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• Nuns Face Wrongful Death Lawsuits in New Orleans Lafon Nursing Home Deaths during Hurricane Katrina

  Dan Deuterman | August 22, 2007 9:24 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  They don't face criminal charges, but that doesn't mean nuns who ran the Lafon Nursing Home in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck are in the clear. That's because they're facing wrongful death lawsuits regarding 22 nursing home residents who died in the horrible conditions in the aftermath of Katrina. New Orleans resident Maria Johnson sued Lafon in the death of her 79-year-old mother....

• Mother of Man who Died in Immigration Custody to File Wrongful Death Suit

  Dan Deuterman | August 21, 2007 9:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The mother of an HIV-positive man who died while in immigration custody plans to file a wrongful death suit against the United States government, according to news reports.The mother alleges that immigration officials denied medical treatment to her son while he was in custody.This immigration wrongful death case highlights a disturbing trend.23-year-old Victor Arrelano, died while in custody at...

• Legal woes not over for Tolly Carr, TV anchor convicted in drunk driving death

  Dan Deuterman | August 17, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The cirminal trial of Tolly Carr is over, but the former television anchor still faces a wrongful death suit. The suit was filed in May in Forsyth County against Carr, a former anchor of WXII in North Carolina, and three Winston-Salem bars the lawsuit says served Carr the night in March that Casey Bokhoven, 26, was killed. On Monday, Aug 13, Carr, 32, pleaded guilty to charges of felony death by...

• New Medical Device Aids in Detection of Traumatic Brain Injuries

  Dan Deuterman | August 16, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Subtle brain injuries after a concussion are often undetected. But help is on the way.An experimental, handheld gadget may prove very useful on the battlefield, football field, or in any emergency situation enabling brain damage to be detected almost immediately after mild head injuries. Such damage is often overlooked or misdiagnosed, even with advanced imaging techniques.The device called...

• Last day for 9/11 Workers to File for Workers Comp Benefits

  Dan Deuterman | August 14, 2007 8:10 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Today is the last day for 9/11 rescue and cleanup workers to assert their eligibility to receive workers' compensation benefits should the need ever arise.You can read more about workers' comp and 9/11 in my earlier blog posting on this topic.

• Rush to judgment over Starbucks burn lawsuit

  Dan Deuterman | August 07, 2007 4:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The myth of the frivolous lawsuit continues.A radio commentator reporting on a lawsuit filed against Starbucks by a man who suffered third degree burns from coffee characterized the suit as "frivolous" without considering the facts of the case.The insurance companies and corporations have created the perception that most personal injury lawsuits are frivolous, and they use the McDonald's coffee...

• Pregnancy Rates Among Accutane Users Remain Steady Despite Restriction on Drug That Causes Birth Defects

  Dan Deuterman | August 07, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Disturbing news from USA Today about pregnancies in women using Accutane, an acne drug known to cause birth defects.A year ago, the FDA tightened restrictions on Accutane and its generic counterpart isotretinoin, requiring patients who use the drug to enroll in the iPledge program that is supposed to help prevent pregnancies in Accutane users.More than 120 women became pregnant on Accutane in...

• Baggage handler, grounds crew worker killed in accident at Raleigh airport

  Dan Deuterman | August 06, 2007 11:26 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A recent workplace fatality at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina has brought attention to the hazards ground crews at airports face everyday. Lufuluabo Kalonji, 43, a flight service clerk was killed July 31, 2007, while working near Gate C23 at RDU. It's still unclear exactly what happened in the fatal airport accident .Officials know that Kalonji was working with an...

• Woman charged in deadly wreck in Elon

  Dan Deuterman | August 05, 2007 11:36 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A woman who admitted she was responsible for a hit-and-run wreck that killed four people last month in Elon, N.C., has been been arrested and charged in the four deaths.I blogged about this horrible accident when it happened. The four victims were trying to load a broken-down car onto a trailer when they were hit and killed.Robin Michelle Stanfield, 32 of 500 James Toney Drive, Elon, was charged...