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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Octomom Doctor Fails to Regain Medical License, Board Cites ‘Gross Negligence’
Dr. Michael Kamrava, infamously known as the doctor who implanted more than a dozen embryos in Nadia Suleman, has failed in his effort to regain his medical license. The California Medical Board stripped away his medical license for his failure to recommend a mental evaluation for Suleman and his implanting of multiple embryos, when the recommended medical standard for embryo implantation is only three. Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or other professional’s actions fall below the accepted standard of care of the medical community and causes injury to the patient as a result. By not following the standard medical practices for Suleman, the doctor breached his duty of care to his patient and was subject to medical malpractice suits and disciplinary actions as a result. Dr. Kamrava filed suit in the Los Angeles District Court in an attempt to regain his license, but the judge rejected his claims, calling the doctor…
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Financier Uses Traumatic Brain Injury to Avoid Criminal Trial, Prosecutors Claim He is ‘Feigning Amnesia’
Former financier and billionaire charged with defrauding investors of over $7 billion dollars, R. Allen Stanford, is claiming via his attorneys that his traumatic brain injury is preventing him from assisting in his defense and is not fit to stand trial. Stanford is accused of skimming over one billion dollars in funds to purchase boats, airplanes, multiple mansions and a private Caribbean island, as well as supporting a fleet of mistresses. After his arrest, he was beaten in a jailhouse attack in Butner, North Carolina and put on a cocktail of medications which he claims worsened his condition. He subsequently began complaining of “extrusive retrograde amnesia,” in which he cannot remember family vacations, business dealings or his former womanizing ways. Prosecutors doubt his mental illness and believe he is using his injury as an excuse to avoid trial. A hearing was held in Houston on his mental fitness, where doctors for the…
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Indiana’s Texting While Driving Ban: Solid Law or Unenforceable Waste of Time?
There have been only a few citations issued since the state of Indiana passed a ban on texting while driving in an effort to reduce auto accidents caused by distracted drivers. Since July 1, no driver is allowed to type, transmit or read a text or email while driving in Indiana. State and local police have been critical of the law. Sgt. Bruce Qualls, supervisor of the city of Muncie’s traffic division, claimed it was “extremely difficult” to prove a driver was sending or receiving a text message. Further complicating enforcement of the law is police are not allowed to confiscate the phone, so proving the person was actually texting prior to being pulled over is practically impossible without further investigation. Despite the new laws, studies have shown texting while driving is increasing. Qualls told reporters that he notices people texting while driving much more frequently when he is not on patrol,…
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