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• Child Prodigy Killed in Motorcycle Collision

  Scott Smith | October 02, 2006 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Derek Jacobs, who at age 12, became certified by Microsoft to engineer systems for corporate computer networks died when he lost control of his motorcycle crashing into a guardrail and pole. Derek was the first national recipient of an identification chip implant that stores medical data. Derek was wearing a helmet at the time of the collison but was catapulted upon impact. Derek was scheduled...

• Kentucky Plane Crash Victim Sues Comair

  Scott Smith | September 29, 2006 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Another plane crash victim of the Comair plane crash in Lexington Kentucky sued the airlines in Federal court this week. The lawsuit was filed by the mother of Ceclie Moscoe and that is among several filed against Comair and Delta, Comair's parent company. Meanwhile, the pilot and lone survivor of the crash, James Polehinke, underwent yet another surgery to stabilize his fractured spine. The...

• Girl's Death Due To Dentist's Treatment

  Scott Smith | September 28, 2006 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A 5 year old in Chicago died after her dentist administered three types of sedation to fill two cavities and her teeth capped. It is reported Diamond Brownridge was given an oral agent, an intravenous drug and nitrous oxide that proved fatal. Her mother was asked to step out of the LIttle Angel dental group for the otherwise procedure and when she returned approximately 30 minutes later she...

• Class Action against Tobacco Companies for Selling Light Cigarettes

  Scott Smith | September 26, 2006 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A Federal Judge ruled in favor of certifying a class action against the nations two largest tobacco companies for selling light cigarettes when the companies internal research showed they knew the risks to be about the same for non light cigarettes. The tobacco companies plan to appeal. Regardless of the validity of the courts decision, stock prices for the Phillip Morris USA Inc and R.J....

• Tainted Spinach has Nation on Alert

  Scott Smith | September 25, 2006 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Jack Landskroner in Cleveland had a good write-up about the spinach scare that is sweeping the nation. Hundreds of people have been stricken with the e-coli virus, at least 19 of them here in Ohio. The spinach has been traced to California, and restaurants and grocers have removed spinach from menus and shelves respectively.

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $10M Award

  Scott Smith | September 22, 2006 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A West Virginia jury recently awarded a 25 year old woman a $10 million medical malpractice verdict after she acquired an infection during a relatively simple knee surgery in 1995. The infection, for which the jury found the hospital and its parent company responsible, resulted in seven additional surgeries.The plaintiff's attorneys argued the hospital's parent company, West Virginia University...

• What to Do in Case of a Car or Truck Accident

  Scott Smith | September 22, 2006 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Stop! - Failure to stop can result in serious criminal consequences. Call for Medical Aid- Call an ambulance or a doctor or both; and - Do not move an injured person in any way that could possibly add to his or her injuries. Protect the Scene from Further Damage - You may be liable for damages to approaching drivers, unless they are properly warned. - If the highway is obstructed at night,...

• Wal-Mart Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled

  Staff Writer | August 31, 2006 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Megan Leann Holden was abducted and killed after she got off work at a Tyler, TX Wal-Mart in early 2005. A wrongful death lawsuit against the store was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday, but the company settled with the family before the case was heard by a jury.Sheri Dunlap, Megan's mother, wants to see Wal-Mart parking lots everywhere become safer for shoppers and employees alike. Although a...

• Woman Narrowly Escapes Truck Accident

  Staff Writer | August 29, 2006 10:52 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  On Ohio woman was lucky to walk away from an accident Tuesday when her car was crushed by an overturned and jackknifed tractor-trailer. The crash closed Interstate 77 in West Virginia for over two hours."An independent witness stated the tractor trailer was traveling behind the car, the car started sliding out of control, and the truck then started sliding out of control as well behind the car....

• OSU Medical Center Settles Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | August 15, 2006 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Twenty-four year old Kerri Swain was under the care of Ohio State University Medical Center three years ago when she suffered severe brain damage. The family settled with a doctor who treated Kerri for $2 million, but the hospital, which admitted liability, was not willing to offer her the $10 million that her family was seeking. The Medical Center settled the lawsuit earlier this month, but...