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Share on FB: Judicial Politics Leave Some Plaintiffs in Limbo, YNN Austin Capital Tonight |
| Excerpted from: Judicial politics leave some plaintiffs in limbo, YNN Austin Capital Tonight: "A personal tragedy has turned into a very public legal fight for one Texas family. It's a story that may shed some light on weaknesses within the state's judicial system. Imagine not being able to remember where you were sitting at a restaurant after a simple trip to the restroom. That’s the life Michelle Gaines leads today. A traumatic brain injury suffered in a devastating car wreck in 2006 robbed her of a healthy mind. Then, a jury in her community awarded her $8 million, before a court of appeals overturned it. Now, the Texas Supreme Court is refusing to hear the case." |
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Deceased Catholic Dean Accused of Abuse |
| A Chicago man has filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Chicago, claiming he was sexually assaulted by a Catholic high school dean in the 1970s. The plaintiff says he was molested on multiple occasions in the dean's office of St. Rita of Cascia High School. The accused dean passed away in 2002. Wire Report, St. Louis Post Dispatch 08/22/2012 | Read Article: St. Louis Post Dispatch |
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Most Mental Health Clinics Have Suspect Medicare Claims |
| A troubling new report on for-profit mental health centers reveals nearly all of those in Houston have problems with their Medicare claims, confirming many of the problems first reported by the Houston Chronicle nearly a year ago. The report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, found that 13 of the 16 clinics in Houston - 81 percent - had "questionable" claims submitted to Medicare. These types of clinics, known as "community mental health centers," offer intense mental health therapy in an outpatient-setting, as an alternative to a mental health hospitalization. Terri Langford, Houston Chronicle 08/22/2012 | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
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Teen's Death in Hawaiian Tide Pool Prompts Suit |
| A lawsuit has been filed over the death of a New York teen who was swept out to sea while on a hiking tour in Honolulu in July. The lawsuit claims the tour guide was negligent in leading the group off the safe path to a tide pool, where the high school student was caught in the "violently receding waves" and swept into the ocean. The teen’s body has not been found. Wire Report, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 08/22/2012 | Read Article: Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
Mini Golf Electrocution Prompts Negligence Lawsuit |
| The family of a girl killed at a miniature golf course in Florida has filed a lawsuit against the Florida resort that owns the course. The girl was electrocuted by "electrically charged water" while reaching into a small pond to retrieve her ball. The suit accuses the Orange Lake Resort of inadequate, illegal and negligent maintenance to electrical breakers on a submersible pump in the pond. Paul Nelson, Albany Times Union 08/22/2012 | Read Article: Albany Times Union |
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