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• The Law Says He's Nobody's Daddy

  Brad Brad | November 17, 2006 7:38 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  When a fertility clinic mistakenly placed a client's sperm in the wrong woman, the man sued for the right to be called the baby's father. Trouble is, the law says he's nobody's daddy.After a man's sperm is used to inseminate the wrong patient, he files a lawsuit against the fertility clinic that made the mistake. Matthew Hayes and Nico Swift went to the fertility clinic in Portland, Oregon and,...

• Jury Awards Former Portland, Oregon News Anchor in Malpractice Lawsuit

  Brad Brad | November 05, 2006 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Medical Malpractice Lawsuit against OHSU results in the first jury award against OHSU exceeding the $200,000 liability cap that had protected OHSU doctors from liability.Early in September 2006, an Oregon jury awarded Ken Ackerman, a former Portland TV personality, $412,000 plus another $1 million in compesatory damages. The jury award in th case is the first since the Oregon Court of Appeals...

• Oregon Wrongful Death Lawsuit Brings Question of Punitive Damages to Supreme Court

  Staff Writer | August 14, 2006 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  I was reading the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog today when a post by Peter Lattman caught my eye. Lawyers Banter Over Punitive Damages, while highlighting WSJ's new Legal Banter column, also notes that the US Supreme Court will once again address the issue of punitive damages in Philip Morris v. Williams next term.The case is on appeal from the Oregon's Supreme Court, which ruled that a $79.5...

• Epilepsy Drug Linked To Birth Defects

  Staff Writer | August 09, 2006 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  A new study solidifies beliefs that women of child-bearing age should avoid the epilepsy drug Depacon (valproate). Evidence showed that of 333 women followed, 20 percent of those taking Depacon suffered miscarriages or gave birth to babies with birth defects. Problems with three other drugs ranged from one to 11 percent. The study examined only women who took the epilepsy drugs from 199-2004,...

• Three More Chinese Toy Recalls

  Jenny Albano | July 09, 2007 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced three more Chinese toy recalls. Children's jewelry sets were recalled because they contained lead, and a magnetic building set and plastic castles were recalled because they could be a choking hazard to children.Around 20,000 sets of Essentials for Kids Jewelry were recalled because they were found to have high levels of lead in them, which...

• Deputy Injured in Rollover Accident

  Christina Cole | March 17, 2007 4:45 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  A Polk County Sheriff's Deputy was involved in a car accident today that left him with minor injuries when his patrol car tried to avoid another vehicle and ended up rolling into a field several times. The Deputy was taken to Salem Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released. He was traveling north on U.S.99 with his lights flashing and siren on, pursuing a vehicle many miles ahead that...

• University of Oregon Student Dies in Hit-and-Run

  Christina Cole | March 06, 2007 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  A University of Oregon student struck by a hit-and-run driver near campus has died from injuries sustained in the accident.The accident occurred Sunday morning. He suffered from severe head injuries and a broken leg. On Monday he died at Sacred Heart Medical Center.Witnesses tell officials a dark Cadillac sedan was seen leaving the scene of the accident. Police found the car late Sunday and it...

• Woman Struck by Police Car

  Christina Cole | February 19, 2007 7:34 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  A woman is in critical condition at OHSU Hospital after she was hit by a Beaverton police officer's patrol car on his way to help another fellow officer.Police are yet to release the name of the officer that has been put on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by the Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team. The woman was walking with her brother across Tualatin Valley...

• Hit & Run Crash Injures Man

  Christina Cole | February 03, 2007 11:27 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  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...

• Paxil and Risk of Birth Defect

  Christina Cole | January 23, 2007 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  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....