An 8-day-old infant was circumcised in a Miami, Florida hospital without the informed consent of the parents. According to the mother, she told the staff at South Miami Hospital on a number of occasions that the child was not to be circumcised. The baby, who was being cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU), […]
FDA Recalls Meridia Citing Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
After nearly a year of reviewing the safety record of Abbott Laboratories’ prescription weight-loss drug Meridia (sibutramine), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a full defective drug recall Friday, asking the pharmaceutical manufacturer to remove the drug from pharmacy shelves. Meridia has been banned in Europe for almost a year, beginning shortly after research […]
Freeway Truck Accident Leaves Woman in Critical Condition
A three vehicle accident on I-25 in Denver, Colorado left a woman in critical condition with injuries that were sustained from colliding with cargo being carried on a flatbed semi-trailer. The injured woman was driving an SUV and following a semi-trailer that carried steel beams. When traffic slowed suddenly, the SUV struck a beam that […]
Nursing Home Wrongful Death Settlement
A nursing home in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin recently agreed to a settlement of more than $2 million dollars to resolve a wrongful death lawsuit. Cynthia Wilms was a patient at the Willows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after having hip replacement surgery on July 30, 2007. The lawsuit claimed that the nursing home staff failed to […]
National Drive Safely to Work Week
This week is National Drive Safely to Work Week. The purpose of this observance is to promote awareness of the rules of the road in an attempt to make our nation’s roads safer for all motorists. A variety of different vehicles must co-exist with each other on the roads, and drivers face a growing number […]
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