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A Washington, D.C., salon owner has agreed to a $7 million settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by one of his employees.
The suit, filed by Jennifer Thong against Andre Chreky, alleges “rough-hewn sexual advances and retaliation when those advances were rebuffed.” The advances include attempts at forced intercourse and brutal attacks by Chreky, the suit claims.
Neely Tucker, The Washington Post 08/17/2010
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John Peter Smith Hospital (Ft Worth) officials will review the medical response to a man who collapsed and died in the hospital pharmacy after witnesses complained that help was slow to arrive and that emergency equipment did not appear to work properly.
Jeff Dickerson, who was picking up a prescription at the pharmacy, said it took medical workers nearly 10 minutes to get there. Once there, he said that two defibrillators the workers tried to use did not appear to work.
Alex Branch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 08/19/2010
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A jury has awarded $6.8 million to a Pennsylvania woman who was injured in a car crash caused by a drunk driver. The jury found the Famous Mexican Restaurant & Bar in Coatesville, Penn., liable for continuing to serve alcohol to Omar Villalava-Martinez, even after he was visibly intoxicated.
Villalava-Martinez left the restaurant in his car and crashed it into Ryan Fell’s vehicle, the suit claimed. Fell broke nearly every bone in her body, and even after three years of recovery, it is painful for her to walk.
Sam Wood , Philadelphia Inquirer 08/20/2010
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A Brownsville, Texas, woman has reached a $3.2 million settlement in a lawsuit she filed over the death of her husband in an explosion in 2006.
Juan Perez was filling up a tanker truck at a RTW Properties L.P. terminal when the truck exploded, killing him. Perez’s wife, Live Lara Gutierrez, RTW Properties was negligent in providing proper safety measures at the terminal which could have prevented her husband’s death.
Ildefonso Ortiz, Brownsville Herald 08/19/2010
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A stun-gun manufacturer has agreed to a $2.85 million settlement with a California man who suffered brain damage after being tased four years ago.
Steven Butler was shocked by a Watsonvile, Calif., police officer in 2006 after refusing to exit a bus. The suit says Bulter went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing for 18 minutes after being tased.
He suffered severe brain damage, and now requires around-the-clock care, the suit claims. The settlement money will go toward Bulter’s past and future medical costs. Jennifer Squires, San Jose Mercury News 08/12/2010
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A Chicago strip club has agreed to a $1 million settlement after a patron left the club and got into a car accident, killing two other people.
John Homatas was kicked out of Diamond’s Gentlemen’s Club for being too drunk in January 2006. According to the lawsuit, he and John Chiariello got into Homatas’ car and left the club.
Homatas crashed into an SUV driven by April Simmons. Simmons, who was pregnant, and Chiariello were killed in the accident. Homatas is serving a 12-year sentence for DUI and reckless homicide. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune 08/12/2010
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Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is an extremely rare disorder characterized by a severe skin reaction to medication
Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a rare but serious and potentially life-threatening condition. SJS is defined as a hypersensitivity disorder affecting the skin and mucous membranes.
The most severe form of Stevens Johnson Syndrome is Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TENS).
It can be caused by adverse effects of drugs (allopurinol, diclofenac, etravirine, Isotretinoin, aka Accutane, fluconazole, valdecoxib, sitagliptin, oseltamivir, penicillins, barbiturates, sulfonamides, phenytoin, azithromycin, oxcarbazepine, zonisamide, modafinil, lamotrigine, nevirapine, pyrimethamine, ibuprofen, ethosuximide, carbamazepine, nystatin, and gout medications).
Medications that have traditionally been known to lead to SJS, erythema multiforme and toxic epidermal necrolysis include sulfonamides (antibiotics), penicillins (antibiotics), barbiturates (sedatives), lamotrigine and phenytoin (e.g. Dilantin) (anticonvulsants). Combining lamotrigine with sodium valproate increases the risk of SJS.
The AP (8/4) reported, “A BP Texas City refinery that was the site of a massive 2005 explosion that killed 15 workers has a pattern of poor operation and maintenance practices, Texas environmental regulators reported after investigating a 46-day release of toxic and cancer-causing chemicals from the plant this spring.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality handed its findings over to the state’s attorney general because BP’s violations are ‘egregious,’ the company has a poor compliance history and the courts have the power to hand down greater monetary fines, said John Sadlier, deputy director of TCEQ’s Office of Compliance and Enforcement.”
A Palm Beach County widow has been awarded over $2 million in a tobacco case over the death of her husband.
The jury on Thursday found R. J. Reynolds and Philip Morris had acted recklessly. The same jurors will now decide how much the companies should pay 60-year-old Liz Piendle in punitive damages. AP, Miami Herald 08/06/2010
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A woman in Florida has filed a lawsuit against Ford Motors over the death of her husband in a fiery car accident. Patrick Ambroise, a Florida Highway Patrol, died in his Ford Crown Victoria cruiser when the rear end burst into flames when it was rear-ended.
The suit claims that Ford poorly designed the vehicle and placed the gas tank in an unsafe position to where it may ignite of the car was hit from behind. The seeks unspecified damages. Staff Report, Miami Herald 08/06/2010
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