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• EMS Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled

  Chrissie Cole | May 04, 2009 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Maryland emergency works have agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit, according to court records. A lawyer for Smithsburg Emergency Medical Services said the case, which was scheduled for...

• Drunk Driver Ends up on Airport Runway in Grand Junction

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2008 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Around 3 in the morning on Monday, a car crashed into a fence at the Grand Junction Regional Airport and ended up driving on the runway before it ultimately got stuck in electrical equipment.The driver, Jamie L. Bowden, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving along with other counts. Luckily, no planes were taking off or landing in the vicinity when the accident occurred. According to Mothers...

• Wrongful Death Suit May be Filed for Death Row Inmate

  Shannon Weidemann | March 31, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A man was excuted by the North Carolina Department of Corrections in August and now his attorney is considering filing a wrongful death suit after all the conditions set forth by a U.S. District Court Judge were not followed. A doctor was supposed to monitor the man to make sure he was fully unconscious before being executed and according to a deposition, that did not happen.U.S. District Judge...

• The Heparin Debacle Part Three - The FDA Falls Flat

  Linda Snyder | April 30, 2008 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  “Protecting and Promoting Your Health.” That’s the tag line posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration web site. Protecting and promoting your health, doesn’t seem to have the same meaning to...

• Defibrillator Manufacturer Warned by the FDA

  Staff Writer | August 09, 2006 10:19 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Medical device manufacturer Cardiac Science Corp. received a formal warning from the FDA demanding that they correct safety procedures used to manufacture defibrillators. The automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are used in public locations such as government offices, sports stadiums, shopping centers and schools. They are designed to treat heart attacks by restoring healthy heart rhythms....

• Parents Consider Wrongful Death Suit For Son's Death

  Staff Writer | January 04, 2006 7:42 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The parents of a 9-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a 14-year-old last summer have threatened to file a civil lawsuit against the 14-year-old's parents.Eric Alan Stoneman was sentenced in December to 10 years (four in a juvenile justice facility and 6 in state prison) for the shooting death of Taylor Demarco.Taylor's parents, Bill DeMarco and Wendi Robyn, opposed any change in the...

• Six Teens Injured In Rollover Accident In Grand Junction

  Chrissie Cole | November 26, 2009 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Three teens are in critical condition at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction following a single-car accident on Wednesday. In total, six teenagers, all from Glenwood Springs, were...

• Special Amenities in hospitals, if you can afford it

  Staff Writer | December 18, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Imagine being a patient in a hospital, and actually enjoying the experience with a personal chef and a larger room. Such exclusive amenties are being offered more and more every day at hospitals nationwide.Three such hospitals in Colorado offer incredible amenities for those who are willing to pay the price. The Rose Center for Preventive Medicine in Denver, The University of Colorado Hospital...

• Warning to Medicare Recipients

  Staff Writer | July 19, 2006 6:26 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  According to 9 News, the Colorado Division of Insurance is warning of a national telephone scam. According to authorities, some Medicare recipients receive calls from people claiming to be representatives of Medicare and requesting their personal bank account information. The caller tells the Medicaid beneficiary they need a new Medicaid card and will be charged a one-time-fee of $239 to $369....

• Premises Liability and Business Owners

  Staff Writer | January 11, 2006 8:17 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A colleague in Tampa, Bob Carroll, has a good post about premises liability claims. Obviously, laws differ from state to state (and Bob probably doesn't see the slip-on-ice issues we see here in Colorado), but he does a good job summing up some of the resposibilities of business owners to ensure their premises are free of dangerous conditions.