The New England Conservatory has admitted that it failed to abide by its own policy to protect kids when it hired a vendor as a school videographer and didn’t conduct the request background checks. Although in November 10 the acclaimed school started screening all vendors, in addition to volunteers and…
The Food and Drug Administration has written to 33 medical device manufacturers directing them to conduct three-year study into the health complications that may arise from using transvaginal mesh. Between just 2008 and 2010, the federal agency received 1503 reports of adverse occurrences, which is fivefold greater than the two…
According to a report published by the Highway Loss Data Institution in January 2012, talking on a hand-held cell phone is banned in 10 states and in Washington, D.C. This group includes several states in the Northeast region of the country, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York.…
According to media reports, this week another child has fallen from a ski lift in Massachusetts. The seven-year-old girl was skiing at Nashoba Valley in Westford as part of an after-school program. She fell approximately 17 feet from the ski lift, but was wearing a helmet and did not lose…
Six months after River Moore died from liver failure after he was given Children’s Tylenol, his family is suing drug maker Johnson & Johnson for wrongful death. In their dangerous drug lawsuit, they contend that the over-the-counter medication contains too much acetaminophen, which they say caused the two-year-old’s liver damage.…
According to media reports, 66-year-old Cheryl Blair is struggling to recover and battling an infection one week after she was accidentally shot by an off-duty state trooper on New Year’s Eve. Trooper John Bergeron was hunting at the time and made the mistake of thinking that one of her golden…
The US Justice Department says that 636 qui tam complaints were filed for fiscal year 2011, resulting in $2.8B recovered. Of the more than $3B involving the False Claims Act that resulted in settlements and judgments from fraud cases, $2.4 billion was related to fraud committed against a number of…
According to newly unsealed court documents, the parents of Phoebe Prince have settled their Massachusetts civil complaint with the South Hadley Public School District for $225,000. The case was resolved more than a year ago, but the financial figure reached was just revealed after a journalist went through the courts…
Authorities have identified Phyo N. Kyaw as the victim of a Cambridge, Massachusetts truck accident that occurred Tuesday night on the corner of Vassar Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The 23-year-old, who was originally from Myanmar, graduated from MIT last year. He was pronounced dead after he was transported to Massachusetts…
According to researchers at UC Irvine’s otolaryngology department, certain toys that are currently “in” may emit noises that hit decibel levels comparable to those made by chain saws or subway trains. This could place a child at risk of suffering from hearing loss. If so, his/her family may have grounds…