A Maryland jury found the State of Maryland liable last month in the 2008 death of a woman struck and killed by a car in District Heights. The Prince George County jury awarded $3.3 million to the victim’s relatives, with $2.5 million going to her daughter who was two-years-old when the Read More
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Drunk Driver Injures DC Police Officer
A drunk driver struck and injured a DC police officer last month while the officer was investigating a separate fatal hit-and-run incident involving a drunk driver. The incident occurred on Key Bridge around midnight. The injured officer is a 9-year-veteran of the Washington, D.C. Police Department. The officer was investigating a Read More
SUV Kills Two State Highway Workers
An SUV struck and killed two Maryland highway workers who were picking up trash on the State Route 225 median in Charles County, about six miles west of Waldorf. A police spokesperson said three workers were on the median when a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg veered from the highway and struck two of the men....
Read MoreChildren’s Hospital is Whistleblower on Contaminated Wipes
Last fall, contaminated alcohol wipes at The Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, caused a string of potentially deadly infections. Doctors at the hospital became alarmed when some young patients developed bloodstream infections stemming from Bacillus cereus - a rare bacteria. The contaminated wipes are the product of the Triad Group in Hartland, Wisconsin....
Read MoreFive-Year-Old Virginian Receives $3.5 Million for Truck Accident that Killed Her Father
A five-year-old Virginia girl will receive a $3.5 million settlement as the result of a truck accident that killed her father. The girl is the only surviving beneficiary of the 25-year-old man who died in the accident. An 18-wheel semi rear-ended the victim’s passenger vehicle. Both vehicles caught fire and the victim died as a...
Read MoreVirginia Firefighter Killed in Tractor Trailer Accident
A Northern Virginia firefighter died when the tractor-trailer he was driving crashed head-on into another oncoming tractor-trailer. They were both traveling on a stretch of interstate 64 where there is only one lane open in each direction. The other truck fell into the median and crossed into the firefighter’s lane. The accident cut...
Read MoreWashington DC Doctor Suspended by Delaware for Role in Young Woman’s Death
Delaware’s medical disciplinary board suspended a doctor, who was also licensed in Washington, D.C., for six months for medical incompetence. A 19-year-old patient died after receiving a pain-relief injection from the doctor. She had been receiving treatment from the doctor for months after a car accident left her with lingering pain. One day in...
Read MoreMaryland Federal Judge Rules on the Use of Experts in Medical Malpractice Cases
In 2006, a mother and father took their infant daughter to the hospital because she was suffering from vomiting, diarrhea and choking. An emergency room doctor examined the little girl and told the parents to give her Pedialyte (an electrolyte solution) and then take her to a pediatrician. The family took the girl...
Read MoreFamily Sues DC Fire and EMS After Paramedics Refuse to Take 2-Year-Old to Hospital
The family of a two-year-old girl has filed a lawsuit against Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS. The girl died in February after she experienced trouble breathing. The family alleges that after they called 911, paramedics came to their home for only 10 minutes where they inadequately examined the girl and then refused to take her...
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