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For many years, physicians groups in Oregon and nationally have railed about a malpractice crisis said to be the cause of driving up costs and forcing doctors to close shop.But a study published on Wednesday suggests malpractice damage awards have declined considerably in recent years.Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen mined the federal government's National Practitioner Data Bank to track...

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A Portland man is recovering from serious injury after, police say, another driver collided into his vehicle and then left the scene of the accident.The driver of the SUV left the scene which seriously injured a Portland man, say police. Sergeant Brian Schmautz with the Portland Police said police responded to a 2-car crash just before 3:00am on Saturday.Fire crews arrived on scene to find...

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A man died in a trucking accident while assisting his co-worker. At approximately 12:30pm on Friday, Gregory Striker, was helping a co-worker who was trying to park a semi trailer, when he fell beneath the wheels of the very trailer he was guiding.Apparently, Striker was standing on the road between a "lowboy" trailer and a pivoting dolly that was being towed behind it. Striker may have been...

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that exposure to paroxetine during pregnancy can increase the risk for congenital malformations, in particular, cardiac malformations. Per the FDA's request, the manufacturer has changed paroxetine's pregnancy category from C to D and now added new data and recommendations to the Warning section of paraxetine's prescribing information....

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A wrongful death claim filed against Ohio state contends a police officer killed when responding to a call should have been notified the man being pursued could possibly be armed and dangerous.The officer's widow has filed suit against the Ohio Department of Public Safety and the state patrol. JuWanna Taylor's case will go before the Ohio Court of Claims on Monday, January 23rd. Taylor was...

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A wrongful death lawsuit has been settled with a Mother whose son was killed when a state representative's son hit him in a fatal drunken car crash. After pleading guilty last year to a felony charge of leaving the scene of the accident that resulted in death and a misdemeanor count of drunk driving, Andrew Saunders, has been ordered to serve four years in prison. Saunders was driving a car...

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Blind five-year-old Brooklynn Rewega is the first person in Canada to win an insurance settlement against her Mother for birth injuries.Brooklynn, who has cerebral palsy, was able to sue her Mother for the settlement after her parents persuaded the Alberta government to pass special legislation. Lisa and Doug Rewega, lobbied for the legislation so they would have the needed money to pay for the...

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Jarrett Jack, Portland Trail Blazers guard, suffered from a concussion in a car accident on Friday and he won't be playing in tonight's game against Sacramento.Jack was in a car accident outside the team's practice facility in Tualatin, Oregon. He was taken to the hospital for observation and diagnosed with a concussion. It has yet to be announced how much time Jack will miss.

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A wrongful death lawsuit in Texas began Tuesday, involving a woman who was convicted of running over her husband with her Mercedes-Benz in 2002 after finding him at a hotel with his mistress.The wife was sentenced to 20 years of prison time in the murder of her husband. The victim's parents are now suing their daughter-in-law for monetary damages in the wrongful death of their son, according to...

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A January 5 motor vehicle accident on I-5 in Salem involved a semi truck and a Chevrolet Avalanche. The drivers of both vehicles were hospitalized but listed in stable condition. The truck reportedly leaked about 100 gallons of diesel fuel, which the Oregon Department of Transportation worked to contain with absorbent materials before it entered the storm drain. The crash happened at the...

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