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Statewide Membership Drives will be held in Austin, Dallas, Houston & San Antonio on August 30th, beginning at 9:00 am (lunch provided) and a Happy Hour at 4:00 pm. Click on the headline to register. Let's Fill Every Corner of Texas with TTLA Members!
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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Airbnb, Guest Facing Lawsuit over Austin Home Fire |
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An Austin couple has filed suit against Airbnb and their rental guest after their home caught fire during a stay. The plaintiffs were renting their South Austin home to a guest when their home was damaged during his stay. According to the lawsuit, the defendant threw a lighted cigarette into a trash can in the home on Aug. 1, 2015, causing a “devastating fire and tremendous damage.” Airbnb has been accused in the lawsuit of breach of contract and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the guest is accused of negligence.
Ali Linan, Austin American-Statesman 08/02/2017 |
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University of Kansas Health System Facing Lawsuit Over Cancer Misdiagnosis |
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The University of Kansas Health System is facing a lawsuit by a woman who was the subject of a separate whistleblower case. The woman, who was misdiagnosed with pancreatic cancer, filed suit against the hospital Tuesday in Wyandotte County District Court. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff underwent a complicated surgery that involved the removal of portions of multiple organs but was never told that she had been misdiagnosed with cancer. The plaintiff is seeking damages for negligence, fraud and civil conspiracy. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are The University of Kansas Health System, the former chair of the hospital's pathology department and a surgeon involved in her treatment.
Elise Reuter, Kansas City Business Journal 08/02/2017 |
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Accreditors Can Keep Their Hospital Inspection Reports Secret, Feds Decide |
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Federal health officials have backed down from a controversial proposal that would have required private accreditors to publicly release reports about errors, mishaps and mix-ups in the nation's hospitals and health care facilities. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had proposed in April that accreditors publicly detail problems they find during inspections of hospitals and other medical facilities, as well as the steps being taken to fix them. Nearly nine in 10 hospitals are directly overseen by these accreditors, not the government. But in a notice released Wednesday afternoon, the government withdrew the proposal. CMS said that federal law prohibits the agency from disclosing the results of inspections performed by the accrediting organizations and that the proposal — though it required accreditors, not the agency, to release the reports — “may appear as if CMS was attempting to circumvent” the law.
Charles Ornstein, ProPublica 08/03/2017 |
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Washington Spine Surgeon's Negligence Results in $1.2M Award to Patient |
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A $1.2 million award has been granted to a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Washington spine surgeon. The Yakima jury awarded the sum to the plaintiff, who alleged that she was left with severe pain and an abnormal spine position after a surgery for scoliosis in 2011. According to the lawsuit, the July 2011 surgery, intended to relieve the plaintiff's chronic back pain, resulted in further pain and complications. The surgeon involved was previously placed on probation after he was found to be under the influence of narcotics during a surgery in 2012. The jury ruled that the surgeon's negligence was "a proximate cause of injury" to the plaintiff.
Molly Rosbach, Yakima Herald 08/01/2017 |
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