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• Rise in c. diff cases is concern

  Justin Madden | March 22, 2007 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  When doctors prescribe antibiotics such as clindamycin, patients need to be alert and concerned about c. diff. When antibiotics overwhelm the bacteria in the colon, a patient can become severely sick and dehydrated, and the colon can suffer. C. diff, if not addressed, can prove fatal. There are occasions where c. diff is the result of medical malpractice.When prescribed powerful anti-biotics,...

• Home Mortgage Lending Scams

  Justin Madden | March 16, 2007 10:09 AM | 1 CommentCleveland, OH

  Any consumer or home owner being pressured or harrassed by a lender or collection agency would be wise to contact an attorney. In some cases, the underlying loan may be a predatory loan or an illegal loan, and it may make sense to fight the battle in court. Numerous lending programs, from student loans to mortgage loans and second mortgage loans, especially from sub prime lenders, are coming...

• Ohio Pension Funds Settle $175 Million Securities Fraud Case with AOL / Time Warner

  Jack Landskroner | March 08, 2007 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann announced a settlement reached between Time Warner and a number of Ohio pension funds in the amount of $175 Million for claims arising from the losses suffered by these Ohio funds after the AOL Time Warner merger in 2001. The lawsuit alleged securities fraud and claimed that AOL inflated its stock price before the deal by misrepresenting sales, revenue and...

• The Unanctipated Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jack Landskroner | January 01, 2007 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The Brain Injury News and Information Blog has an informative post concerning the less recognized but equally concerning consequences of a traumatic brain injury: the behavioral changes of the individual. The damage to the frontal lobes and temporal lobes causes a host of behavioral problems including emotional difficulties, personality changes and disinhibition. Oftentimes, family and friends...

• Will Cleveland ban trans-fats too?

  Rebecca Castell | December 13, 2006 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  After all of the recent hype surrounding New York City's ban of trans-fats, it looks as though Cleveland may follow in the health movement's footsteps. On Monday, Cleveland City Council unanimously passed a resolution encouraging a ban on the artery clogging substance.Trans fats are derived from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, a chemically altered substance used in cookies, pie crusts,...

• Captive wild cat attacks child

  Rebecca Castell | December 08, 2006 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A four year old girl was bitten by a captive cougar in Florida. A wild animal business was hired to provide entertainment for a child's birthday party. The animal handler brought the caged cougar outside of its cage to show the animal to the youngsters when it became startled. The animal then attacked the young girl, biting her face. The animal attack resulted in serious cuts to her eyelid,...

• FDA fines Red Cross for blood safety violations

  Rebecca Castell | December 04, 2006 12:41 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The Food and Drug Administration recently fined the American Red Cross $5.7 Million for blood-safety violations. This fine is only the latest of several fines related to over 17 years of safety violations by the Red Cross. In 2003, FDA inspectors evaluated blood handling by the Red Cross. To say the Red Cross's negligence was obvious is an understatement.The inspectors found shortcomings in...

• Defect in Elevator Results in Death

  Jack Landskroner | November 14, 2006 8:37 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A recent blog by Columbus Injuryboard Attorney Scott Smith highlights a terrible incident that occurred at Ohio State University college where a dormitory elevator defect resulted in the death of a college student when the elevator did not brake properly causing it to crash. Andy Polakowski, attempted to exit the disabled open elevator door located in Stradley Hall when it fell crushing him to...

• Crematorium Mishandles Remains

  Paul Grieco | October 13, 2006 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The current scandal arising out of the human tissue industry has caused a great deal of concern among funeral homes. Now, further illegal conduct is alleged to have occurred within the funeral industry and is raising more concern. A judge in New Hampshire has certified a class action lawsuit against a crematorium as a result of numerous families claiming the facility mishandled, mislabeled,...

• Body Parts Scandal Extends Outside the US

  Jack Landskroner | September 22, 2006 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  It now appears that over 25 hospitals in the United Kingdom have received stolen tissue which is the subject of criminal investigations and a widespread public health scare in the US. Body parts taken by New Jersey-based Biomedical Tissue Services has been recalled and the UK media now reports that 82 pieces of bone from BTS grafted on to patients needing hip or jaw operations tissue had been...