InjuryBoard Cleveland Archives

• Supreme Court Tightens Reins on Pay Discrimination Claims

  Rebecca Castell | May 30, 2007 9:58 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Today's New York Times reports that in a 5-4 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court held that employees may not bring suit under the principal federal anti-discrimination law unless they have filed a formal complaint with a federal agency within 180 days after their pay was set. This decision, which does not provide for an extension of the time frame if the worker is unaware of discriminatory...

• Patient Abuse Leads to Probation for University Hospitals of Cleveland

  Jack Landskroner | May 26, 2007 9:35 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  The pyschiatric unit of University Hospitals of Cleveland was placed on probation by the Ohio Department of Mental Health after a grand jury indicted Herman Brown, a UH employee since April of this year, on multiple counts of rape, kidnapping, gross sexual imposition and sexual battery. "The hospital on May 18 acknowledged the rape of one patient after Brown's arrest. But the Ohio Department of...

• Failure to Diagnose Skin Cancer

  Paul Grieco | May 24, 2007 3:04 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  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...

• Recovery Beyond Workers Compensation

  Paul Grieco | May 18, 2007 12:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  As most employees know, if you are injured while in the course and scope of your employment you are entitled to workers compensation benefits. These benefits cover your medical bills, lost wages and sometimes provide compensation for future losses, depending on the nature of the injuries. What employees should also be aware of, is if the injury incurred at work, was caused by the negligence of...

• Judge Helps Settle Multi-Million Dollar Case

  Paul Grieco | May 17, 2007 12:01 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Justice was served in the Cleveland Justice Center when a local judge put a piece of paper with a seven figure dollar amount on it in two envelopes and presented it to the lawyers involved in the case with the option of accepting the figure and settling the case or go to trial. The case involved a serious car accident which led to an 18 yeaar old college student losing his eye sight. The young...

• Top Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Official Sentenced for Racketeering

  Jack Landskroner | May 10, 2007 11:19 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  On Wednesday Tom Gasper, the former top financial officer at the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation was sentenced to more than five years in prison for Racketeering. Gasper accepted bribes, including cash and the use of a Florida condominium, in return for steering BWC investments to friends. Gasper served as chief financial officer between 1995 and 2004, managing a $19 billion portfolio. He...

• $650,000,000 Lawsuit Over Pants Is An Insult to Lawyers and Our Justice System

  Jack Landskroner | May 05, 2007 2:53 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  Recently, the national news media has picked up and reported on the filing of a rather rediculous law suit being pursued by an attorney, who is also a judge no less, representing himself in a claim for $650,000,000 in damages from a dry cleaner in Washington D.C. over a pair of pants. While the merit of the claim remains in question and the recovery for this judge, if anything, will likely...

• As Prom Season Gets Underway, Schools Try New Tactics To Stop Drinking

  Rebecca Castell | May 03, 2007 4:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  With Prom season underway, many schools are taking a hard line with students to prevent underage drinking. Now rather than simply telling students not to drink and drive, the schools are resorting to breathalyzers and realistic demonstrations of the effects of drunk driving. Some schools are requiring students undergo a breathalyzer test before entering the prom. Others are staging simulated...

• Walmart Recalls Baby Bibs

  Paul Grieco | May 03, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A recent newspaper article has notified the public of a recall of baby bibs. The discovery of lead in the fabric of a brand of baby bibs sold at Wal-Mart Stores has resulted in a recall of the items, the company said.The bibs, sold under the Baby Connection brand name, came in packs of two to seven bibs, with embroidered prints or images of Sesame Street characters. Some were sold as long ago...