Jackson County, Mo., has agreed to a $270,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed by a motorcyclist who crashed his bike in a pot hole last summer. Derek Jackson was riding his motorcycle in east Jackson County when he pot hole ankle-deep and as wide as his arms, his lawsuit claims,…
Bayer HealthCare, the leading maker of birth control pills, is coming out with a brand new pill. Natazia, as it’s called, contains a form of estrogen that’s never been used in an oral contraceptive. It also has a novel dosing regimen. Women on Natazia will take four different combinations and…
A Washington, D.C., salon owner has agreed to a $7 million settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by one of his employees. The suit, filed by Jennifer Thong against Andre Chreky, alleges “rough-hewn sexual advances and retaliation when those advances were rebuffed.” The advances include attempts at forced intercourse…
John Peter Smith Hospital (Ft Worth) officials will review the medical response to a man who collapsed and died in the hospital pharmacy after witnesses complained that help was slow to arrive and that emergency equipment did not appear to work properly. Jeff Dickerson, who was picking up a prescription…
A jury has awarded $6.8 million to a Pennsylvania woman who was injured in a car crash caused by a drunk driver. The jury found the Famous Mexican Restaurant & Bar in Coatesville, Penn., liable for continuing to serve alcohol to Omar Villalava-Martinez, even after he was visibly intoxicated. Villalava-Martinez…
A Brownsville, Texas, woman has reached a $3.2 million settlement in a lawsuit she filed over the death of her husband in an explosion in 2006. Juan Perez was filling up a tanker truck at a RTW Properties L.P. terminal when the truck exploded, killing him. Perez’s wife, Live Lara…
A stun-gun manufacturer has agreed to a $2.85 million settlement with a California man who suffered brain damage after being tased four years ago. Steven Butler was shocked by a Watsonvile, Calif., police officer in 2006 after refusing to exit a bus. The suit says Bulter went into cardiac arrest…
A Chicago strip club has agreed to a $1 million settlement after a patron left the club and got into a car accident, killing two other people. John Homatas was kicked out of Diamond’s Gentlemen’s Club for being too drunk in January 2006. According to the lawsuit, he and John…
Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is an extremely rare disorder characterized by a severe skin reaction to medication Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a rare but serious and potentially life-threatening condition. SJS is defined as a hypersensitivity disorder affecting the skin and mucous membranes. The most severe form of Stevens Johnson…
The AP (8/4) reported, “A BP Texas City refinery that was the site of a massive 2005 explosion that killed 15 workers has a pattern of poor operation and maintenance practices, Texas environmental regulators reported after investigating a 46-day release of toxic and cancer-causing chemicals from the plant this spring.…