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| Mom Says Dental Restraint Device Led to Child's Brain Damage |  | On Jan. 6, Nevaeh Hall was running, playing and laughing. The next day, after a morning dental appointment, the 4 year old was in an ambulance en route to Texas Children's Hospital. Tests showed severe brain damage that the child's mother and her lawyer blame on the girl's confinement in a restraining device known as a papoose. Some dentists use the apparatus to immobilize children for procedures. Nevaeh has been diagnosed with dystonia, or involuntary muscle contractions, and remains in the hospital. Nevaeh's family hired an attorney about a month ago. He said Texas law prevents him from filing a civil action until a medical expert reviews the records and provides a report on the extent of the alleged liability.
Cindy George, Houston Chronicle 03/11/2016    | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| $400M Dispute Lingers Over Post-it Inventor | | Alan Amron holds 40 U.S. patents, but he's most interested in an invention for which he gets no credit: the Post-it Note, that ubiquitous sticky-back product made into a worldwide success by the 3M Company. Although Amron settled a previous lawsuit against 3M, he's suing again in federal court in Fort Lauderdale. He says the company breached its previous agreement not to take credit. The settlement is confidential.
CURT ANDERSON, AP, Houston Chronicle 03/11/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Jury Awards PA Families $4.2M in Fracking Lawsuit | | A federal jury ruled on Thursday that Cabot Oil & Gas Co must pay more than $4.2 million in damages to two families in northeastern Pennsylvania who said the company's fracking operations contaminated their ground water. Six jurors in federal court in Scranton awarded $1.3 million each to Scott Ely and Monica Marta-Ely, a married couple in Dimock. Each of their three children received an award of $50,000. A second couple, Ray and Victoria Hubert, also of Dimock, about 32 miles (50 km) south of Binghamton, New York, each received $720,000, and their daughter Hope was awarded $50,000.
DAVID DEKOK, Reuters 03/11/2016 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Nestle Issues Food Recall for Glass Contamination | | Nestle recently announced that it was recalling about 3 million boxes of its food products due to a contamination of glass pieces. The giant food company announced on Thursday that it was voluntarily recalling a number of its products across the DiGiorno, Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's lines. The company did not specify what had caused the problem, but according to the announcement, over 10 products were affected by the glass pieces. Nestle has asked consumers to refrain from using the potentially contaminated products.
Adam Lidget, International Business Times 03/11/2016 | | Read Article: International Business Times |
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