Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Which Cars are Most Distracting? AAA Study Reveals Offenders |
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Touch screen systems in many new vehicles are too distracting, putting motorists at risk of crashes, according to a new study funded by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Utah, tested 30 vehicle infotainment systems and found that all of them are distracting to some degree.
Nathan Bomey, USA Today 10/05/2017    |
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| Texas County Blames Painkiller Manufacturers for Opioid Crisis |
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Upshur County, Texas is filing suit against a number of prescription painkiller manufacturers and distributers over the opioid crisis. The lawsuit accuses the companies of fueling an opioid addiction epidemic that has affected communities across the country. The suit comes as Texas AG Ken Paxton inserts the state into a 41-state investigation into companies that manufacture and sell opioids. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are Purdue Pharma, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Allergan, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, McKesson Corporation, Abbott Laboratories, and Johnson & Johnson.
Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune 10/04/2017 |
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| Mother Files Suit Over Teen's Death, Blames Years of Bullying |
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The mother of a teen from New York who committed suicide three years ago has filed a lawsuit alleging that years of bullying led to her son's death. The 16-year-old boy took his own life in March 2014 and his mother's lawsuit says that the Thousand Islands school district is to blame for his death. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff sought help from the school, but officials did little to prevent her son from being harassed at school. The teen suffered bullying from classmates from second grade until he was a Junior in high school, says the lawsuit.
Craig Fox, Watertown Daily Times 10/01/2017 |
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| U.S. Supreme Court Declines Florida Medical Records Case |
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case over medical records in the state of Florida. The lawsuit was filed by the Jacksonville-based Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida Inc., and centered on whether hospitals are required to disclose certain records to plaintiffs during medical-malpractice lawsuits. The state Supreme Court ruled that the Baptist system was required to turn over the records. While the hospital system argued that at least some of the records were shielded from release by the federal 2005 Patient Safety Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the case.
Staff Report, Palm Beach Post 10/02/2017 |
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| Woman Dies While Waiting for Liver Transplant, Lawsuit Filed |
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The family of a California woman who died while waiting for a liver transplant has filed a lawsuit alleging that medical insurers are toblame for her death. According to the lawsuit, the woman died whilewaiting for Health Net of California and HealthCare LA to figure out whowould pay for the transplant. The 53-year-old woman died in November2015 from liver cirrhosis while waiting for the transplant. "No personin this country should be forced to wait months just to receive aninitial consultation for life-saving treatment," said an attorney forthe plaintiffs.
Nick Green, The Daily Breeze 10/01/2017 |
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