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• U.S. Leads Way In Medical Errors

  Steve Klearman | November 23, 2005 5:15 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Reuters recently reported a startling statistic based upon a study by the Commonwealth Fund reported in the medical journal, Health Affairs: the United States leads Canada, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Germany in medical errors.Patients in the United States reported higher rates of medical errors and more disorganized doctor visits and out-of-pocket costs than people any of these...

• Nevada Business Not Liable in Sexual Assault Lawsuit

  Steve Klearman | November 22, 2005 8:40 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Are businesses in Nevada liable when their employees assault others while on the job? The Nevada Supreme Court has never really thought so and still doesn't.The Court recently affirmed its longstanding views in this regard in set of holdings on this issue in Wood v. Safeway, decided on October 20, 2005. There, Jane Doe, a mentally handicapped woman, was working for Safeway Stores when she was...

• Ortho Evra Blood Clot Risk

  Steve Klearman | November 16, 2005 12:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Public Citizen, the consumer watchdog group, has called for women to stop using the dangerous Ortho Evra birth control patch.Public Citizen warned consumers about the patch over two months ago, but just last week, the FDA acknowledged the increased risk of blood clots, which can ultimately lead to death.According to the Ortho Evra statement from Dr. Sidney Wolfe, Director of Public Citizen's...

• Yale Will Appeal Medical Malpractice Verdict

  Staff Writer | November 15, 2005 11:59 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Yale University's School of Medicine will appeal a $5.2 million verdict awarded a woman claiming she received an unecessary total hysterectomy at Yale-New Haven hospital. Michelle DiLieto was diagnosed with uteran cancer in 1995. The surgery left DiLieto in such pain from nerve damage that she couldn't walk for months. The Yale Daily News provides a complete overview of the medical...

• Police Investigating Car, Pedestrian Accident

  Staff Writer | November 09, 2005 6:12 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Two pedestrians were hospitalized after separate accidents on November 6th. One accident left a six year old child in intensive care, while the other (a hit and run accident) placed an elderly woman in the ICU as well. As of this writing, police were searching for a black Ford SUV with NV plates. Witnesses claimed the SUV threw the woman 40 feet when it struck her as she crossed the street. ...