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Toronto Reports 523 Opioid Overdose Deaths Last Year
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According to preliminary data from Toronto Public Health, there were 523 opioid toxicity deaths in the city in 2023, marking a 74% increase from 2019 when 301…
Family Of A Drowned Teenage Swimmer Files $70M Lawsuit
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The mother of a 14-year-old teenage girl who drowned at Hillsboro’s Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center has sued the city, the Hillsboro School District and pool equipment businesses for $70 million.
As per the court documents, the girl was a…
Passaic County Nursing Facility To Pay $6.2M Settlement
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Families of the children who were harmed and died in a mishap at a pediatric nursing facility in Passaic County in 2018 due to a viral outbreak will receive a $6.2 million settlement.
As per the court documents, 35 children were infected, and 11…
New Orleans DA Agrees to $2M Settlement For Exonerated Man
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On August 16, 2021, New Orleans District Attorney agreed to a $2 million settlement for an exonerated man who had spent 23 years in prison on rape and murder charges.
Jason Williams, New Orleans Paris District Attorney, states that the plaintiff…
$205M Birth Injury Verdict Overturned
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A $205 million birth injury lawsuit verdict, which is considered to be one of the largest medical malpractice awards in U.S. history was overturned by the Maryland Court of Appeals in the first week of February.
The lawsuit was brought by a woman…
Federal Government Seeks To Dismiss A $17.5M Med-Mal Suit
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A $17.5 million medical malpractice lawsuit filed by a veteran is being considered to be dismissed. The federal government is seeking the dismissal on the grounds that the complaint was filed a year too late.
According to the lawsuit, the veteran…
PA Hospital Loses Bid For A New Trial In A $2.4M Verdict
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A state appeals court rejected a second bid by Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Health Network Inc. for a new trial over a $2.4 million verdict awarded to a woman who was permanently disabled and confined to a wheelchair due to its employees’ negligence…
Local Orthodontist Sued Over Brain Injury
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A local orthodontist's practice is being sued by a father from Ector County on the grounds that an orthodontic wire that moved from his kid's mouth into his brain last year caused his son to suffer brain damage.
The guy is suing Reznik…
Man Files Malpractice Suit Against A Suffield Medical Center
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Following the untimely death of a local man last year at the age of 39, a local medical practice is being sued.
The practice, Suffield Medical Centre LLC and Suffield Medical Associates, as well as a physician assistant, are named in the complaint…
Couple Files Negligence Suit Against Walgreens
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A slip-and-fall incident at one of Walgreens Co.'s Gulfport shops led to a lawsuit from a couple from Harrison County.
On March 30, 2022, outside the Walgreens on U.S. 49 to the north of Interstate 10, an accident occurred. In the federal negligence…