You spend your morning scanning the news. Maybe you read the newspaper. Maybe you watch the morning news. Maybe you listen to the news in your car on the way to work. Or, if you are like many of us, you read your news online. No matter which way you get your news content, this section provides relevant information about current events that are happening relating to accident cases, wrongful death cases and medical malpractice cases in New York and throughout the country.
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Hospitals Attempt Better Responses to Patients' Call BellsThe NY Times reported this week on new hospital initiatives to answer patients' call buttons. Sometimes, inattentiveness at hospitals arises from negligence.
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LIRR-Truck Crash Leaves One Dead, Two InjuredLast week, a Long Island Railroad train rushing at full speed crashed into a truck, killing one and injuring two commuters. Commute was delayed temporarily and
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Hit-and-Run Billionaire Son Sued for $100 MillionA Colombian billionaire's son is in trouble for a hit-and-run he is alleged to have committed on March 29. The victim of the accident is looking for $100 Mill
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NY Hospitals to go Through LGBT Sensitivity TrainingHospitals in New York City are putting their staffs through a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender awareness program in the hopes of closing the gap of treat
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Long Island Building Battles Bed BugsThe Harold E. Mertz Building in Port Washington, Nassau County, is experiencing a bed bug infestation. The critters were noticed on May 17, and efforts to
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Spine Product is Linked to Sterility in MenDr. Eugene Carragee of Stanford University has suggested that Medtronic's "Infuse," a popular protein that grows the bone for spinal fusion procedures, is
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Untreated, Infected Hospital Bed Sores Lead to DeathPortsmouth Regional Hospital is in hot water over a wrongful death lawsuit, recently filed by Robert Vozzella. Vozzella's 60-year-old wife, Judith, died of
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Grandmother's Use of Legs Lost after Naval Hospital Surgical ErrorA Jacksonville grandmother is filing a malpractice suit against Naval Hospital Jacksonville for a surgical error committed in May of 2010. Days after
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BREAKING NEWS-Gerry Oginski gets $1.5 million verdict in WestchesterNew York Medical Malpractice Attorney Gerry Oginski obtained a $1.55 million dollar verdict today in a case involving a failure to properly perform foot surgery. The case took two weeks to try and the jury was given the case today, Friday, July 23, 2010. A unanimous verdict of six jurors resulted in the following awards:
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Nyack doctor fined $150,000 by state"State investigators said Vittorio ordered unwarranted videoflouroscopic imaging by failing to establish any legitimate medical need for such a test, according to records. The state Board for Professional Medical Conduct also found that Vittorio "failed to adequately obtain complete histories and perform appropriate physical examination" when treating patients between 2004 and 2005."