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  August 6, 2013

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‘Miracle’ Pilot on Mission Against Medical Errors

Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger in 2009 coolly landed his jet safely on the Hudson River in what was dubbed as the Miracle on the Hudson. He has refashioned himself as an expert on reducing medical errors, which by some estimates kill up to 200,000 people a year — “the equivalent of 20 jetliners crashing per week,” he told POLITICO. If tens of thousands of people died in plane crashes, he says, “There would be a national ground stop. Fleets would be grounded. Airports would close. There would be a presidential commission. The NTSB would investigate. No one would fly until we had solved the problems.” But patients die needlessly every day, and it’s barely a blip on the national radar. Click on the headline to learn more.  

 

Laws/Cases


 

 

BP Cites New Fraud Allegations in Spill Settlement

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BP said Monday that it has uncovered new allegations of fraud and conflicts of interest inside the settlement program that has awarded billions of dollars to Gulf Coast businesses and residents for damage from the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP attorneys outlined the allegations in a court filing, which asks a federal judge to temporarily suspend settlement payments while former FBI Director Louis Freeh leads an independent investigation of the court-supervised settlement program. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier rejected the same request last month, but BP said it only recently learned of new evidence of "more widespread and potentially systemic improprieties" in the program.
Associated Press, Yahoo News 08/06/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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BWM Recalls More than 140,000 Vehicles in China

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Automaker BMW has issued a recall of about 143,000 vehicles in China due to an issue with the electric power steering system in the company’s 5-series vehicles. The company said the recall covers 5-series cars, model years 2009 through 2012. Currently the recall has been limited to vehicles in China.
Samuel Shen and Kazunori Takada, Reuters 08/05/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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