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• Car-Buggy Accident Kills Amish Man

  Jack Landskroner | June 29, 2006 12:03 PM | 1 CommentCleveland, OH

  An Amish man who apparently fell asleep while driving his buggy died Saturday when the buggy failed to stop at a stop sign and was hit by an oncoming car. The accident occurred approximately 40 miles southwest of Cleveland in Huntington Township.Joe Keim died of internal chest injuries within minutes of the accident, Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus said.Family members said the victim apparently...

• U.S. Department of Justice Study Shows that Plaintiffs Win More than Half the Time In State Courts

  Halli Brownfield | October 29, 2008 5:28 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A new U.S. Department of Justice reports that Plaintiffs win 56% of the time in civil trials tried in state courts in 2005. D.O.J. statistics suggest that Plaintiffs fare better when a judge decides...

• Health Insurance Costs Continue to Rise

  Nick DiCello | September 26, 2008 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  According to a recently published report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust, health insurance premiums have doubled since 1999 and will continue to...

• Study Finds Individual Health Insurance Is Abusive

  Nick DiCello | June 26, 2008 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The availability of affordable health insurance coverage is a hot button topic in this country. Millions of americans cannot afford insurance and go without coverage. In this election year, some...

• Ohio Mortgage Fraud Victims Should Pursue Their Rights

  Nick DiCello | May 11, 2008 8:18 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Ohio has been rocked by the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Scores of families and people have lost their homes to foreclosure, and entire communities have been blighted as a result of increasing...

• Ohio Prohibits Insurers from Denying Claims and Cancelling Coverage Unless They Clearly Prove Fraud By The Insured

  Nick DiCello | April 14, 2008 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Every day Ohioans join the ranks of the uninsured and are denied health insurance benefits because carriers allege they misrepresented their health histories on insurance applications. Indeed, many...

• Baxter Heparin Recall Demonstrates Limitations On FDA's Ability To Adequately Protect Patient Safety

  Rhonda Baker Debevec | March 05, 2008 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  On February 28, 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its most recent Public Health Advisory concerning a popular blood thinner, Heparin, manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. An unusually high number of severe allergic reactions have been associated with this product when it is administered in high doses over short periods of time - commonly referred to as a bolus. The...

• Baxter Heparin Recall Demonstrates Limitations On FDA's Ability To Adequately Protect Patient Safety(3)

  Rhonda Baker Debevec | March 05, 2008 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  On February 28, 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its most recent Public Health Advisory concerning a popular blood thinner, Heparin, manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. An unusually high number of severe allergic reactions have been associated with this product when it is administered in high doses over short periods of time - commonly referred to as a bolus. The...

• New Brain Center to Open for Children in Cleveland

  Jack Landskroner | July 19, 2007 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer death in children. More than 2,200 cases of pediatric brain tumors are diagnosed each year. This week Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital of Cleveland announced it will will use one of its most significant gifts ever "to establish a pediatric brain tumor center, aiming to make the hospital a national research leader."The center, launched Tuesday,...

• Failure to Diagnose Skin Cancer

  Paul Grieco | May 24, 2007 3:04 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As summer approaches remember that with increased outside activity comes the risk of skin cancer as a result of too much sun. Failure to diagnose skin cancer can lead too serious health problems and ultimately result in death. Recently a jury in California, found a dermatologist negligent for failing to biopsy a cyst. The patient's cyst later metastasized into cancer resulting in numerous...