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• Goldbond Teen in Hospital After Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 20, 2007 10:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A graduating senior from Giles High School was involved in a single car accident after her graduation ceremony. The 17-year-old girl was driving by herself to a party when she hit a tree. "We arrived and she had struck a tree," Compton said. "It's not known what happened. A deer could have gone out in front of her, or she could have been dialing a cellphone. It's unknown and under...

• $1.3 Million Sanction Against Parkersburg Hospital

  Shannon Weidemann | June 01, 2007 5:03 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A West Virginia Hospital has to pay a $1.3 Million sanction for its behavior during a medical malpractice case. Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital was sued following the death of one of its patients in 2001. The woman died of a lidocaine overdose during surgery on her ankle.Camden-Clark's alleged misconduct included failing to disclose to the plaintiffs during discovery that Sherry Johnston, the...