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| University of Iowa Physicians Settle Lawsuit for $67K | | 
| | A $67,500 settlement has been reached between Iowa state officials and the widow of a man who died after doctors allegedly ignored his health problems. The lawsuit claimed that a University of Iowa doctor did not treat health problems or recognize warning signs that led to the 80-year-old man's death. The University of Iowa Physicians, a group of over 700 physicians, will pay out the settlement.
Jason Clayworth, DesMoines Register 02/25/2014    | | Read Article: DesMoines Register |
| Boy Dies of Ratbite Fever, Family Files Suit Against Petco | |
| | Petco Animal Supplies Inc. is facing a lawsuit filed by the family of a boy who died after coming into contact with an infected rat from the store. The medical examiner's office of San Diego County declared that the 10-year-old boy's death was accidental, but was caused by streptobacillus moniliformis, more commonly known as ratbite fever. Petco is currently investigating the claims.
Ricardo Lopez, LA Times 02/25/2014 | | Read Article: LA Times |
| Ponzi Scheme Investors Can Sue in State Courts | |
| | The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Wed that a law intended to assert federal jurisdiction over most securities fraud class action claims -- which would deny investors relief in state courts -- refers specifically to real, and not imagined, investments. The long-awaited decision was a victory for investors in Stanford International Bank, the Antigua-based institution that sold about $7 billion in mostly worthless certificates of deposit to more than 25,000 people over 15 years.
Richard Wolf, USA Today 02/26/2014 | | Read Article: USA Today |
| G.M. to Expand Small-Car Recall to 1.4 Million Vehicles | |
| | GM will more than double the size of a recall issued this month for an ignition switch defect in some of its small cars. G.M. had previously recalled about 619,000 vehicles in the United States, including Chevrolet Cobalts from the 2005-7 model years and 2007 Pontiac G5 models. Now the automaker is adding 2003-7 Saturn Ions, 2006-7 Chevrolet HHRs and 2006-7 Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky models.
CHRISTOPHER JENSEN, The New York Times 02/26/2014 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Boehringer Kept Pradaxa Analysis From FDA, Records Show | |
| | Boehringer Ingelheim didn’t disclose a data analysis to U.S. regulators that indicated the blood-thinner Pradaxa may have caused more fatal bleeding after it was cleared for sale than the drug did in a study used to win approval, unsealed court filings show. Boehringer gave U.S. regulators one analysis of data gathered after the drug’s October 2010 approval that showed the number of people who died from bleeding was less than expected, according to internal documents made public in lawsuits over the product. The company didn’t share a second analysis showing a higher death rate, the documents show.
Jef Feeley and Michelle Fay Cortez, Bloomberg 02/26/2014 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| Jury Awards Family $6.65M in Wrongful Death Suit | |
| | A jury has awarded $6.65 million to the family of an Illinois man who fell to his death at a military base in Kuwait. The 64-year-old's 12-foot fall from a raised belt loader caused him significant brain injury, which led to his death six days later. The lawsuit alleged that a government contractor was negligent because it failed to properly train or supervise the employee who caused the man to fall.
Sally Ho, Chicago Tribune 02/21/2014 | | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
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