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Death of Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Prompts Lawsuit |
| A Florida-based K-9 detection services company has filed a lawsuit after 14 bomb-sniffing dogs died in a sealed truck in Houston while awaiting transport to Afghanistan. The morning they were to be transported last December, the dogs' owners found them dead inside an unattended, running refrigerated box truck with the door slightly ajar. The lawsuit is seeking more than $1.3 million in damages. Allan Turner, Houston Chronicle 12/14/2011 | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
Suit: The Citadel Failed to Report Sexual Abuse |
| The mother of a young man who was allegedly sexually abused by a former cadet at The Citadel has filed a lawsuit against the school. The lawsuit seeks a court order requiring the college to "report all child sexual abuse complaints or face contempt charges." The lawsuit claims the school knew of similar inappropriate behavior by the cadet years earlier but did nothing, allowing the cadet to abuse the plaintiff's son. Glenn Smith, Charleston Post Courier 12/15/2011 | Read Article: Charleston Post Courier |
Guard, Federal Government to Blame for Fires, Suit Says |
| A Utah family has filed a lawsuit against the Army National Guard and the federal government, claiming the defendants caused the 2010 wildfire that destroyed three homes. The fire was sparked during target practice, and the suit claims the defendants did nothing to halt or put out the fire. The suit also accuses the defendants of negligence, saying conditions on the day the fire started made wild fires a high risk, and the defendants should have cancelled the target practice. Roxana Orellana, The Salt Lake Tribune 12/15/2011 | Read Article: The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Doctor Accused of Child Sex Abuse Received Glowing Reviews |
| Despite multiple allegations of child sexual abuse throughout his career, former Austin State Hospital child psychiatrist Charles Fischer routinely received glowing performance reviews praising his work ethic, communication skills and commitment to quality patient care. Fischer has been accused of sexually abusing at least nine patients while working at psychiatric facilities for people with profound mental illness. But 21 years of personnel records examined by the Austin American-Statesman show that none of the allegations were mentioned in Fischer's performance reviews until May, when the Department of Family and Protective Services launched an investigation into accusations against him. Andrea Ball, Austin American Statesman 12/15/2011 | Read Article: Austin American Statesman |
As Doctors Use More Devices, Potential for Distraction Grows |
| Hospitals and doctors’ offices, hoping to curb medical error, have invested heavily to put computers, smartphones and other devices into the hands of medical staff for instant access to patient data, drug information and case studies. But like many cures, this solution has come with an unintended side effect: doctors and nurses can be focused on the screen and not the patient, even during moments of critical care. And they are not always doing work; examples include a neurosurgeon making personal calls during an operation, a nurse checking airfares during surgery and a poll showing that half of technicians running bypass machines had admitted texting during a procedure. MATT RICHTEL, The New York Times 12/15/2011 | Read Article: The New York Times |
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