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• Department of Justice concludes Portland investigation

  Miranda S. Miller | September 14, 2012 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice concluded a 14-month investigation of Portland, Oregon’s police department with a 42-page report and press conference. The investigation began...

• Consumer Reports advises against Actos in any form

  Miranda S. Miller | September 04, 2012 2:43 PM | 2 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Recently, I reported that the FDA approved the first generic version of type 2 diabetes drug Actos despite a myriad of lawsuits pending against the brand name manufacturer. A few days after that...

• End-of-the-month news roundup

  Miranda S. Miller | August 31, 2012 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A California woman has filed a malpractice suit against her personal injury lawyer for allegedly failing to explore all avenues of legal recourse after her February 2011 car accident. Now that...

• Little Leaguer suffers brain damage from metal bat; family wins $14.5 million

  Miranda S. Miller | August 23, 2012 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Imagine taxiing your son to a Little League game, wishing him luck, and never again being able to converse or do the things you used to do together when he returns home. That’s what...

• Pensacola police officer loses job for excessive force

  Miranda Miller | August 23, 2012 12:25 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Granted, the presence of a video camera does not often inspire people to act honorably – just peruse YouTube or google “department store surveillance video” for examples. But...

• The downside to Obama's healthcare plan: Your doctor may already be burned out

  Miranda Miller | August 23, 2012 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Many democrats rejoiced when the Supreme Court upheld President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, but a new survey reveals that many doctors likely curled up on a gurney and took a nap. The...

• Are robots the answer to nursing home abuse and neglect?

  Miranda Miller | August 22, 2012 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  People are fallible. And right now, one of those fallible people may be giving Grandma the wrong medication, turning a blind eye to her bedsore, or letting your senile grandfather amble around...

• FDA approves generic Actos in the midst of brand name lawsuits

  Miranda Miller | August 22, 2012 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Last Friday, the FDA approved a generic version of type 2 diabetes drug Actos. Even if you don’t suffer from the adult-onset disease, you’ve likely heard the name Actos in the news....

• Risky spinal surgery eases chronic pain for wounded U.S. Marine

  Kaitlin Gill | August 21, 2012 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A month after a bomb detonated in his hands while in Afghanistan, Marine staff sergeant Mark Burleson awoke in incredible pain, according to ABC News. The December 2011 explosion burned him,...

• Progressive on the defensive

  Kaitlin Gill | August 18, 2012 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The Progressive Corp. now finds itself on the defensive after collaborating with lawyers defending a driver who killed a woman in June 2010. Progressive was trying to avoid paying the...