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Thank God that nursing home abuse is being brou...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:41:08 GMT -
A Floyd County jury awarded more than $37 million in damages Friday to a woman who filed a lawsuit against a former Rome nursing home operator.
Plea deal reached in abuse of Minn. nursing home residents
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT -
... generally agreed with the arrangement. Most are active in a new group they formed called Families Against Nursing Home Abuse. Broitzman will be sentenced in Freeborn County District Court on Oct. 22. Nelson said he will endorse results of a ...
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Enforcement Change Leads to Surge in Drug Recalls
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:00:00 GMT -
DOTHAN, AL, August 28, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Drug recalls soared by 300 percent to a record number of 1742 in 2009.
FDA May Prosecute Executives Over Violations
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:21:04 GMT -
... tions for violations and warning letters that the FDA is issuing companies is going up. Recalls rising Food and drug recalls have climbed in recent years. 426 Drug recalls 2008. 1,742 Drug recalls in 2009. Source: The Gold Sheet
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The difficulty of regulating x-ray radiation in the ER
Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:00:37 GMT -
... scan. She now has a federal class action suit pending against the CT scanner manufacturer and a medical malpractice lawsuit pending against the treating physicians. The author of this article then uses her own calculations to conclude that the "risk ...
Judge's innovation may offer malpractice fix
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:40:09 GMT -
... longtime New York City Judge Douglas McKeon is seen in his courtroom in New York. To settle a medical malpractice lawsuit, sometimes McKeon quietly listens to heartbroken family members vent their anger. Or he might make a pointed comment to the ...
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Better food, drug safety steps urgently needed
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:19:14 GMT -
Twice this year, product recalls - first of over-the-counter children's medicines and now of eggs - have affected millions of American households.
Ways to Survive a Product Recall
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:30:55 GMT -
... mistakes will be made in the future. "Despite a business owner's staunch commitment to safe practices, product recalls can and do happen. Given how many parties are typically involved in getting a consumer product to market, there are a myriad of ...