Nurse who survived Ebola settles with hospital system
Nina Pham, a Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola caring for Thomas Duncan, settled her lawsuit against Texas Health Resources. Terms were not disclosed. The suit described chaotic hospital conditions and inadequate protective guidance. Pham later recovered at NIH but faced long-term health fears and stigma.
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Dallas
U.S
Nina Pham
Texas Health Resources
Pham
Thomas Eric Duncan
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
Duncan
Liberia
Dun
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
National Institutes of Health
Maryland
Judge delays eviction push for rundown Dallas homes
A Dallas County judge extended a restraining order delaying eviction actions against more than 300 tenants living in dilapidated HMK Ltd. properties near downtown and the Trinity River. HMK owners seek a compromise to keep units safe and transition tenants to affordable housing while officials urge rehabs and avoid blight.
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Dallas
Ken Molberg
HMK Ltd
HMK
Hannah Khraish
Khraish Khraish
Trinity River
Charles McGarry
Dallas Morning News
McGarry
Dallas County Appraisal
Mike Rawlings
Odessa man arrested in July 14 year-old sex case and two more local incidents
Odessa police arrested 29-year-old Emmanuel Luna Chavez on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in July after a report by the girl's parent. Chavez admitted intercourse and faced a $35,000 bond. In a separate case, 45-year-old Josie Booth was held on a $50,000 bond for breaking into an 84-year-old woman’s home and assault. A Monday wreck left one injured as Anton Agrapetov, 33, sustained non life threatening injuries. the other driver, Marlon Johnson, faced two citations.
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Odessa
Emmanuel Luna Chavez
Chavez
del Rio Drive
Josie Booth
Booth
N. Alleghaney Ave
Ector County
Deten
Anton Agrapetov
Medical Center Hospital
Cpl
Steve LeSueur
East Eighth Street
Maple Avenue
Marlon Johnson
Agrapetov
Johnson
Medicaid Asset Protection Planning Explained by Odessa Firm
The Odessa American ad from Melson and Associates thanks readers for 17 years of support and shares questions about Medicaid nursing home benefits. It discusses qualifying for benefits while preserving assets and the founder’s motivation rooted in a family member’s illness.
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Michael Melson
Melson
Medicaid planning guidance from Melson and Associates
The firm offers to interpret government guidelines for asset protection under Miller Trust and the Deficit Reduction Act, with free consultations and under attorney direction. They claim high success in qualifying clients for nursing home Medicaid, emphasize confidentiality, and invite community workshops.
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Melson and Associates
Miller Trust
Michael Melson
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