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Lawsuit Filed Against Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Law Regarding Traffic Stops

TULSA, Okla. – The owners of an Oklahoma medical marijuana clinic have filed a lawsuit to stop part of a new law from going into effect. It primarily focuses on zoning rules, however, there is a provision over traffic stops and what happens if a medical marijuana patient does not have their card on them. Now, a petition has been filed to block information regarding patient licenses from being …


Derby’s Griffin Hospital Sued for Reusing Insulin Pens

A Stamford lawyer has filed a class-action lawsuit against Griffin Hospital in Derby on behalf of more than 3,100 former patients who may face HIV or other blood-borne diseases as a result of hospital employees using the same insulin injection pens on patient after patient.


Judge Won’t Certify Class in Lawsuit Against New York Home Health Provider

Magistrate Judge Steven Locke of the Eastern District New York, recently denied conditional certification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the Cowell v. Utopia Home Carecase. For some home health patients, a plan of care includes general household tasks. | Janice Smits / Shutterstock This decision prevents the Utopia Home Care employees from filing …


Wisconsin Supreme Court Accepts Case Challenging Medical Records Fees

The Wisconsin Supreme Court last week accepted Welcenbach Law Offices Client’s Petition for Review of a class action lawsuit challenging whether a healthcare provider, and their agents who are contracted to provide medical records, may charge a requesting party a certification or retrieval fee when the patient authorizes the medical records to be released. Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) April 16, 2016…