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• New York Court Rules, Girl Can Sue for Injuries Before Birth

  Christina Cole | February 28, 2007 9:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  New York state appeals court has ruled a seven-year-old girl can file a lawsuit against the city of Brooklyn for injuries that she sustained while she was an unborn child. This is a landmark ruling that is an important decision regarding the rights of unborn children.When Sarah was 14 weeks into the pregnancy, her Mother Esther, a teacher, was injured when a public toilet collapsed at the school...

• Man Knocked Over Highway Overpass

  Christina Cole | February 20, 2007 3:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A motorist who knocked a Good Samaritan off an overpass during a 30-car pileup last month, will not be charged. The victim was walking on the road illegally, police said.After an investigation that spanned over a month, police are still unable to determine how the motorist was injured on January 14, during a chain-reaction collision.Eggleston, stopped to help the motorists that were involved in...

• FDA Approves New Drugs too Quickly

  Christina Cole | February 13, 2007 2:41 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  An FDA whistleblower says there is a "culture of approval" that allows dangerous drugs to make it to the market far too quickly.Doctor David Ross, a former drug reviewer at the FDA, told a panel that they push to "find ways" to quickly get new drugs to the market without concern for the consumer.Ross says the FDA approved Ketek (an antibiotic) although they knew it could potentially kill people...

• Syracuse Police Car Involved in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | February 03, 2007 12:22 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Syracuse Police reports a driver who ran a red light, crashed into a city police cruiser. The accident happened on Wednesday just before 5pm at the intersection of Teall Avenue and Erie Blvd.Joe Cicile, Police spokesperson, says the officer was heading south on Teall Avenue, the driver of the car, Ralph Royson, was heading eastbound. Police say Royson passed through a red light, crashing into...

• Woman Dies in Highway Car Accident

  Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 3:20 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A 28-year-old woman is dead after her car hit a divider in lower Manhattan.The car accident happened around 7:00am at the corner of West Street and Canal Street on the city's West Side.Pamela Hernandez Milton of Pennsylvania, the driver of the 1995 Mazda, was transported to a hospital nearby where she was pronounced dead.