Archive for February 06, 2006

Medical Malpractice Victim Awarded $8 Million

A Waupun, Wis. resident was awarded more than $8 million this week in the largest medical malpractice verdict handed down in Wisconsin since the State Supreme Court overruled the noneconomic damages cap last summer.

Visiting Police Dog Bites Indiana Student at School

During a routine demonstration at Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany, Ind., a sixth-grade girl was bit in the face while petting a police dog.

Father of Boy Killed in Kentucky Tractor-Trailer Crash Sues Driver, Owner

The father of a 10-year-old boy who died in a five-vehicle crash on a Kentucky highway last April is suing the driver and owner of a tractor-trailer he blames for his son's death.

Independent Panel Determines Teflon Chemical a Likely Carcinogen

A chemical used in the production of Teflon and other nonstick products is likely cancer causing, according to a study by an independent scientific panel advising the Environmental Protection Agency.

Six Killed in Myrtle Beach Plane Crash

Six people were killed on Friday when their twin-engine plane crashed near the Myrtle Beach airport.