Dr. Eric Haufrect, MD, a doctor from Houston Methodist Hospital, recently filed a lawsuit claiming his demotion from vice chairman of Methodist’s obstetrics and gynecology department was due to his having raised concerns about the legality of recording telephone conversations on hospital lines.
Haufrect alerted hospital administrators to the recording after…Read More
Carmen Alvarez, a Chipotle employee in the company’s management training program, has filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court in New Jersey after alleging the company failed to pay her appropriate overtime compensation under the most recent Labor Department rules. The rule ;; requires employers to pay…Read More
The Florida State Supreme Court recently ruled a law that limited pain and suffering damages is unconstitutional. The ruling rejects a change made under then-governor Jeb Bush in 2003 that put a cap on pain and suffering damage awards in cases of medical malpractice.
The ruling divided the state Supreme Court…Read More
Interstate 81 northbound between exits 45 and 49 in South Middleton Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania had to be closed recently due to a deadly accident involving a motorcyclist and a tractor trailer.
Police shut down the stretch of highway during rush hour to allow Cumberland County Emergency services to tend…Read More
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently confirmed that one of the men killed in the Midland Resources Recovery, Inc. explosion was the company’s owner, President Jan Strmen, 72, from Canada. He was one of two fatalities. The other was 19 year old Justin Marsh from Philippi. A third…Read More
