Whistleblowers – Inside and Out

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/29/2013 // Justice News Flash: Featured Column // Kathleen Scanlan // (press release) We think of whistleblowers as possessing the ultimate “inside” information. They can blow the lid off fraud because they worked for the offending company—they witnessed the graft or corruption first-hand, or they’ve got damning documents. The Insider, the 1999 feature […]

Ladies: Your Groin Pain May Be From The Mesh Not The Hip

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/28/2013 // Concord, CA, USA // Vaginal Mesh Website // Greg Vigna, MD, JD // (press release) It is well established in the orthopedic literature that disorders of the hip may cause groin pain that radiates toward the knee. Groin pain related to hip disorders such as osteoarthritis occurs with weight bearing and […]

Dallas Employment Lawyer Reports on the Largest Award in EEOC’s History

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com06/02/2013 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Clouse Dunn LLP // Keith Clouse // (press release) The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently received the largest verdict in its history. A jury in Iowa awarded damages totaling $240 million for disability discrimination and severe abuse. The jury found that Hill County Farms, […]

Part 6: Medical-Legal Consequences of MDR Acinetobacter

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/14/2013 // Concord, CA, USA // LifeCare123 // Greg Vigna, MD, JD, Joe Motta, JD // (press release) Medical Perspective: Nosocomial (hospital acquired) MDR Acinetobacter exposes health care facilities to significant liability in cases that directly or indirectly cause death, organ failure, or disability. As a clinician and an attorney my perspective related […]

Insurance company sues school to avoid paying settlement

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/31/2013 // West Palm Beach , Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Los Angeles – An insurance company has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District to avoid paying a $30 million settlement. As reported by The Los Angeles Times, New Jersey-based Everest National Insurance […]

Daughter of Anna Nicole Smith could receive $49 million

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/31/2013 // West Palm Beach , Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Los Angeles – The daughter of late model and television personality Anna Nicole Smith, Dannielynn Birkhead, may inherit $49 million resulting from an extensive legal battle involving Smith’s estate. As reported by Us Weekly, a federal […]

Florida teacher dismissed after lying about having terminal illness

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/31/2013 // West Palm Beach , Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Florida – An elementary school teacher in Florida was suspended after lying about having a terminal illness. As reported by ABC News, Ashley Barker, a teacher at the Laurel Elementary school in the Polk County School […]

Stricter sanctions approved by FIFA for racism

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/31/2013 // West Palm Beach , Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Port Louis, Mauritius – FIFA has approved stricter punishment for acts of racism by a club or its fans. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), new regulations were approved by the governing body of association […]