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• Doctors Don't Tattle Tale

  Randy Walton | December 04, 2007 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A new survey shows that even though doctors believe that incompetent or impaired colleagues should be reported to the appropriate authorities, most don't.In a survey of more that 1,600 physicians by the Annals of Internal Medicine, 45% said they did not always report an incompetent colleague, even though nearly every respondent said the should. Nearly half said they did not report at least one...

• Riverside County Nursing Home Fined After Death of Resident

  Walton Barber, LLP | December 03, 2007 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Our firm represents individuals and families all over Southern California in cases involving nursing home neglect and abuse, and has seen first hand just how bad care can be in certain nursing homes. But I still get shocked at some of the carelessness that occurs by those taking care of some of our most fragile citizens. Take this story elder neglect just up the freeway in Fontana.Regulators...

• Been in a Car Accident Because of the Rain? Here's Some Advice.

  Walton Barber, LLP | November 30, 2007 2:12 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Friday's rain was the first significant rain in San Diego County in a long time. And when there's rain in San Diego, we know that many car accidents will follow.Between midnight and 9 a.m. on Friday the California Highway Patrol had already logged 97 car accident incident eports. There were no fatalities, but a least two reports of serious injury, and no doubt many people banged up and...

• Elder Abuse: Woman Dies After Leaving Palomar Heights Care Center

  Scott Barber | November 27, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A 94 year-old resident of Palomar Heights Care Center in Escondido died early Thanksgiving morning after wandering out of the facility and being struck by a car. To compound matters the resident, Maria Cobian, was wearing a bracelet intended to alert staff if she attempted to leave the facility. According to Escondido Police, the only door the bracelet doesn't trigger an alarm. "Either she...

• Two Auto Accident Fatalities on Route 78

  Walton Barber, LLP | November 21, 2007 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  In the last two weeks there have been two fatalities in Vista on Route 78. The first involved 37-year-old William Hansen of Oceanside who was struck after getting out of his car on the right shoulder. Hansen was hit be the driver of a silver 2001 to 2003 Honda Civic, who left the scene. Police later arrested 23-year-old Jessica Hawk for the hit-and-run accident. The other auto accident was...

• Product Liabilty: FDA Requires New Warning For Avandia

  Scott Barber | November 15, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  The FDA has required GlaxoSmithKline to place a "black box" warning on its Diabetes drug, Avandia. The warning requirement is based upon 42 studies which show an increased risk of heart attack or chest pain associated with the use of Avandia. A May 21 report in the New England Journal of Medicine linked Avandia to a 43 percent increased risk of heart attacks. Avandia was the world's...

• Seniors Fear Nursing Homes More Than Death

  Randy Walton | November 14, 2007 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Studies show that elderly people fear moving into a nursing home and losing independence more than they fear death. Are you surprised to read this? I'm not.A study called "Aging in Place in America" found that seniors, when asked feared losing their independence most [26%], and second moving into a nursing home [13%]. Only 3% of seniors said that death was their greatest fear. Here are some...

• City of Encinitas, School District Sued for Wrongful Death

  Randy Walton | November 10, 2007 8:17 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  The family of a San Dieguito Academy teenager who died after being hit by a fellow student's car has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Vista Superior Court. Named in the lawsuit are the City of Encinitas, San Dieguito Academy, San Dieguito Union High School and the State Department of Transportation. The driver of the vehicle and his father were also named.The lawsuit alleges that the district...

• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against California Nursing Homes

  Randy Walton | November 07, 2007 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A class action lawsuit for substandard nursing home care was filed in Orange County Superior Court against S&F Management Company, Inc.; S&F Management Company, LLC; Windsor Healthcare Management, Inc.; and its 15 skilled nursing care facilities around the state of California.Stephen Garcia, attorney for the plaintiff, alleges in the complaint that Windsor promotes itself in a misleading way,...

• Product Liability: Bayer Stops Sales Of Trasylol Due To Risk Of Death

  Scott Barber | November 05, 2007 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. has suspended sales of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery, after pressure by the FDA. The suspension of sales of Trasylol is due to a Canadian study which may have found an increased risk of death associated with the drug's use. The FDA and Bayer are examining the study which was stopped before its expected conclusion.Trasylol appeares to...