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Medical Staff Settles With Family For Failure To Properly Monitor High Risk Pregnancy

Several factors may put a pregnancy at high risk. One such factor, high blood pressure, placed a pregnant woman at risk of a placental abruption. This is a condition in which the placenta separates from the uterus early. When this occurs the blood ve...

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Mother Achieves Settlement In Excess Of $6 Million With Doctor For Not Diagnosing Infant's Infection

If an infant with a Group B Strep infection is not treated or improperly treated the newborn may suffer lifelong serious disabilities. Because of this it is critical for doctors to consider GBS if a baby exhibits indications of an infection and eithe...

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Jones Act Lawyer Straight talk: Seaman Injured by Equipment - - A Case Study

Working aboard ships can be extremely dangerous. Sometimes crew members are seriously injured on ships. Seriously injured crew members and their families need to understand maritime law. In order to illustrate these points here is a Jones Act acciden...

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IMPORTANCE OF RESOLUTION IN SCANNING

With the rise of digital technology, scanners have become an essential tool in today’s world. Almost every aspect of our lives requires some kind of scanning, from office work to personal use at home. Scanners can be used to scan documents, photos,...

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Parents Pursue Claim Against Doctor And Nurse Alleging Their Child Died While In Fetal Distress

Parents Pursue Claim Against Doctor and Nurse Alleging Their Child Died While in Fetal Distress. Losing a child is a parent's worst nightmare. When a child dies, the parents are left in a state of shock, disbelief, and grief. However, when a child d...

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Vioxx Withdrawal and Drug Litigation

On Sept. 30, 2004 Merck announced a worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx® (rofecoxib). Vioxx had previously been prescribed in the treatment of arthritis and pain. Worldwide sales of Vioxx in 2003 were an estimated $2.5Billion and the drug was marketed...

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Class-action lawsuits – Can they help you

The recent withdrawals of the prescription medications Vioxx and Bextra from the marketplace due to safety concerns has class-action lawsuits in the news again. What is a class-action lawsuit? If you have been wronged, can a class-action lawsuit help...

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Space Debris: The Sky is Falling

Space Debris: The Sky is Falling by: Aaron Thiel Imagine yourself taking an early morning walk in Tulsa, Oklahoma only to see a “big bright light, like a fire” in the sky. The object continues to get bigger as it approaches overhead. A few m...

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Glossary of Truck Related Terms

AxleStructural component to which wheels, brakes, and suspension is attached. Drive axles are those with powered wheels. Front axle is usually called the steer axle. Pusher axles are not powered and go ahead of drive axles. Rear axles may be drive, t...

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Divorce Lawyer in Houston

Divorce Lawyer in Houston by: Carl Selesky The practice of Family Law requires a firm that is familiar with both the complexities of family law and the family courts in which your family law issue will be addressed. Even the best family lawyer i...

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