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Colorado vs. New Zealand – Medical Malpractice Liability

An interesting column by Senator Bob Hagedorn in the Rocky Mountain News looks at what he considers limitations and shortcomings of the medical malpractice systems in the state, as well as the nation, and compares those systems to one in place in New Zealand.Some of his outlined shortfalls in what h

By The Legal Examiner

/ 24 Mar 2008

Transplant Doctor Accused of Speeding Death to Get Organs

In the first case of its kind in the United States, a San Francisco transplant surgeon will go to trial on one count of felony dependent adult abuse for hastening the death of a comatose patient in order to harvest his organs sooner. Dr. Hootan Roozrokh was sent by his employer as part of the Califo

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 Mar 2008

Hit-and-Run Accident Knocks 13-Year-Old Cyclist Unconscious

A young teen driver fled the scene after striking a 13-year-old boy who was riding his bike in Rowlett Wednesday. According to a witness, the driver stopped a few blocks away and was later arrested on a charge of failure to stop and render aid. The boy was knocked unconscious by the blow. A helicopt

By The Legal Examiner

/ 20 Mar 2008

Pros and Cons of Sturdier Cars

While reinforced alloys, impact-absorbing crumple zones and dozens of air bags in today’s passenger vehicles certainly help save lives, the newer designs are also hindering rescue efforts. Hydraulic cutters commonly used by rescue crews to remove injured persons from a vehicle are less effective and

By The Legal Examiner

/ 19 Mar 2008

Post-Traumatic Stress Risk Based on Genes

Whether a victim of abuse, witness to a heinous crime, or involved in some other form of trauma, your risk for post-traumatic stress disorder may depend on your genetic makeup, new research said today. A study by researchers at Emory University found that of adults who had endured abuse as a child,

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Mar 2008

Dennis Quaid: Medical Mistakes Far Too Common

While Dennis Quaid and wife Kimberly are lucky that their twins are still with them today after a hospital-administered overdose of an adult blood thinner had them fighting for life in November, not all victims of medical mistakes are so lucky. In fact, according to a 2000 Food and Drug Administrati

By The Legal Examiner

/ 17 Mar 2008

Dallas Plagued by Drunken Driving Accidents

A 4-year-old girl. An 18-year-old man. A 60-year-old man. Someone’s baby girl. Someone’s brother. Someone’s dad… All victims of fatal accidents involving suspected drunken drivers in the Dallas area.The 4-year-old Haltom City girl, Kaitlyn Sanchez, died about 10 p.m. March 14, an hour after a 32-yea

By The Legal Examiner

/ 17 Mar 2008

John Ritter's Doctors Cleared in Malpractice Case

After his death from a torn aorta in 2003, the widow and children of actor John Ritter filed a lawsuit against his cardiologist and radiologist for medical negligence. Radiologist Matthew Lotysch was cleared today of the claims that he had failed to spot an enlargement of the aorta in a body scan do

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Mar 2008

Ride Malfunction Prompts Six Flags Suit

When the Six Flags ride the Texas Tornado malfunctioned in March 2006, nine people were injured from bumping into each other as the operator utilized the emergency safety switch to lower the ride. Trista Price, who suffered minor back injuries, filed a lawsuit this week claiming that Six Flags Over

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Mar 2008

Parkland Hospital Sued for Unpaid Overtime

Claiming she and other nurses had not been paid overtime for work done over the course of three years, Carrolton-resident Angela Valcho has filed a lawsuit against Parkland Health & Hospital System. As an hourly employee, a 30-minute lunch was automatically deducted when clocking in and out of the p

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Mar 2008

Car Collides with School Bus

A school bus transporting 12 children to an Arlington school for the hearing impaired (Jean Massieu Academy) was struck by a passenger car around 7 a.m. March 13. The small vehicle was attempting to make it through a yellow light on the service road at Loop 12 and Keeneland Parkway in Dallas. It is

By The Legal Examiner

/ 13 Mar 2008

Is Your Doctor Sleeping Enough?

A recent Internet survey by the American College of Chest Physicians’ Sleep Institute (ACCP) found that most physicians are probably not getting enough sleep for top performance at work.As a patient, anxiety may affect your ability to sleep the night before a medical procedure – we all get a little

By The Legal Examiner

/ 12 Mar 2008