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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: Ellington, Winsted (Winchester, Connecticut), South Windsor, Energy, Dannel P. Malloy
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Family of Mt. Carmel student killed in Indiana fight files lawsuit
Tribune reporterThe parents of a Chicago teenager who police said was killed after another Chicago teen punched him at an Indiana beach on July 4th filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against the teen accused of throwing the punch, his sister and his mother. James...Tags: Trials, Cook County Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at School, Laws
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State launches Lap-Band investigation
The California Department of Insurance is investigating the business practices of Lap-Band surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, according to insurer Aetna Inc.
The insurance giant said in a statement that it was...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Allergan Inc., Law Enforcement, Corporate Crime, Laws
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FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads
The Food and Drug Administration has accused the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company of using misleading advertising in its promotion of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, saying the billboard, radio and television ads underplay serious risks to patients.
The...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Economy, Business and Finance, Weight, Medical Procedures and Tests, Los Angeles Times
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Clinics halt Lap-Band surgeries
Two clinics tied to 1-800-GET-THIN have temporarily halted Lap-Band weight-loss surgeries after the device's maker said it would no longer sell to companies affiliated with the massive advertising campaign.
The two brothers identified in lawsuits as...Tags: Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Food and Drug Administration, Trials, Hospitals and Clinics
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Doctor accused of 'gross negligence' in death of Lap-Band patient
The Medical Board of California has faulted a doctor in the 2010 death of a Lap-Band patient who had surgery at a clinic affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign, filing charges that could cause him to lose his license to practice.
The board has...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Lungs and Airways, Hospitals and Clinics, Allergan Inc., Laws
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Judge, Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors urge woman who filed lawsuit to step forward
ReporterYou won't hear the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors praying, at least for now. A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction, silencing the board until a federal lawsuit is settled. "It's tough, it's going to be a long battle. We knew that,...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Trials, Court Preliminary, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawyers in abortion murder case say fetal deaths occurred in N.J.
Lawyers for a doctor charged with killing five viable fetuses at an Elkton clinic said in a court motion filed Friday that Maryland lacks jurisdiction because the deaths occurred in New Jersey, and the charges should be thrown out. Steven C. Brigham,...Tags: Criminal Laws, Murder, Hospitals and Clinics, Judges, Laws
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Abortion doctor arraigned on murder charge, argues law unconstitutional
Lawyers for an abortion doctor charged with murder under Maryland's fetal homicide law filed court papers Friday calling the statute illegal and saying that prosecutors are using the law to effectively ban the constitutionally protected medical...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Murder, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, General Practitioners
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Counsel at initial hearings: a matter of simple fairness
I didn't need to go to law school to learn that a person charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty and entitled to the assistance of a lawyer. I knew it in my former life as a sportswriter, and I probably had a grasp of it back in elementary...Tags: Baltimore County, Prisons, Trials, Colleges and Universities, Defendants
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Too little, too late
When Crystal Valdez brought her son Christopher to the emergency room last July, a doctor quickly suspected the boy hadn't been hurt in the way his mom claimed.
The bright-eyed 3-year-old with a shock of brown hair and a fascination with superheroes...Tags: Trumbull, Hospitals and Clinics, Police Investigations, Disasters and Accidents, Services and Shopping
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Legendary Lawmen, Part 6: Frank Pape
Frank Pape leapt into the city's conscience with a gun in his hand — a gun he wasn't afraid to use during his storied career as a Chicago cop.
Before he retired in April 1972, he would be called the "city's toughest cop," "the cop all hoodlums...Tags: Murder, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Shootings, Laws
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