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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Why Violence Against Nurses Has Spiked in the Last Decade |  | Around one in four nurses has been physically attacked at work in the last year. Patients often kick, scratch, and grab them; in rare cases even kill them. In fact, there are nearly as many violent injuries in the healthcare industry as there are in all other industries combined. Healthcare workers make up 9 percent of the workforce. There are currently no federal rules mandating that hospitals attempt to protect nurses from violence in the workplace, though some states have passed them on their own.
ALEXIA FERNÃNDEZ CAMPBELL, The Atlantic 12/02/2016    | | Read Article: The Atlantic |
| Dallas Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $1B for Selling Defective Hip Implants | | A federal jury in Dallas ordered Johnson & Johnson and one of its subsidiaries to pay more than $1 billion in damages Thursday for "despicable and vile conduct" in selling Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants that they knew were seriously defective. The jury ordered the the company and its DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary to pay damages to six people -- all from California -- who suffered serious chronic and painful medical problems caused by the device. The jury found that Johnson & Johnson and DePuy officials intentionally misrepresented the dangers of the product for the sake of monetary gain.
Mark Curriden, Texas Lawbook , The Dallas Morning News 12/02/2016 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Jury Rules in Favor of Austin Police in Excessive Force Lawsuit | | A jury in federal court ruled against a woman who brought forth a civil lawsuit claiming Austin police officers and Travis County jail employees used excessive force to obtain a sample of her blood following a DWI arrest in 2013. Caroline Callaway, 26, was seeking more than $1 million to offset medical bills she incurred from separate elbow surgeries she says were the result of injuries inflicted by an officer jerking her hands while they were cuffed. She also complained of post-traumatic stress disorder and neck pain from a choke hold.
Ryan Autullo, Austin American-Statesman 12/02/2016 | | Read Article: Austin American-Statesman |
| Doctor-Owners, Execs of Bankrupt Forest Park Hospital Chain Indicted in Massive Kickback Scheme | | | A federal grand jury in Dallas has indicted 21 people related to the now-bankrupt Forest Park Medical Centers, including surgeons and health care executives, for allegedly taking part in a massive illegal kickback scheme to drum up patients, officials announced Thursday. The chain catered to upscale patients who had private insurance, and it did not accept Medicare, Medicaid or plans sold on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The medical center paid about $40 million in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals, federal prosecutors said.
Kevin Krause, The Dallas Morning News 12/02/2016
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| Lawsuit: Texas Car Salesman Stole Nude Photos from Customer's Phone | | A lawsuit has been filed by a Texas couple whose private photos were stolen from their phone while buying a car. According to the complaint, filed in Dallas County, the car salesman at Grapevine Toyota sent himself photos of the woman "in a compromising stage of undress" from her husband's phone without their knowledge and then uploaded the photos to a swingers website, says the couple. Their lawsuit is seeking $1 million in damages and alleges negligence, intrusion, deceptive trade practices and breach of contract. The salesman is facing a Class B misdemeanor charge in Tarrant County of computer security breach related to the accusation.
Ryan Osborne, Ft. Worth Star Telegram 12/01/2016 | | Read Article: Ft. Worth Star Telegram |
| Sandy Hook Families' Lawsuit To Be Heard in Conn. Supreme Court | | Families affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting will have their appeal heard by the Connecticut Supreme Court. The families of ten shooting victims filed suit against the manufacturer and sellers of the gun used by the shooter in the December 2012 massacre. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants violated Connecticut state law in the making and selling of the military-style rifle. Two weeks after the families filed an appeal of a judge's dismissal of the case, the state Supreme Court decided that it would hear the case.
Michelle Gorman, Newsweek 12/01/2016 | | Read Article: Newsweek |
| One Life, Two Donated Organs and $5.7M â?? A Tale of Superbugsâ?? deadly costs | | Deaths related to drug-resistant infections often arenâ??t recorded as such on death certificates. ven when superbug deaths are recorded, tens of thousands a year go uncounted because federal and state agencies are doing a poor job of tracking them. Today, the lack of a unified national surveillance system makes it hard to fight a scourge that officials 15 years ago declared to be a grave threat to public health.
Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ryan McNeill and Deborah J. Nelson, Reuters 12/02/2016 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Ford Issues Seat-Belt Recall After 2 Injuries | | Ford Motor Company said Friday that it would recall certain versions of the 2013 through 2016 model-year Ford Fusion, 2015-16 Ford Mondeo and 2013-15 Lincoln MKZ to fix the defect. The problem stems from faulty seat belt anchor pretensioners that can overheat and cause the cable to snap during deployment in a crash.
Nathan Bomey, USA Today 12/02/2016 | | Read Article: USA Today |
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