Woman Files Lawsuit in Botched Dental Procedure |
| A woman who had to undergo emergency surgery after a piece of drill bit became lodged in her sinus cavity during a dental procedure has filed a lawsuit against the dentist. According to the lawsuit, the dentist was dancing to the song ‘Car Wash’ when the drill bit broke free. Attempts to remove the drill bit only aggravated the injury, the complaint alleges. The federal lawsuit seeks $600,000 for medical expenses, pain and suffering. AP, ChicagoTribune 11/04/2007 | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
Wildfires Likely to Spark Lawsuits |
| Legal experts are predicting that the recent California wildfires could fuel hundreds of lawsuits by homeowners. Most expect homeowners to challenge insurers over undervalued coverage or low-balled repair estimates. This year’s wildfires were the worst since a 2003 blaze that lead to approximately 200 lawsuits. Amanda Bronstad, Law.com 11/05/2007 | Read Article: Law.com |
Seagate Technology Settles Consumer Class Action |
| The world’s largest maker of hard drives has agreed to issue millions of refunds to settle charges that the company mislead consumers about the storage capacity of its devices. Seagate Technology’s settlement in the class action lawsuit could affect more than 3 million customers and will force the company to pay up to $1.79 million in plaintiff's attorney fees. The settlement covers people who bought Seagate hard drives between March 2001 and December 2005. Jordon Robertson, San Jose Mercury News 11/02/2007 | Read Article: San Jose Mercury News |
Lawsuit in Student Death to Go Forward |
| The family of a boy who was killed during a school field trip can go forward with a lawsuit against the bus companies that shuttled students, an Ohio judge ruled. Judge Timothy N. O’Connell overruled arguments by the Klug Bus Service and Queen City Transportation LLC that their responsibility for the student ended once he left the bus. The student died after being struck by a car while crossing a highway. The bus driver had stopped to let students get something to eat at a nearby restaurant. Staff, The Cincinnati Post 11/02/2007 | Read Article: The Cincinnati Post |
Louisiana Jury to Decide Homeowner Insurance Claim |
| A Louisiana jury will begin hearing arguments today in that state’s first civil trial involving allegations that State Farm Fire & Casualty wrongly denied homeowner insurance claims from Hurricane Katrina. The trial is expected to test the insurer’s anti-concurrent causation clause, which has allowed the company to deny claims for damages that occurred from a combination of wind and water damage. Courts in Mississippi have heard similar cases but contractual language in Louisiana differs slightly. Rebecca Mowbray, New Orleans Times-Picayune 11/05/2007 | Read Article: New Orleans Times-Picayune |
Nursing Homes Ordered to Pay for Negligent Care |
| Jurors in Missouri have awarded more than $3 million to the estate of a former nursing home resident who died in 2004. The jury found that the staff of Barry Manor and White Oak Manor nursing home failed to properly prevent or treat bedsores that ultimately led to patient’s legs being amputated. The patient, John Novogradac, lived in both facilities between 2001 and 2004. AP,Columbia Daily Tribune 11/04/2007 | Read Article: Columbia Daily Tribune |
Damages Doubled Against Drug Makers |
| A federal judge has ordered Britol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca to pay nearly $14 million in damages for falsely inflating drug prices. According to the class action lawsuit, the drug makers schemed to defraud Medicare, insurance companies and individuals by artificially increasing published average wholesale prices. The judge’s ruling effectively doubles the original award against the companies. Emily Chasan, Reuters 11/02/2007 | Read Article: Reuters |
Cargill Recalls E. Coli-Tainted Beef |
| Cargill announced the recall of more than 1 million pounds of ground beef Saturday on the suspicion that the meat may be contaminated with E. coli. Last month Cargill recalled nearly 1 million pounds of beef after fourMinnesota children fell ill from E. coli poisoning. States affected by the most recent recall include Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. AP, The New YorkTimes 11/04/2007 | Read Article: The New York Times |
Bayer Halts Sale of Anti-Bleeding Drug |
| Bayer AG has stopped worldwide sales of an anti-bleeding drug following the release of a Canadian study that found it could be linked to higher risk of death than other drugs. Officials at the Food and Drug Administration along with international health agencies urged the company to halt sales of the drug, Trasylol, pending the review of the results of the study. The FDA approved Trasylol in 1993 and had previously recommended that the drug remain on the market despite studies linking it to various health problems. Natasha T. Metzler and Matt Moore, The Washington Post 11/05/2007 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
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