January 23, 2013
When doctors at an Ohio hospital finished colon surgery on a woman, they failed to notice that something was missing from the operating room that was there before – a towel. It was nearly five months after her June 2009 surgery before the location of the towel was discovered. It was inside the…
January 16, 2013
Sacramento Kings basketball player Francisco Garcia was working out with 90-pound weights in each hand while balancing on an exercise ball when the ball exploded. The guard-forward fell forcibly to the ground in the 2009 incident and suffered severe injuries, including a broken right forearm. The…
January 12, 2013
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Ridgid Pneumatic Nailers Recalled by One World Technologies (Laceration or Injury Hazard - 8,400 Coil Roofing Nailers and 4,400 Clipped Head Framing Nailers)
Home Depot…
January 09, 2013
It took 13 years and more than three weeks at trial, but a jury in Chicago came to a conclusion that it was medical malpractice that caused brain damage in a birth injury case. Attorneys for the doctor involved and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Comprehensive Women’s Heath Care denied any…
January 02, 2013
Chicago police were on a high-speed car chase when their supervising sergeant radioed to tell them to call off pursuit. But the officers in the car did not hear the command. The reason: they were playing the vehicle’s commercial radio during the pursuit, according to news reports of one officer’s…
December 26, 2012
A jury in Illinois handed down a $4.16 million verdict against the City of Elmhurst in a workplace injury case. The verdict, a record in DuPage County in a non-medical malpractice case, went to a garage door technician, Joshua Jaeger, who was severely injured in a 2009 fall from city equipment…
December 19, 2012
A study focusing on brain injuries in New Hampshire shows an alarming increase in recent years, with thousands more people winding up in that state’s emergency rooms. Data compiled by the Department of Health and Human Services revealed an increase in traumatic brain injuries nearly doubling from…
December 15, 2012
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Master Forge Gas Grills Sold at Lowe's Stores Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards - 37,000
Bose Recalls Dual-Voltage CineMate II Home Theater Speaker Systems Due to Fire…
December 08, 2012
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
LG Electronics Recalls Electric Ranges Due to Burn and Fire Hazards - 161,000
LaJobi Recalls Glider Rockers Due to Fall Hazard – 38,600
Fireplaces and Inserts Recalled by…
December 05, 2012
A motorcycle rider who was seriously injured in an accident at a dangerous intersection has been awarded more than $31.5 million by a jury which found the California Department of Transportation partly responsible. The accident occurred in 2009 on Highway 138 in Pinon Hills and resulted in David…
December 01, 2012
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
JELD-WEN Recalls Interior Bifold Doors Due to Impact Hazard - 170,800
Dorel Juvenile Group Recalls Eddie Bauer Rocking Wood Bassinets Due to Infant Suffocation Hazard - 97,…
November 28, 2012
In 2004, 12-year-old Jonathan Reynolds fell on a nail. The Tennessee boy was taken to Dyersburg Regional Medical Center but hospital personnel reportedly failed to take adequate procedures to avoid an infection and did not administer the proper antibiotics. The result was catastrophic. Jonathan…
November 24, 2012
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Taphandles Recalls Ceramic Beer Tap Handles Due to Laceration Hazard - 24,000
Trend Lab Recalls Children's Upholstered Chairs Due to Laceration and Choking Hazards - 16,850…
November 21, 2012
After a rash of spine operations went bad, it was discovered that one of the doctors performing the procedure at a New Mexico hospital had allegedly faked his credentials -- he wasn’t even a surgeon at all. That revelation and other problems resulted in the Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center…
November 17, 2012
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Sharper Image USB Wall Chargers Recalled by Atomi Due to Fire and Burn Hazards - 80,000
Graco Recalls Classic Wood Highchairs Due to Fall Hazard - 86,000
GE Recalls Front…