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| The Brief for March 12 |  | A Texas House Democrat is running for a state Senate seat that’s not up for re-election, the aftermath in district attorneys' primary races and a Dallas Morning News investigation on how a pastor with a shady business record landed a gig with the city.
CASSANDRA POLLOCK, Texas Tribune 03/12/2018    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Study: Over-the-Counter Meds Better at Pain Treatment than Opioids | | Dr. Erin Krebs, a physician and researcher at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, said the findings of her study raise troubling questions about overprescribing opioid medications as the nation continues to stagger under addiction and overdose deaths. We simply found no benefit, said Krebs, lead author of the study. We already know opioids have more risks. You at least want to get some advantage. Her trial tracked 240 patients from VA clinics in the Minneapolis area who were being treated for moderate to severe back pain and hip or knee arthritis.
Jenny Deam, Houston Chronicle 03/12/2018 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Johnson & Johnson Hit With $35M Verdict In Pelvic Mesh Trial | | An Indiana federal jury on Friday slammed a Johnson & Johnson unit with a $35 million verdict in favor of a woman who claimed she was harmed by a pelvic mesh device, finding that the mesh implant was negligently designed and the company failed to warn of its risks. Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Inc.’s Prolift device was sold in an unreasonably dangerous condition, a jury found
Emily Field, Law360 ($) 03/12/2018 | | Read Article: Law360 ($) |
| Testicle Might Have Been Saved, Texas Court Says | | A Texas appeals court has revived the malpractice case of a man who alleges he unnecessarily lost a testicle because of a doctor’s negligence, finding there was at least some evidence to suggest the organ could have been salvaged had the doctor performed requisite tests during his initial exam.
John Petrick, Law360 ($) 03/12/2018 | | Read Article: Law360 ($) |
| Texas Court Sends Suit Over Trucker’s Death To Arbitration | | A Texas appeals court on Thursday sent to arbitration a suit accusing a gasoline transportation company of being responsible for an employee’s death in a highway accident, saying it is up to an arbitrator to determine the validity of the truck driver’s employee health and safety contract. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel reversed a trial judge’s decision to deny a motion to compel arbitration in a suit brought by the four children of Francisco Perez.
Y. Peter Kang, Law360 ($) 03/12/2018 | | Read Article: Law360 ($) |
| Trial May Be Necessary in Ohio Opioid Lawsuits | | A federal judge in Ohio says that a trial may be necessary in lawsuits by state and local governments against drug companies over the country's opioid epidemic. U.S. District Judge Dan Polster in Cleveland stated that limited litigation track was needed after both sides identified barriers to reaching a deal. Both sides met on Tuesday to discuss the status of settlement talks. "The parties reported important and substantial progress on several fronts, but also identified various barriers to a global resolution," stated Polster after the meeting.
Staff Report, Insurance Journal 03/09/2018 | | Read Article: Insurance Journal |
| 2nd Lawsuit Filed Over fatal Oklahoma Gas Rig Explosion | | A second wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a natural gas rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers. Betty Jo Cunningham of Seminole, Oklahoma, filed the lawsuit Friday. Cunningham is the widow of Roger Cunningham, one of three Oklahoma men killed in the Jan. 22 explosion. The lawsuit names Red Mountain Energy, Red Mountain Operating, Patterson-UTI Drilling and Patterson-UTI Energy. The widow of Parker Waldridge, also of Oklahoma, filed a similar lawsuit a week earlier.
Associated Press, San Antonio Express News 03/12/2018 | | Read Article: San Antonio Express News |
| University Hospitals Facing Class Action Over Embryo Freezer Malfunction | | A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed over a malfunction of an egg and embryo freezer at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Ohio. The proposed class action suit is asking for at least $25,000 in damages for a couple who were storing embryos at the hospital. The complaint was filed by the couple on Sunday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. A possible second class action lawsuit over the malfunction is being announced this afternoon.
Julie Washington, Cleveland.com 03/12/2018 | | Read Article: Cleveland.com |
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