All Articles Tagged With: "Ohio"
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Lawsuit Filed Over Contaminated Drinking Water From Atrazine Weed Killer
A water contamination lawsuit has been filed against Syngenta AG by 16 cities across the Midwest, which claim the company’s weed killer Atrazine, which has been linked to birth defects, has infiltrated drinking water sources.
Problems with Byetta Production Plant Identified by FDA
FDA inspectors have identified a number of quality control and training issues at Amylin Pharmaceutical’s Byetta manufacturing plant in Ohio, just as the agency prepares to decide whether to approve a new formulation of the diabetes drug and concerns mount about potentially serious side effects of Byetta.
Whistleblower Lawsuit Over Kickback Scheme Settled with Ohio Hospital
Christ Hospital and the Health Alliance for Greater Cincinnati have agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit involving allegations of an illegal kickback scheme that defrauded Medicare for an undisclosed amount.
Ohio Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results in $3.6M Verdict
An Ohio jury awarded $3.6 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was crushed to death after his truck was overloaded with propane cylinders.
Ohio Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Mistreatment of Necrotizing Fasciitis
A young man whose legs were partially amputated as the result of a necrotizing fasciitis infection, which involves a flesh-eating bacteria, has filed medical malpractice lawsuits against a number of doctors and two hospitals, alleging that the infection was mistreated.
Ohio Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Misdiagnosed Cardiac Arrest
A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed last month against an Ohio hospital for failure to diagnose cardiac arrest and heart failure when a 62 year-old woman arrived at the hospital by ambulance with symptoms of the problems. After being discharged with a diagnosis of headaches and shortness of breath, she died later that day. [...]
Water Park Drowning Lawsuit Filed Over Death of 3 Year Old
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Kalahari water park in Sandusky, Ohio, by the family of a three-year-old boy who drowned there this August.
Ford Lawsuit Filed Over Police Officer Death in Car Fire After Accident
The family of an Ohio police officer has filed a product liability lawsuit against Ford Motor Company, saying that the defective design of a Crown Victoria Police Interceptor led to the officer’s death in a car fire after he crashed during a high-speed police chase.
City Liability for Personal Injury Lawsuits in Ohio Remains Capped at $250k
In a ruling released last week, the Ohio Supreme Court found a law that limits the amount of non-economic damages a city government can be required to pay a plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit to $250,000 is constitutional, affirming part of Ohio’s sovereign immunity tort reform laws.
Brain Surgery Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Death of 16-Year Old Girl
The parents of a 16-year old girl who died after brain surgery have filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that a neurosurgeon tried to cover up his medical malpractice by interfering with the autopsy. The surgical mistake was only discovered by the family through depositions taken in another case filed over the improper harvesting [...]
