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| hospital patients less likely to survive 'off-hours' cardiac arrest |
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hospital patients who have a cardiac arrest may be more likely to die if it happens in the middle of the night or on a weekend than if it occurs on a weekday, a u.s. study suggests. researchers examined data on more than 151,000 adults who had a cardiac arrest at 470 u.s. hospitals between 2000 and 2014. for people who had a cardiac arrest during the 'off-hours' on weekends and from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. during the week, survival odds improved from about 12 percent at the start of the study to about 22 percent by the end. patients who experienced a cardiac arrest during weekday 'on-hours' from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. fared better, and their survival odds climbed from 16 percent to 25 percent by the end of the study.
lisa rapaport, reuters 01/23/2018    |
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| texas authorities investigating karolyi ranch training site in wake of usa gymnastics sexual abuse scandal |
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the walker county sheriff's office confirmed it is investigating karolyi ranch, the u.s. olympic training facility in texas where some gymnasts have said former team doctor larry nassar sexually abused them. karolyi ranch was formerly run by national team coordinator martha karolyi and her husband bela, and it previously served as the national training center for the women's national team. a 2016 lawsuit filed in california accuses the karolyis of being physically abusive to athletes and turning a blind eye to nassar's alleged abuse.
claire z. cardona, the dallas morning news 01/23/2018 |
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| settlement: a boy was poisoned at a hotel and died |
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the family of an 11-year old rock hill boy who died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a best western hotel in boone in 2013 has agreed to settle wrongful death and injury suits against the hotel chain and other parties for $12 million, attorneys for the family said in a news release monday. in june 2013, jeffrey williams and his mother, jeannie williams, stopped for a night in the mountain town 100 miles northwest of charlotte. jeffrey died from carbon monoxide leaking from a swimming pool heating system, while jeannie suffered serious injuries.
rick rothacker and ames alexander, charlotte observer 01/23/2018 |
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| gm, enterprise rent-a-car targets of acceleration lawsuit |
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the families of two men killed in a car crash in 2017 are accusing general motors and enterprise rent-a-car of manufacturing and renting a defective 2016 chevy cruze. the suit alleges unintended acceleration caused a february 2017 crash in kleberg county, texas, that killed 23-year-old ebenezer oloba and 19-year-old oscar fuentes jr., both students at texas a&m university
phil lebeau, cnbc, yahoo news 01/23/2018 |
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| clock for state claims stops in federal court, justices say |
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the u.s. supreme court held monday that bringing state claims in federal court stops the clock on the statute of limitations for those claims, handing a victory to a fired d.c. health inspector attempting to sue the city for gender discrimination and retaliation. splitting 5-4, the court ruled that statutes of limitations for state claims are suspended while those claims are pending in federal court, a pro-plaintiff interpretation of the federal supplemental jurisdiction statute.
jimmy hoover, law360 ($) 01/23/2018 |
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| gm says it will review safety of panoramic sunroofs |
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general motors says it has voluntarily begun an internal review of panoramic sunroofs in its vehicles following a consumer reports investigation that detailed how hundreds of sunroofs nationwide and across the auto industry have shattered without warning. consumer report's investigation of exploding sunroofs, published in october, found that shattering incidents are not such freak occurrences. our analysis of a federal consumer complaints database identified nearly 900 incidents spanning 208 models and 35 brands.
jeff plungis, consumerreports.org 01/23/2018 |
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| defendant in trench collapse death case files for bankruptcy |
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a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of an ohio man in a trench collapse has stalled after the defendant filed for bankruptcy. the man from washington township died june 15, 2016, after a 12-foot deep trench collapsed on him while he was working for krw plumbing of jamestown. his family filed suit in november against a developer, contractor and subcontractor over the death. however, montgomery county common pleas court judge erik blaine dismissed the case after the owner of south dayton builders and remodelers inc., one of the defendants, filed for bankruptcy. the case can be reactivated when the bankruptcy case is complete, stated blaine.
mark gokavi, dayton daily news 01/22/2018 |
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| family of slipknot bassist reaches settlement in overdose lawsuit |
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a settlement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit involving the overdose death of slipknot bassist paul gray. the family of the artist filed suit against health care providers after he died in may 2010 from an overdose of drugs, including fentanyl and morphine. the lawsuit blamed dr. daniel baldi, who had treated gray for years, including for drug addiction, for gray's overdose death. the case was scheduled to go to trial in polk county district court monday, but reached a settlement, which remains confidential.
tony leys, desmoines register 01/22/2018 |
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