Duke Hospitals Reuse Dirty Tools Washing With Hydraulic Fluid
About 3,800 patients at Duke Health Raleigh and Durham Regional hospitals were operated on last year using instruments washed in hydraulic fluid instead of detergent. Regulators cite immediate jeopardy in Nov and Dec for undetected problem. the mix-up arose when hydraulic fluid contaminated detergent barrels. At least 50 patients with complications have consulted lawyers. lawsuits filed against the elevator company and detergent supplier.
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Widow settles $2.3 million after flesh eating disease case in Wilmington
A Wilmington widow reaches a 2.3 million settlement with tractor trailer driver Kevin Royster and Sea Lane Express Inc. over injuries from a cable incident that left Ronald Dyson, who died in 2003, infected by bird droppings on wires after a car crash scene. The suit cited negligent conduct and fault in the crash response.
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North Carolina braces for tougher bankruptcy rules
Bankruptcy pros predict a busy summer as new federal rules take effect Oct 17. Filings rise 5 percent in North Carolina with 15,868 through May. Chapter 7 protections shrink under the act, requiring income-based repayment under Chapter 13 and extra credit counseling. Lawyers anticipate higher costs and more complexity, while critics warn of unfair targets on those hit by job loss, medical bills, or divorce.
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Jackson court sketches for sale in Los Angeles
Mona Sha fer Edwards sells 70 ink sketches on eBay depicting Michael Jackson as a ghost pale man in a military style suit. The works focus on family, self destruction and celebrity imagery and are priced between 500 and 600 dollars each with signed numbered prints expected to yield thousands.
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