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Suits Filed over Destroyed Samples at Hospital Sperm Bank

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A group of Illinois men have filed 40 lawsuits against Northwestern Memorial Hospital after their sperm samples were destroyed when a tank at the hospital failed. The plaintiffs in the suit say the sperm in the bank was "their one and only shot for most of them or many of them to have a biological family of their own" due to illnesses or treatment. The suit is seeking unspecified damages.
Michelle Manchir, Chicago Tribune 08/20/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Suit: Austin Cop Shot at Man During Traffic Stop

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An Austin man has filed suit against a local police officer who fired his gun at the plaintiff during a routine traffic stop. The plaintiff says he exited his truck when pulled over and the officer immediately jumped out of his patrol car and fired a shot at the man. The officer has been placed on non-patrol duties while the incident is being investigated. The suit is seeking unspecified damages.
Shelton Green, KVUE-TV 08/20/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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J&J Said to Weigh $3B Settlement of Its Hip Implant Cases

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Johnson & Johnson has discussed paying more than $3 billion to settle lawsuits over its recalled hip implants, according to five people familiar with the matter. J&J seeks to resolve as many as 11,500 lawsuits in the U.S. and has considered paying more than $300,000 per case, according to the people. Such a settlement would exceed $3 billion if most plaintiffs accept the terms, an amount 50 percent larger than that proposed in previous discussions.
Jef Feeley & David Voreacos, Bloomberg 08/21/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Former Athlete Files Suit Against Xavier University

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Former Xavier University basketball player Dez Wells has filed suit against the school over an investigation into sexual assault allegations that got him expelled. In his suit, Wells claims the school "rushed the judiciary process and conducted a flawed investigation after a fellow student accused Wells of sexual assault." Criminal charges were not filed against Wells and the Ohio prosecutor issued a statement last year condemning the university's actions against Wells. The suit is seeking financial damages and an apology from the school.
Alex Prewitt, The Washington Post 08/21/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Lawsuit Claims Wrong Pharmacy Prescription Led to Girl's Death

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A family is demanding justice after they say a mistake at a Houston pharmacy led to their daughter's death. Now the family of 6-year-old Jadalyn Williams is suing Cullen Care Pharmacy. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, the little girl's mother is asking for a million dollars in damages. She says pharmacists were way off when filling her daughter's morphine prescription.
Jessica Willey , KTRK-TV 08/21/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Hyundai Recalls 240,000 Vehicles

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Automaker Hyundai has issued a recall of almost 240,000 Sonata and Azera vehicles due to a rusting problem with the rear suspension. The recall affects vehicles from model years 2006-2011. The company said road salt and water in states in the Midwest and Northeast can enter portions of the rear crossmember, leading to rust and corrosion which can cause problems with the rear wheel alignment.
Jerry Hirsch, LA Times 08/19/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Thousands of Doctors Practicing Despite Errors, Misconduct

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A USA TODAY investigation shows that thousands of doctors who have been banned by hospitals or other medical facilities aren't punished by the state medical boards that license doctors. Dr. Greggory Phillips was a familiar figure when he appeared before the Texas Medical Board in 2011 on charges that he'd wrongly prescribed the painkillers that killed Jennifer Chaney. The family practitioner already had faced an array of sanctions for mismanaging medications — and for abusing drugs himself. Over a decade, board members had fined him thousands of dollars, restricted his prescription powers, and placed his medical license on probation with special monitoring of his practice. They also let him keep practicing medicine. In 2008, a woman in Phillips' care had died from a toxic mix of pain and psychiatric medications he had prescribed. Eleven months later, Chaney died.
Peter Eisler and Barbara Hansen, USA Today 08/21/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Patients May Need Better Info When Leaving Hospitals

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Older patients may think they understand everything doctors tell them when they are released from the hospital, but a new U.S. study found several gaps in what they remember and areas where instructions could be clearer. Out of nearly 400 patients discharged from a large academic medical center, 96 percent reported knowing why they had been hospitalized, but only about 60 percent could accurately describe their diagnoses, for instance.
Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters 08/21/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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City Considers $400,000 Police Crash Settlement

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The city council in Yakima, Wash., is considering a $400,000 settlement in a lawsuit over the death of a woman killed in a crash during a police chase. The woman and one other bystander were killed when the man police were chasing slammed a stolen pickup into their car at an intersection. A lawsuit has also been filed against the city on behalf of the other victim killed.
Wire Report, San Francisco Chronicle 08/20/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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$1M Paid to Family in Suit Over Man Killed by Crane in NYC

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A crane owner in New York has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of a 30-year-old man who died in an accident last April. The victim was crushed when a tractor crane collapsed at the MTA No. 7 subway extension project. A federal investigation determined a cable holding up the crane was frayed and snapped, causing the accident.
Greg B. Smith , New York Daily News 08/20/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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