Missed cancer case results in jury verdict

When Jeffrey W. Davis complained to his doctor of rectal bleeding and gastric problems, the physician ordered an upper G.I. exam but not a colonoscopy. Davis, then 35 and living in Terre Haute, Indiana, later moved to Arizona and went to see another doctor, who did order the proper tests and discovered that Davis had cancer. But by the time of the second diagnosis, it was too late. Davis' cancer

Whistleblower wins settlement from med-tech firm

A medical technology company has agreed to pay the federal government $16 million to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit. Minnesota-based St. Jude Medical Inc. had allegedly paid kickbacks to doctors who enrolled patients in post-market studies that were really a way to induce the doctors to use the company's products. It was charged that the company paid participating physicians as much as $2,000

Woman hit by bus settles with county

A Seattle attorney who was in a clearly marked crosswalk when a Metro bus struck her agreed to a $4.5 million settlement from the county government. The agreement with Ree Ah Bloedow, 45, was not reached until two weeks before the case was to go to trial. The incident occurred in January 2008 when Bloedow was crossing the street and was clipped by the mirror of the bus, causing brain damaged and

6,000 Sandbox Medical pacifier clips recalled due to choking hazard

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:WRK Enterprises dba Edge Dive Gear, Sea Elite Systems Buoyancy Control Devices (BCD) (drowning hazard - 405)El Gringo Imports Girl's hooded sweaters with drawstrings (strangulation or entrapment hazard – 300) GMA Accessories Inc., beaded curtains (risk of entanglement and/or

Injured as infant, adult finally wins verdict

Nearly 18 years after the incident, a jury in Warren County, N.Y., awarded $3 million to a girl for injuries she suffered during childbirth. The jury found that Marlayna Kineke's cerebral palsy and other health problems were the fault of an obstetrician-gynecologist who delayed for several hours a Cesarean section needed by her mother. Testimony in the trial showed that the doctor was summoned to