Court ruling shields pharmacists from warning patients of side effects
A Texas appeals court overturned a $1 million jury award against a Mart pharmacy, ruling pharmacists are not legally obligated to warn patients of medicine side effects. The family of the deceased son, who died after an allergic reaction to prescribed medicine, plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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Austin
Texas
3Rd District Court of Appeals
Mart
Wal-Mart
State Supreme Court
Tire recalls strain stores as demand swells nationwide
In Dallas and across states, drivers wait hours for Firestone replacement tires amid a recall linked to several crashes. Goodyear boosts output to ease shortages while Bridgestone Firestone offers free replacements for select brands. Store queues form as customers list for deliveries, with general managers noting long waits and sold out inventories.
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Firestone
Goodyear
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc
South Carolina
Bridgestone
Mike Rubio
Firestone Tire and Service Center
Miami Beach
Fla
Rubio
Michael Davis
Firestone Wilderness
Davis
Texas medical examiner faces license revocation over unlicensed autopsies
The State Board of Medical Examiners asks an administrative law judge to revoke Dr Joye Carter's license and impose a 675000 dollar fine for employing Dr Delbert Van Dusen, who performed 135 unsupervised autopsies without Texas licensing. The amended complaint, filed by board attorney Richard Wootton, elevates sanctions from a reprimand and 50000 dollars to the maximum, citing deception about a fellowship program.
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Delbert van Dusen
Texas
Jill Wiggins
Wootton
Carter
An Dusen
van Dusen
Georgia
Indiana
Harris County Commissioner's Court
Harris County
Robert Eckels
Lawyers dispute rights reading in yogurt shop killings
In Austin, lawyers for Robert Springsteen Jr claim his statements were coerced and Miranda warnings were improper before he was questioned in West Virginia. Judge Lynch set to rule August 23. The case involves Maurice Pierce and Michael Scott, charged with capital murder in the I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt store slayings where Eliza Thomas and four others died December 6, 1991.
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West Virgini
Robert Springsteen Jr
Charleston
W.va
Travis County
Mike Lynch
Springsteen
Lynch
Charles Meyer
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Eliza Thomas
Amy Ayers
Jennifer
Sarah Harbison
Maurice Pierce
Michael Scott
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