a family is awarded from the death of their loved one. However, this may all change soon...Illinois has long followed an archaic law...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 22, 2007 7:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsRicardo Chavez-Cornejo was killed Sunday morning when he was ejected from the car he was traveling in on the Edens expressway. It is believed the driver of the car fell asleep at the wheel causing the car to cross several lanes of traffic and strike the center median. The driver and other passenger of the car were not seriously injured.Ricardo Chavez-Cornejo was only thirty-one years old when...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 21, 2007 3:15 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo people were killed Friday evening after the car they were traveling in on Highway 55 near Joliet, Illinois crashed. Witnesses say the car was traveling at a high rate of speed. It is believed that the driver lost control of the car causing it to hit the median and then rollover several times.The investigation into the crash continues and toxicology tests are still pending. The family of...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 21, 2007 12:00 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThirteen year old Samuel Coberly Jr. of Park Ridge, Illinois was killed Thursday morning when he was on his way to school. He was riding his bicycle on Touhy Avenue when he was hit and killed by a semi-truck. His father tried to revive him but was unsuccessful.It is unclear at this time how the truck collided with the boy, but it appears that the truck was not speeding at the time. The family...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 20, 2007 8:30 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThirty-three year old Everardo Morales was killed when he stopped to help another motorist on Chicago's Interstate Highway 94. Morales was struck by the trailer of a truck and pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not ticketed.The accident occurred at a very congested area of the highway just before it merges with the Dan Ryan expressway. Further investigation is necessary to...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 20, 2007 3:51 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA bus traveling in Clearfield, Pennsylvania early Sunday morning veered off the road and crashed, killing two people and injuring thirty-one other passengers. It is not known at this time what caused the bus to exit and re-enter the road, but eventually it ended up on its side. Several of the passengers that survived were transferred to nearby hospitals in serious condition.This tragic bus...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 19, 2007 10:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOne man was killed on Thursday on Chicago's Southwest Side after the car he was traveling in struck a light pole. The car was said to be traveling at an excessive rate of speed when it crashed. The passenger in the car, Lorenzo Balcazar-Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was in critical condition.When a passenger is killed in an automobile accident, the victim's family may be...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 18, 2007 5:30 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn early morning crash on Chicago's South Side involved a CTA bus, a truck and several cars. The accident occurred at Archer Avenue and Ashland Avenue in Bridgeport. At least three people were injured in the accident, two of which were in serious to critical condition.There is no information currently on what caused the accident, or if the CTA or another driver is to blame for the accident. ...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 18, 2007 1:15 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA Texas woman recently filed suit against C.B. Fleet Company after she suffered acute renal failure and other side effects after using the companies Phospho soda solution. The solution is used by many patients prior to undergoing a colonoscopy in order to cleanse the patient's bowels. The lawsuit alleges that the solution causes renal failure and other side effects when it is taken in by...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 18, 2007 9:11 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeCaleb Spence died one year after he was born due to complications that occurred during his birth. Caleb's doctor, Dr. Emerson R. Julian Jr. was found liable for causing Caleb brain damage at birth, which later led to complications and his death. A jury found for Caleb Spence's family and awarded them $8.1 million. However, the award was quickly cut to $2.1 million because of medical...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 18, 2007 7:20 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsEvenflo has announced it is recalling approximately 3.4 million Joyride infant car seats/carriers. These car seats, when used as a carrier, can cause serious injury to infants. There have been 240 reports of the handle on the carrier unexpectedly breaking and causing the carrier to flip over and fall. Injuries have been reported in 97 of these incidents.Evenflo has agreed to make repairs to...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 17, 2007 5:15 PM |
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MiscellaneousDouglas Tracia, a substitute teacher, pulled a seven year old boy in the first grade at a Lawrence, Massachusetts school down the hallway by his shirt. Tracia apparently went after the boy who left the room after he was involved in an altercation with another student.The boy's mother, Lina Tejada went to the police after the school tried to persuade her not to speak to the authorities. ...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | May 17, 2007 1:45 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA possible E. coli contamination has caused a recall of beef made by Davis Creek Meats and Seafood and Gordon Food Services stores. The beef being recalled was produced between March 1, 2007 and April 30, 2007. It was distributed to retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The beef...