Accordiing to the Institute of Medicine, 98,000 people die every year from preventable medical errors – and this number doesn’t include those seriously injured. This is the sixth leading cause of death in America, equivalent to two 737’s crashing every day. Trial attorneys see first-hand the effects medical errors have on patients and their families. …
A Florida woman died after liposuction procedure. The death may have been caused by a bad reaction to lidocaine given during the liposuction procedure. Apparently the lidocaine given during the surgery caused her to have a seizure and cardiac arrest, plunging her into a coma that left her brain dead. The thirty-seven year old woman…
NATIONAL – In a story appearing on at least 177 news websites, the AP (1/19) reported, “A Barbados-based company on Tuesday recalled about 635,000 cribs sold by Kmart, Sears, Wal-Mart and other stores after the death of a 6-month-old boy and multiple reports of injuries. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 20…
Everyone enjoys fireworks, particularly in the festive Fourth of July season. But some devices can be dangerous. The National Council on Fireworks Safety recommends that you only buy consumer fireworks from a licensed store or stand. Never buy firework devices from an individual’s house, or out of someone’s car. Such fireworks are likely to be…
According to the Associated Press, “The death of a temporary employee who was crushed in a stampede of post-Thanksgiving shoppers at a Wal-Mart store could have been prevented, federal officials said Tuesday as they proposed fining the world’s largest retailer $7,000 – as much money as it makes in about 18 seconds.” The agency cited…
A woman whose husband died after he was found unconscious inside a sauna has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed against the YMCA. The plaintiff sued the YMCA for unspecified damages, alleging that it failed to properly supervise the sauna and that employees might have removed or modified the sauna’s timers. The plaintiff recently…
The AP (4/1, Metzler) reports, “Yamaha Motor Corp. USA recalled about 120,000 off-highway recreational vehicles for repairs Tuesday, after two models were involved in 46 deaths.” The company has recalled “all Rhino 450 and 660 model vehicles…for repairs designed to prevent accidents that resulted in 46 deaths and hundreds of injuries.” Most of the “incidents…