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• Wrong-Patient, Wrong-Site Surgery Mistakes Disturbingly Frequent: Study

  November 2, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Preventable surgical mistakes where the surgeon operates on the wrong person or the wrong part of the body, account for...

• Carbon Monoxide Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Denver

  August 26, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A carbon monoxide poisoning lawsuit has been filed in Colorado by the relatives of a family of four who were...

• Drug-Addicted Hospital Tech Sentenced for Exposing Patients to Hepatitis C

  January 20, 2010

  AboutLawsuits

  A former Colorado hospital technician has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that she...

• Thousands Potentially Exposed to Infection at Broward General Med. Ctr.

  October 9, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A Florida nurse is suspected to have fled the country after potentially exposing 1,800 patients to infectious diseases such as...

• California Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Challenge Refused

  August 17, 2009

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  The California Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal that attempted to overturn the state’s 34-year old cap...

• Colorado Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Over Resident Death

  August 3, 2009

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  The family of an elderly Colorado woman who died after suffering multiple health complications at a state-run nursing home has...

• Colorado Salmonella Outbreak Leads to Ground Beef Recall

  July 23, 2009

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  A ground beef recall has been issued for nearly half a million pounds of meat distributed to Colorado, Kansas, Missouri,...

• Thousands Exposed to Hepatitis C at Denver Hospital

  July 7, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A Denver hospital is alerting up to 4,700 former patients that they were possibly exposed to hepatitis C by an...

• Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Denver Family in Aspen

  December 2, 2008

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  A family of four from Denver died over the holiday weekend while visiting Aspen. The tragedy was caused by a...