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| Wash. Hospital Faces Medical Battery Lawsuit |  | Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, Wash. is facing a medical battery lawsuit by one of its employees and wife of a patient. The lawsuit was filed on Friday by the wife of a man with abdominal cancer who underwent a procedure to put a stent in his ureter. The woman, who works as an anesthesiologist at the hospital, contends that she and her husband were misled when an assistant doctor performed the procedure instead of the doctor assigned to do it. During the procedure, the man's urethra was "obliterated," causing severe pain and requiring the man to undergo reconstructive surgery.
Monique Ming Laven, KIRO TV 07/21/2014    | | Read Article: KIRO TV |
| Judge Moves Minn. Priest Sex Abuse Lawsuit Forward | | A judge in Ramsey County, Minnesota ruled on Monday that part of a priest sexual abuse lawsuit could move forward in court. The lawsuit was filed by a Twin Cities man who alleges he was sexually abused by a priest between 1976 and 1977. As part of Monday's ruling, the judge said that the claims of negligence by the diocese and archdiocese should be decided by the jury. Still to be determined is whether the plaintiff can claim that "church officials created a 'public nuisance' by allowing offending priests to remain active and concealing information about their misconduct from the public." The case is scheduled for trial in Ramsey County District Court on Sept. 22.
Emily Gurnon, TwinCities.com 07/21/2014 | | Read Article: TwinCities.com |
| N.C. Judge Will Not Seal Records in Student Death Suit | | A North Carolina judge has denied a request to seal records in a lawsuit over the death of High Point University student two years ago. The lawsuit was filed by the mother of the 22-year-old student who died after he was attacked during a hazing incident while pledging the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. A medical examiner determined that the young man died of an overdose of prescription drugs and there have been no charges filed in connection with his death. The plaintiff's attorney had requested the files be sealed in order that she be granted a fair trial.
Wire Report, Charlotte Observer 07/22/2014 | | Read Article: Charlotte Observer |
| Court Revives Couple's Lawsuit Over Police Break-In | | An appeals court decision yesterday revived a lawsuit by an elderly couple who alleged that police broke into their home and caused them emotional distress. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs' son was followed home after a minor traffic violation by police driving without their sirens. After the man arrived home and ignored an officer's request, the officer requested backup and proceeded to break into the plaintiffs' home. The officers involved shocked the son twice with a Taser, dragged him out into the yard and beat him while using racial slurs, the lawsuit contends. The appeals court decision called the 2011 incident "a violent, traumatic invasion" with "an alarming and unnecessary show of force."
Amanda Lee Myers, Columbus Dispatch 07/22/2014 | | Read Article: Columbus Dispatch |
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