| Troubled Timberlawn Psychiatric Hospital is Closing Before the State Can Shut it Down |
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Timberlawn psychiatric hospital says it is voluntarily closing its doors, just a week after state officials threatened to shut down the century-old treatment center because it was too dangerous for patients. 'Our intention to close Timberlawn comes after completing a comprehensive, careful review,' chief executive James Miller wrote Thursday in a letter to staff obtained by The Dallas Morning News. He later issued a similar statement to The News, saying that the hospital's owners had decided to shutter it in December, before the state threatened to yank its license and fine it $600,000. Timberlawn is appealing those sanctions. It's unclear exactly when the last patient will leave Timberlawn, which was once a premier mental health facility but in recent years has had safety problems, including sexual assaults.
Sue Ambrose, Sarah Mervosh & Miles Moffeit, The Dallas Morning News 01/19/2018    |
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| North Texas Mental Hospital Held Patients Against Their Will, Says Lawsuits |
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A North Texas mental hospital is facing lawsuits by two women who claim they were held at the facility against their will. Dallas Behavioral Hospital has been named as the defendant in the lawsuits alleging the two plaintiffs were held there. One of the plaintiffs alleges that the hospital only released her after she repeatedly pleaded to sign an "Against Medical Advice" form. Dr. Muhammad Haqqani, the hospital's CEO, is also named as a co-defendant in the recent lawsuits. The hospital has not commented on the recent lawsuits.
Todd Unger, WFAA.com 01/18/2018 |
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| Apple Faces Class Action Suit Over Meltdown and Spectre Flaws |
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Apple is being sued over alleged Meltdown and Spectre cybersecurity flaws that plague its iPhones. The class action lawsuit was filed on January 8 on behalf of two plaintiffs and anyone else who has purchased a phone with the deficiencies. According to the complaint, Apple knowingly sold devices with the security flaws to customers who purchased products after June 1, 2017. The lawsuit argues that the company should have made customers aware that updating software on their devices to fix the security flaws could cause a performance slowdown.
Chantal Da Silva, Newsweek 01/18/2018 |
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