| | Family Files Suit After Wrong Kidney Removed | |  | | When Glenn Hermes learned that he had cancer in one of his kidneys early last year, he agreed to have surgery at Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth to remove his left kidney before it had a chance to spread. But then Hermes soon learned that a pathology report had been misread and that the wrong kidney was removed — it was his right kidney that was riddled with cancer. Late Tuesday, Hermes and his wife Bernadette filed a lawsuit against his urologist, Dr. Robert Stroud, and a radiologist, Dr. David Fenyes, for malpractice and gross negligence after learning that a pathology report showed that the left kidney was healthy and “benign.” The lawsuit, which was filed in Tarrant County civil district court, also lists Lonestar Urology where Stroud is listed as president and Radiology Associates of North Texas were also listed as defendants.
Elizabeth Campbell, Star Telegram 06/12/2014    | | Read Article: Star Telegram | | North TX Teen Settles Container Explosion Suit | | | | A TX teen has been awarded more than $6 million after being badly burned when a fuel container blew up. Rane Newby's lawsuit was one of hundreds across the US. A diesel can he was using in a controlled burn exploded in his hand, resulting in burns over 90% of his body. Newby's attorney sued Blitz, the maker of the fuel container and Walmart, claiming the retail giant knew the container was defective. Blitz filed bankruptcy and is now out of business. A bankruptcy judge ordered both Blitz and Walmart to pay $131 million to settle unresolved lawsuits around the country.
Shaun Rabb, Fox 4 DFW, myfoxhouston.com 06/12/2014 | | Read Article: myfoxhouston.com | | Maine High Court Rejects Hospital’s Appeal | | | | A Maine man who was awarded $200,000 by a jury in his malpractice suit filed after a doctor mistakenly told him he had an aggressive and fatal form of cancer won’t have to face another trial. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that the verdict delivered in favor of Wendell Strout, of Greene, last year in Androscoggin County Superior Court should stand.
Associated Press, Yahoo News 06/12/2014 | | Read Article: Yahoo News | | The Race for Black Boxes | | | | GM and lawyers lining up plaintiffs to sue the company are racing to find black boxes in wrecked cars and track down old downloads of black-box data. Some families and plaintiffs' lawyers said the auto maker has contacted them seeking possession of black boxes. Whoever owns a car also owns its black box. But GM asserts the right to "access information about a crash event or share it with others" if the owner agrees, the information was requested by police or government officials, or the information is "part of GM's defense of litigation through the discovery process," according to the owners' manual for the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt.
Mike Spector and Vanessa O'Connell, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 06/12/2014 | | Read Article: Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) | | Toyota Orders Big Recall Tied to an Air Bag Part | | | | 2.3 million Toyota vehicles are being recalled worldwide because a defective air bag component made by Takata Corporation could injure passengers. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was opening an investigation into the other automakers that used parts made by Takata to see if those companies’ vehicles should be recalled, too.
CHRISTOPHER JENSEN and HIROKO TABUCHI, The New York Times 06/12/2014 | | Read Article: The New York Times | | Woman Lost in Houston Hospital for 3 Days | | | | Mary Reyna, who suffers from diabetes and remains partially paralyzed from a stroke, was taken to the hospital by ambulance. But soon, an unsettling mystery began to unfold. Her daugher,Rose Zuniga, claims when she called the hospital two hours later, she was told her mom had been discharged even though no one from the family had been notified. Days went by. But they say on Tuesday, St Joseph employees informed them that they found her on the fourth floor of a stairwell. Reyna says a hospital worker locked her inside a different room for three days until she managed to escape and then climbed into a stairwell.
Rucks Russell , KHOU-TV 06/12/2014 | | Read Article: KHOU-TV | | |
