Posts tagged Wrongful Death

• D.C. Department of Health Exposes Medical Errors

  Jonathan Nace | January 13, 2009 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The District of Columbia Department of Health has published a report finding that 529 adverse events occurred in a 12 month period. The report may have been reluctant to title these problems as...

• Washington Man Dies After Paramedics Diagnose Acid Reflux

  Jonathan Nace | December 04, 2008 6:16 PM | 9 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A 39 year old man collapsed and died in his home after paramedics responded to a 911 call and told him he had acid reflux disease. Edward Givens died only six hours after his family had called the...

• Intersections in Maryland Can Be Dangerous

  David Tompkins | January 14, 2008 7:09 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  NBC reported that another pedestrian has been killed in Prince George's County. On January 12, 2008, Rosario Gonzales was killed at the notoriously dangerous intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard.The sad part of this story is that the person that struck and killed Mr. Gonzalez did not have the human decency to stop. The person who hit Mr. Gonzalez fled the scene, and...

• SUV Rollovers: A Persistent Crucial Problem

  David Tompkins | January 13, 2008 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Steps to take when you are involved in an SUV Rollover:1. Take pictures of the SUV and all vehicles involved in the collision.2. Take pictures of location where the accident took place. These pictures should show the layout of the road and include any scrapes on the road, tire marks or skid marks.3. Keep the SUV even if it is totaled. 4. Take the names, addresses and phone numbers of any...

• Hospital Operates on the Wrong Side of the Brain -- For the THIRD TIME!

  David Tompkins | November 27, 2007 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Rhode Island Hospital has been cited for a THIRD incident this year for performing brain surgery on the wrong side of a patient's brain. Two of the victims survived, one did not. According to Yahoo News, the hospital is reviewing its policies and training of doctors. This is a disturbing trend, and one that indicates significant problems with this hospital. One question that...

• Another "Made in China" Toy Recall

  David Tompkins | November 07, 2007 11:46 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  File this one under ,"No longer surprising." The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of AQUA DOTS. News of the recall has been widely reported, like at Reuters. I wish I was surprised by this, but after the last few months, I can't be. What makes me so mad is that MY kids got these stupid bead toys! When these first got to the house, I KNEW these were...

• Trasylol Marketing Suspended

  David Tompkins | November 05, 2007 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that, at the agency's request, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. has agreed to a marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery, pending detailed review of preliminary results from a Canadian study that suggested an increased risk for death."It would seem...

• Wrongful Death Case Filed Against Cruise Line

  Shannon Weidemann | October 31, 2007 11:16 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Carnival Cruise Line has been sued for wrongful death after a man became ill from Norovirus and died while on a trans-atlantic cruise. The 76-year-old man was one of hundreds that became ill on the 16-day voyage. The lawsuit alleges he became ill from eating contaminated food. The ship's doctor was also listed in the lawsuit. Norovirus is a highly contagious illness that causes vomiting...

• Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Texas Hospital

  Shannon Weidemann | August 15, 2007 5:30 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A woman's beneficiary has sued a Texas hospital and two physicians for wrongful death after she died while in their care in August of 2005. She was involved in a car accident and taken to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. The lawsuit claims that a CT scan was not performed in time to save her life. "Bowden's condition continued to deteriorate. Dr. Senthilkumar saw Bowden once...

• El Paso Wrongful Death Suit Ends With $21 Million Award

  Shannon Weidemann | June 01, 2007 6:29 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A jury in El Paso has awarded the family of a stabbing victim $21 Million in a wrongful death lawsuit. The man was killed by another man that was never charged with a crime. He claimed it was an act of self-defense. "The Juarez family has said from the beginning that it's not about money. It's a validation that Jacob Ortiz wrongfully took Hugo's life," said David J. Kimmelman, the lawyer for...