Karlene Chambers, of Pembroke Pines, Florida had a considerable surprise after her C-Section: the doctor had left a foot-long sponge in her body. It is one of the most common examples of surgical malpractice is leaving sponges in the bodies of patients. Continue reading “Doctors Liable for Foot-Long Sponge Left in Patient After Surgery”
Month: October 2007
Calling it “hillbilly heroin,” Kentucky officials have sued the manufacturer of OxyContin, the painkiller abused most famously by Rush Limbaugh. Continue reading “Kentucky Officials Sue OxyContin Maker for “Hillbilly Heroin””
In the most predictable ruling of the year, a court denied the effort of Idaho Sen. Larry Craig to withdraw his guilty plea after his arrest in a Minnesota public restroom. Craig, however, got the last word and, once again, reversed an earlier decision. He now insists that he will serve out his term in office. Continue reading “Craig Loses Motion on Plea; Pledges to Stay in Senate”
In the on-going controversy over the defamation lawsuit against Rep. Jack Murtha, one of the collateral issues has been whether the Marines that he accused of a massacre would be tried for murder. Today, it appears that there will be no such charges coming out of the killing of roughly two dozen Iraqi citizens in the town of Haditha in November 2005. Continue reading “Bad News for Murtha? No Murder Charges Likely in Haditha case”
There was a time when an office football pool was viewed as sufficient outlet for competition. However, the LA Times now reports that deputies at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have been competing to see how many people they can arrest in a 24-hour period. Continue reading “Cops At Play: Arrest and Impound Competitions in the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department”
In a variation of the famous “I am Spartacus” scene, defendants appear to be jumping up and screaming “I Am Gay” as a defense to a hate crime against gays. Continue reading “Novel Defense: Man Claims that He is Gay in Hate Crime Case”
A new report shows that the Bush Administration may have continued its endorsement of tactics viewed as torture in secret despite public claims to the contrary. Continue reading “Justice Department Continued to Endorse Possible Torture in Secret Memo”
You can never forget to leave your business card at home as a lawyer, even when going to mass it seems. Continue reading “Parishioner Sues Priest for Statements in Homily”
HEADLINE: A liberal’s lament: The NRA might be right after all
This term, the Supreme Court may finally take up the Voldemort Amendment, the part of the Bill of Rights that shall not be named by liberals. For more than 200 years, progressives and polite people have avoided acknowledging that following the rights of free speech, free exercise of religion and free assembly, there is “the right of the people to keep and bear arms.” Continue reading “A Liberal’s Lament: The NRA Might Be Right After All”
In Shepherdsville, Kentucky, McDonalds is facing a tort action that may be unique in the annals of the law involving a hoax, unlawful imprisonment, and sexual assault. Continue reading “McDonalds Sued in Hoax/Sexual Assault Case”
It appears that John Grisham is not the only person that prosecutor Bill Peterson is suing. Continue reading “Prosecutor Sues Innocent Man After Wrongly Convicting Him of Murder”
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has asked President Bush to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late Virginia Tech professor Liviu Librescu, who gave his life for his students. Continue reading “Medal Sought for Liviu Librescu”
A new malpractice case has been filed in New York involving a lab foul-up with horrific consequences. Continue reading “Woman Has Unnecessary Double Mastectomy Due to Lab Mix-up”
It remains an ever-lasting mystery how public school officials define their mission in life. Most educators and parents relish the idea that high school kids are interested (let alone active) in political issues. Yet, not at Waxahachie High School in Texas. Continue reading “Student Thrown Out of Texas School for Wearing Edwards T-Shirt”
In both torts and criminal law, the question of intent changes dramatically from an adult to a child. Continue reading “Lab Worker Bites Boy After Boy Bites Lab Worker”