Judith Julian of Arizona has filed a negligence suit against the estate of Santa Fe plastic surgeon Daniel Ronel. In the suit Julian claims that the surgery center Ronel worked failed to recognize that Ronel was not competent to undertake the surgeries and failure to provide pre-operative and post-operative services. Julian claims that due to […]
Friday October 28 2011, 1:47 AM EST | Posted in
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According to the California Highway Patrol a 42-year old semi-truck driver has succumbed to fatal injuries suffered Thursday during an accident on Highway 99. The driver was pronounced dead at the Lodi Memorial Hospital. The name of the driver has not been released. 23-year-old Chante Griffin of Stockton, the driver of the other vehicle involved […]
Monday October 10 2011, 5:31 AM EST | Posted in
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A jury has awarded $48 million to a man who got a severe skin disorder and mouth blood blisters after taking the pain reliever Motrin. Christopher Trejo, a 22-year-old Southern California man, won a negligence lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturers of pain reliever Motrin. The suit accused Johnson & Johnson of failing […]
Saturday October 08 2011, 11:51 AM EST | Posted in
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During a recent study by the Texas A&M University Texas Transportation Institute 42 drivers between the ages of 16 and 54 drove on an 11-mile test track course. For a portion of the test drivers sent or received text messages and for another portion they focused completely on the road. The results were chilling and […]
Friday October 07 2011, 5:14 AM EST | Posted in
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This morning an elderly man was struck by a car while crossing the street. He suffered major head trauma and is now listed in “critical condition” at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. The car accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. near the corners of Vane Avenue and Cortada Street in el Monte, according to El Monte […]
Friday September 30 2011, 2:52 AM EST | Posted in
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The family of an Escondido man has filed a $30 million wrongful death and civil rights federal lawsuit claiming that an officer negligently shot and killed 51-year old Van Dinh Le. The suit was filed in San Diego on behalf of Le’s widow and his two adult children. In March of this year 51-year old […]
Thursday September 29 2011, 5:19 PM EST | Posted in
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Oakland authorities are investigating a patients death at an area hospital after a replacement nurse allegedly committed “medical error” which may have lead to the death. Judith Ming, a 66-year-old woman, died after receiving care from a temporary replacement nurse. Oakland police say that the nurse at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center gave Ming a […]
Monday September 26 2011, 3:17 AM EST | Posted in
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Paula Rojeski of Orange County died on September 8th shortly after having a Lap-Band weight reduction procedure. Emergency Medical Technicians rushed Rojeski from the Valley Surgical Center to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has performed an autopsy but has not yet released their findings. Rojeski, who […]
Sunday September 25 2011, 5:42 PM EST | Posted in
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On March 21, 2005 Justin Mendoza left a nightclub in San Francisco called Club Cocomo. Shortly after, he was murdered and today, the club, the company the club hired to do security and the owner of the building have been ordered to pay Mendoza’s parents $1.75 million for the wrongful death of their son. Mendoza, […]
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Fueled by an alarming spike in prescription drug overdoses, drug deaths are now greater than traffic related deaths in the United States. This is the first time that drugs have accounted for more fatalities than traffic accidents since the government started tracking drug-induced deaths in 1979. According to the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and […]
Tuesday September 20 2011, 5:36 AM EST | Posted in
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