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Dozens of patients of Oklahoma dentist test positive for hepatitis

[ April 19, 2013 | Jay Paul Deratany | Posted in Catastrophic Accident, Chicago, Chicago Personal Injury Attorney, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Workplace Injury, Wrongful Death ]

As of current testing reports, at least 57 former patients of an Oklahoma dentist, accused of practicing unsanitary conditions, have tested positive for hepatitis C and three for hepatitis B. The clinic of oral surgeon W. Scott Harrington was shut down in March after an investigation. Positive results for HIV have also been reported, but Oklahoma law prohibits [...]

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6 Arrested in Chicago Hospital Kickback Scheme

[ April 17, 2013 | Jay Paul Deratany | Posted in Chicago, Chicago Personal Injury Attorney, Featured, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death ]

According to published reports, federal authorities have arrested six individuals involved in a kickback scheme at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago. According to CBS 2 Chicago, “Federal prosecutors said the scheme involved the doctors receiving more than $225,000 in cash, along with other forms of payment, for referring patients on Medicare and Medicaid to [...]

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Link Between Fatal Heart Rhythms and Popular Antibiotic

[ March 14, 2013 | Jay Paul Deratany | Posted in Catastrophic Accident, Chicago, Chicago Personal Injury Attorney, Featured, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Wrongful Death ]

The Food and Drug Administration [FDA] released a drug safety announcement linking the popular antibiotic azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax) to abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart. The changes to the electrical activity of the heart can lead to a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm. According to the announcement those most susceptible to the condition [...]

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Marines Release Survey Detailing Active Member’s Views on Women in the Military

[ February 2, 2013 | Jay Paul Deratany | Posted in Chicago, Chicago Personal Injury Attorney, Head Injury, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Workplace Injury, Wrongful Death ]

The United States Marines have released a survey on active member’s views of women in active combat roles. According to the findings the overwhelmingly male branch of the armed forces has a few fears when it comes to women joining their ranks – they may have some legitimate concerns. The anonymous survey questioned 53,000 troops last summer, [...]

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Ironic: Catholic Hospital Gets Out of Wrongful Death Suit by Claiming Fetus is Not a Person

[ January 24, 2013 | Jay Paul Deratany | Posted in Birth Injury, Catastrophic Accident, Chicago, Chicago Personal Injury Attorney, Featured, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death ]

In a certainly ironic twist a Catholic hospital in Colorado has successfully defended itself from a wrongful death lawsuit by claiming a fetus is not a person. The case involved the 2006 death of 31 year-old Lori Stodghill who was seven months pregnant. According to her husband, Jeremy, she was brought into the emergency room [...]

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Swine Flu Vaccine May be Linked to Narcolepsy

[ January 22, 2013 | Jay Paul Deratany | Posted in Catastrophic Accident, Chicago, Chicago Personal Injury Attorney, Featured, Fungal Meningitis, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death ]

According a report published by Reuters and found via Yahoo! Health there is growing evidence that many Europeans are suffering from narcolepsy after receiving the swine flu vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline. Roughly 800 children in Sweden and surrounding Europe have developed narcolepsy after being immunized with Pandemrix H1N1 swine flu vaccine made by British drugmaker [...]

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Feds Report 5th Death Due to Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

[ November 16, 2012 | Jay Paul Deratany | Posted in Catastrophic Accident, Chicago, Chicago Personal Injury Attorney, Featured, Fungal Meningitis, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death ]

A fifth death in Indiana has been linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis that’s been connected to injections of a recalled back pain medication. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its website Friday to include a total of 55 cases of the rare disease in Indiana (Source: Chicago Tribune). Symptoms of fungal [...]

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More Fall ill with Fungal Meningitis: Outbreak Grows, Again

[ November 8, 2012 | Jay Paul Deratany | Posted in Catastrophic Accident, Chicago, Chicago Personal Injury Attorney, Featured, Fungal Meningitis, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death ]

As we’ve been reporting the past couple of weeks, the cases of Fungal Meningitis continue to grow in number. The Examiner reported today that: The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports 424 related illnessesfrom nineteen states and 31 related deaths. News reports suggest that yet another rare infection is now being diagnosed [...]