A Parkland man died Tuesday after a pickup truck hit him as he changed a flat tire on northbound Interstate 5 in Tacoma. The man, 48, was changing the tire on the road's right shoulder just south of the South 84th Street exit about 2:10 p.m. when a 44-year-old Gig Harbor man driving a pickup drifted into him. Medics took the injured man to Madigan Army Medical Center, where he died a short time...
Misfilled prescriptions or prescription errors continue to occur at an alarming rate in Florida. And, sadly, they sometimes produce a devastating injury or death. The following news report shows the problem is not limited to our state. Pharmacy error nets $8 million jury awardLANCASTER, S.C. - A jury has awarded a Lancaster woman nearly $8 million after she lost the use of her only kidney...
Florida's Supreme Court gave ailing smokers a boost to file individual lawsuits against the tobacco industry, though it upheld an earlier decision to throw out a $145 billion award. That is the gist of yesterday's Supreme Court opinion.State court aids ill smokersThe Florida Supreme Court Thursday snuffed out the tobacco industry's strategy to slow down thousands of ailing state smokers in...
Would Zyprexa have become a best-seller for Eli Lilly if its blood-sugar risks had been fully revealed? Serious Contradictions in Eli Lilly Zyprexa Data The New York Times reports that for at least a year Eli Lilly provided information to doctors about the blood-sugar risks of its schizophrenia drug Zyprexa that contradicts data circulated within the company when it first reviewed its clinical...
A Lake County, Ind., jury awarded $2 million in compensatory damages and $18 million in punitive damages to a man who sued Allstate Insurance Co. The injured man proved to the jury that Allstate acted in bad faith in settling a 1995 car accident.Unfortunately a similar result would be impossible in Washington. Washington--for a variety of reasons--prides itself on not allowing punitive...
A Gwinnett teenager was tragically killed by a hit and run driver while riding his bicycle last night on Buford Highway. Jacob Paoleta, of Lawrenceville died at the scene, while his friend and fellow bicycle rider, Walter Lester, was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center for his injuries. According to the Gwinnett Police Department, officers later found the responsible hit and run vehicle abandoned...
The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) is unique in that it provides railroad employees with several choices of courts in which to file and try their cases. The FELA gives jurisdiction over cases brought under its provision to both state and federal courts. This is commonly known as "concurrent jurisdiction". This means the plaintiff (employee) can file his or her case in either a...
The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) is unique in that it provides railroad employees with several choices of courts in which to file and try their cases. The FELA gives jurisdiction over cases brought under its provision to both state and federal courts. This is commonly known as "concurrent jurisdiction". This means the plaintiff (employee) can file his or her case in either a...
Consumers shopping for health, auto or homeowners insurance have a new tool to compare insurance firms before they buy policies.There is a tremendous difference not only in premiums, but also how insurance companies adjust (pay) claims. It makes sense to shop for both price and the level of service and customer care given to policy holders. This is true not only of property claims but also PIP...
The headline is dramatic. But part of what makes it dramatic is how unusual it is for there to be any publicity regarding disciplinary action taken against dental or health care providers. In this particular instance the State reported that it took action because Joel Diven committed one of the worst acts of dental malpractice they've ever seen--in fact, Dr. Diven almost killed his patient...