Kentucky residents can suffer a wide range of serious injuries, but coverage of these events may help others avoid or recover from an accident. Our news page explores the causes and outcomes of motor vehicle crashes and other severe injuries to help others prepare for what lies ahead.
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Merits of Tort Reform Decline With Malpractice Insurance PremiumsThe case for tort reform is undermined by declining medical malpractice insurance premiums, Maggie Mertens argues on the NPR blog, "Shots."
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Neurontin Clinical Data May Have Been ManipulatedClinical test data for Neurontin may have been manipulated regarding its effectiveness for unapproved, off-label uses.
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Report On Corporate Greed Endangering AmericansDoes Corporate Greed Endanger Americans and their Families? The American Association of Justice reports on numerous instances from a variety of industries where corporations acted negligently, knew about and failed to tell the public.
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Tort Reform An Unjust Part of Health Care Reform Says Des Moines RegisterTort reform is not the answer to health care reform. Americans are injured by the negligence of doctors and other health care workers and should have the right to seek remedy in the U.S. court system.
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Patients' Rights Given Short Shrift In Health Reform BillsPatients rights get no boost from the health reform bills pending in Congress. Insurance companies will still be able to deny coverage and many patients will have no meaningful legal recourse.
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Reverse Mortgages for Seniors Target of Consumer ReportReverse mortgages for seniors may be subject to the same consumer abuses found in the sub-prime mortgage mess. Consumer protection is needed.
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Calls for Tort Reform Condemned; Why Are Americans Demanding Their Rights Be Taken AwayTort reform promises the erosion of basic individual rights. Why are angry Americans showing up at town halls demanding that their rights be taken away from them by insurance companies?
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E-Coli Tainted Cookie Dough Highlights Food Safety ConcernsE-coli tainted cookie dough recalled by Nestle has highlighted food safety concerns.
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Herald-Leader On the Myth of Tort ReformExperience and evidence shows that tort reform does not lead to reduced medical insurance costs. Texas has seen medical costs increase at greater than the national rate after adopting tort reform. All tort reform does is harm further those injured.
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Chemical Spill In Scott County - Kentucky Injury LawyerA chemical spill in Scott County closed U.S. 460 on Tuesday, July 28, 2009.
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Diet Supplements Alleged To Contain SteriodsTwo popular diet supplements, Tren Xtreme and Mass Xtreme, are reported to contain steriods. The supplements are popular among high school football players.
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Oatmeal RecallMaple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal sold under various brand names nationally is being recalled because of possible salmonella poisoning.
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E Coli Confirmed In Cookie DoughThe FDA has confirmed the presence of the E Coli bacteria in samples of Nestle's Toll House cookie dough.
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Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough RecallNestle Toll House cookie dough has been recalled due to possible e-coli contamination.
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Tainted Cookie Dough Suit Filed -- Kentucky Injury LawyerA lawsuit has been filed by a family whose child was sickened by the e-coli tainted Toll House cookie dough recalled last week by Nestle.
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Medical Insurers Vow To Continue Rescission PoliciesRescission occurs where a medical insurance company accepts premiums for individual or family coverage for a while and then, when someone becomes sick, rescinds or cancels the policy.
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Nursing Homes Deaths Because of Dehydration and Failure to Resuscitate Lead To FinesNursing home residents that died as a result of dehydration and a failure to resuscitate have led to fines totaling $180,000 for the nursing homes involved.
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Mattel Fined $2.3 Million For Lead in Children's ToysMattel and Fisher-Price have been fined $2.3 million by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for selling Chinese-made toys with high levels of lead paint.
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Antidepressants May Increase Risk of Breast Cancer RecurrenceA study presented to the American Society of Clinical Oncology indicates that the antidepressants, Zoloft, Paxila and Prozac, may increase the risk that breast cancer will recur.
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Pneumonia Risk Greater With Acid-Reflux Drugs, Study IndicatesAcid reflux drugs given hospital patients appear to increase the risk of pneumonia according to a report to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.