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Case ID: 3397 | Drugs / Medical | 05/13/2004
A class action has been filed against Lakeridge Health Corporation and the Brooklin Medical Centre, Inc., on behalf of all persons who were negligently exposed to tuberculosis by their contact with a tuberculosis carrier at any of the Ontario, Canada, facilities between February 1 and October 23, 2003, and who were later contacted by any public health authority or the defendants and advised that they might have contracted TB, or who actually contracted the disease. The action seeks $200 million in compensatory damages, and $20 million and punitive damages.
Named plaintiff Garrett Joseph Healey is a 53-year-old fare collector at the Toronto Transit Commission. He had appointments with his family doctor at Brooklin on April 22, August 11, and October 8, 2003. He also accompanied his children to the Lakeridge hospital in Oshawa in July 2003. On October 23, 2003, he was allegedly informed by a representative of the local public authority, the Regional Municipality of Durham, that as a result of his attendance at Brooklin on April 22, he may have contracted TB through contact with someone who had an active case of the disease, and that he should be tested. He subsequently discovered that he had in fact contracted TB. The proposed class consists not only of people who were directly exposed, but those whose possible exposure can be traced secondarily to the facilities through a person who was directly exposed at one of them. The action alleges that the TB carrier was displaying disease symptoms at the time he or she went to appointments at the health facilities, and that facility officials failed to take the proper precautions to prevent transmission of the disease. It is thought that over 1,800 people may have been exposed to the infection. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Drugs / Medical Cases of Interest WellPoint Inc., the nation's biggest publicly traded health insurer, said July 11, 2005 it will pay up to $198 million to settle two class-action lawsuits brought by representatives of more than 700,000 doctors over alleged unfair payment practices. Twenty-six Horizon West health care nursing homes in California were named in a class-action lawsuit filed in Sacramento Superior Court alleging fraudulent business practices and inadequate staffing. The allegations in the complaint filed span from June 10, 2002 to June 10, 2006 and allege the defendants, Horizon West Inc. and Horizon West Healthcare Inc., failed to provide adequate nursing staff for patients. Medicaid helps lower-income families pay for medical expenses that they have no way of covering. Judgment has been entered against the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration on behalf of the families of certain mentally ill children forcing the administration to pay for the children's long-term care in residential institutions. The judgment will not be final until all possible appeals deadlines have passed.
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