Astros Toby Hall opts for shoulder surgery to correct torn labrum
February 23, 2009
Pharmaceutical
Astros baseball catcher Toby Hall, who has been contemplating shoulder surgery since suffering a torn labrum two years ago, has decided to move forward with shoulder surgery, according to the Houston Chronicle. ... Read More
Class action lawsuit against Tyson Foods will proceed
February 23, 2009
Consumer Fraud
The U.S. District judge for the District of Kansas ruled this week that thousands of meatpacking workers may move forward against Tyson Foods, Inc. as a class action suit. The workers allege that they were denied overtime and other forms ... Read More
Girl suffers SJS after receiving tetanus shot
February 23, 2009
Pharmaceutical
A 7-year-old girl who received a tetanus shot along with several other children at school is now in Sentra Medika Hospital in Cimanggis, Depok, receiving treatment for Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), according to The Jakarta Globe. ... Read More
Officials in other states review safety of coal ash plants
February 23, 2009
Environmental
Coal ash ponds similar to the one at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) plant in Kingston, Tennessee that failed and poured more than a billion gallons of toxic material on to east Tennessee property, are located all across the country, ... Read More
Baxter named in contaminated saline syringe lawsuit
February 23, 2009
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical giant Baxter International faces yet another lawsuit, this time for playing a role in the distribution of a contaminated saline syringe that was used on a woman who afterward suffered serious medical problems that may have led to her ... Read More
Police: nursing home staff tried to cover up patient’s cause of death
February 23, 2009
Personal Injury
An investigation into the death of Sarah Wentworth has taken an even more tragic turn. The 89-year-old woman was found dead outside in her Itasca, Illinois nursing home’s courtyard earlier this month wearing nothing but a hospital gown. Since she ... Read More
‘Tom Sawyer’ city cited for underground storage tank violations
February 23, 2009
Environmental
The city of Hannibal, Missouri, the boyhood home of author Mark Twain and the setting of his fictional classics The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has been cited by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for ... Read More
Nursing home staff arrested for administering mood-altering drugs
February 23, 2009
Personal Injury
Here’s a terrifying story that goes beyond comprehension. KGET-TV reports that three employees of a nursing home in Kern County, California were arrested this week for forcibly administrating psychotropic drugs to patients to make them easier to control. ... Read More