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EEOC Settles Lawsuit Against Nursing Home Facility in New York

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is making it clear that discriminating against employees because of their medical history will not be tolerated. On May 16, 2013, the EEOC...

Alarm Fatigue Threatening Patient Safety in Hospitals

In September 2013, a study published in the Journal of Patient Safety estimated medical errors leading to patient death to be much higher than previously believed”from 210,000 to 400,000...

Increased Use of Statins Could Lead to More Side Effects

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Crestor, Lipitor, and Zocor are designed to help lower levels of LDL bad cholesterol for those who are at risk of heart disease. They...

Government Cracks Down on Medicare Fraud in California

According to a recent article in the LA Times, a California nursing home firm has agreed to pay $48 million to settle a Medicare fraud case. The lawsuit...

Rhode Island Parents Join Effexor MDL

In August 2013, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated nine product liability lawsuits against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and parent company Pfizer, each alleging that the...

Formerly Homeless Mom Wins Birth Injury Lawsuit

On October 30, 2013, Los Angeles County agreed to a $7.5 million settlement on a lawsuit filed by a formerly homeless woman. The plaintiff claimed the medical staff...