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June 11, 2010

Medical Malpractice: Doctors Negligent for Birth Injury

An Ohio jury has awarded a local couple $1.63 million in a lawsuit filed against two doctors that delivered their son four years ago and allegedly caused him injury.

The lawsuit claims that the mother requested a Caesarian section due to the size of the baby, but the doctors refused.

While birthing the baby vaginally, the child’s shoulder became caught, causing permanent injuries to his right arm. The jury found in their verdict that both the doctors were negligent in caring for the woman and baby. Kimball Perry, The Cincinnati Enquirer 06/07/2010
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June 10, 2010

FDA Recalls Faulty Automated External Defibrillator Batteries

by Dr. Shezad Malik

More than 5,400 battery packs used in some automated external defibrillators have been recalled due to a defect.

The recalled was issued by the FDA because the batteries had the potential to falsely detect an error condition during charging for a shock and then cancel the charge.

The batteries were used in defibrillators manufactured by Defibtech LLC. and were distributed worldwide to fire departments, emergency medical service units, health clubs, schools and other organizations. Staff Report, United Press International 06/09/2010
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June 9, 2010

Wife Files Suit Over Husband’s Death in Ala Police Chase

by Dr. Shezad Malik

An Alabama woman has filed a lawsuit against the city of Huntsville, Ala., and three police officers that were involved in a police chase in May 2008, which resulted in the death of her husband.

Darren Spurlock was killed in a car accident when he was hit by a woman who was fleeing from the police.

The suit alleges that police officers violated their duties and acted negligently by engaging in the high-speed chase. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. Brian Lawson, Huntsville Times 06/07/2010
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June 8, 2010

McDonald’s Recalls Shrek Glasses Over Toxic Chemical Cadmium

by Dr. Shezad Malik

McDonald’s has recalled 12 million of its Shrek-themed glasses sold in the last month due to the toxic chemical cadmium found on the glasses’ design.

Long-term exposure to cadmium can lead to adverse health affects, and consumers who have purchased any of the glasses are urged to stop using them immediately.

A refund can be obtained by visiting McDonald’s Web site. Alissa Figueroa, Christian Science Monitor 06/04/2010
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June 7, 2010

Massive Pipeline Gas Explosion Hits Johnson County Texas

by Dr. Shezad Malik

A subcontractor trying to install an electrical pole hit a 36-inch natural gas transmission line south of Pecan Plantation today, leading to a huge gas explosion that burned for more than two hours.

Two or three people, most likely workers at the scene of the blast, were missing, officials said, presumably dead..

Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/06/07/2245581/explosion-in-johnson-county-startles.html#my-headlines-default#ixzz0qDv1v6Eb

June 7, 2010

Wrongful Death Suit Filed Over Actor Carradine’s Death

by Dr. Shezad Malik

The widow of long-time actor David Carradine has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against film production company MS2 S.A., claiming they did not provide Carradine with “sufficient assistance” while he was shooting a movie for them.

Carradine died last June and his death, which was initially thought to have been a suicide, has been ruled not to have been. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages from the production company for allegedly violating their contract with Carradine. Staff Report, United Press International 06/04/2010
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June 6, 2010

SC Jury Finds Hospital Negligent in Death of Patient

by Dr. Shezad Malik

A Myrtle Beach hospital has been ordered to pay $2.88 million to the husband of a woman who died from a seizure after being treated by a hospital doctor in 2002.

The South Carolina jury determined that Grand Strand Regional Medical Center and Dr. Stephen Law were negligent in the care of Kelly Fay, who went to the hospital in January 2002 complaining of stomach pain and was diagnosed with kidney stones.

According to the lawsuit, Fay was sent home after a few hours with some pain medication. While at home, she had a seizure and went into septic shock, dying two days after leaving the hospital, the suit claims.

Adva Saldinger and Dawn Bryant, The Myrtle Beach Sun News 05/28/2010
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June 5, 2010

2nd Weight Discrimination Suit Filed Against Hooters Restaurant

by Dr. Shezad Malik

Just a few weeks after 20-year-old Cassie Smith filed suit against Hooters of America, claiming the restaurant placed her on weight probation, a second waitress has come forward and filed a similar claim, saying she was fired in 2009 for failing to loose sufficient weight.

Hooters officials claim they have a right to be concerned about their employees’ image because they are considered entertainers, not waitresses.

Both lawsuits, however, cite the Michigan Civil Rights Act, which bars employers from discrimination on the basis of religion, marital status, race, age, height and weight. Steve Neavling, Detroit Free Press 06/02/2010
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June 4, 2010

Woman Awarded Damages Over Injection Causing Medical Malpractice

by Dr. Shezad Malik

A New York jury awarded a Syracuse woman $1.7 million in a lawsuit she filed over an improper injection she received during the birth of her third child.

In October 2007, Tina Holstein was giving birth to her third child. Due to complications, a nurse gave her an injection in her back, but went too low and damaged her sciatic nerve, the lawsuit stated. Due to the nerve damage, Holstein has lower back problems and is limited in her physical activity.

Doctors say her condition will continue to get worse, the lawsuit stated. Jim O’Hara, The Syracuse Post-Standard 06/01/2010
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June 4, 2010

US asks judge to reject Transocean liability cap.

by Dr. Shezad Malik

Bloomberg News (6/3, Fisk, Calkins) reports, “The US government asked a federal judge to reject Transocean Ltd.’s bid to use a 159-year-old law to cap its liability at $27 million for environmental claims tied to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The Justice Department announced an investigation of whether any criminal or civil laws were violated in the BP Plc oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the biggest US spill on record. The government is reviewing whether there were violations of the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.”

The US filed the motion in Houston federal court to ‘make clear’ it’s entitled to pursue claims ‘for pollution response costs, environmental damages and other injuries stemming from the oil spill,’ Assistant US Attorney General Tony West wrote.

‘It is simply unconscionable, in the circumstances of this case, that Transocean is attempting to use this’ law to avoid paying states or the US for damages caused by the rig explosion, West said in a May 24 letter to Transocean’s lawyers.”

Read full Bloomberg article here.