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A Taco Bell employee spit and urinated in food given to a customer in October of 2005. A lawsuit was filed in the Cheyenne County District Court against Mid Plains Food and Lodging who owned the KFC/Taco Bell. The family of Keith Andrew was awarded $40,000 Friday.
KFC does not support the verdict and states they […]

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Every year, about 20,000 people in Turkey die because of medical malpractice.    Comparatively, only about 6,000 to 10,000 people die in the country each year due to automobile accidents.  Additionally, experts estimate that if incorrect prescriptions and pharmacy errors are added into this statistic, it could skyrocket as high as 50,000 deaths a year.  The […]

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According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, the maltreatment of older people in nursing homes is on the rise.  Currents estimates claim that at least one in twenty nursing home patients has been the victim of negligence or abuse.  According to another study, over half of nurse aides admitted to having witnessed, or participated […]

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Swansea care and rehabilitation center has been sued by the estate of former resident Dorothy Frolker, who suffered severe and permanent injuries after falling at the nursing home.  The incident occurred on March 25, 2007.  The complaint contends that Swansea failed to provide and train adequate staff members to ensure Frolker’s safety, did not attempt […]

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If approved, the Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act, proposed by New York congressman Maurice Hinchey, would reverse a 1950 U.S. Supreme Court decision that protects the military from medical malpractice lawsuits.  The bill would allow claims for damages for death or personal injury cases resulting from negligence, failure to act, or wrongful acts in medical […]

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The United States Postal Service is sponsoring its traditional dog bite prevention week from May 18-24, 2008.  Dog bites are one of the nation’s most commonly reported health problems.  The public service campaign offers safety tips and highlights the need for increased pet owner responsibility.  The campaign’s theme is “Stay Alert - Don’t be Fooled […]

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into allegations of airbag failure concerning model year 2002 and 2003 Hyundai Elantras.
The investigations have started due to the deaths of at least two individuals in car crashes when their air bags did not deploy when needed. In addition, they’re looking into reports of the airbags deploying […]

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Two Oshkosh residents were injured Friday morning in a two-car collision on Highway 41 just north of Fond du Lac, WI. Police reports indicate that a 35 year old man from Oshkosh driving a pickup northbound lost control of the truck and collided with another pickup driven by Amanda Lancour, 17, also of Oshkosh. Lancour […]

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All it takes is one second of inattentive driving to lead to serious consequences.  Unfortunately, that point was reinforced recently when a 17-year-old Racine County girl suffered serious head injuries when the car in which she was a passenger was involved in a terrifying automobile accident.  The story was reported by The Journal Times.
“A 17-year-old […]

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