Calif. Family Blames HMO in Girl's Death
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LOS ANGELES -- The family of a 17-year-old leukemia patient blamed Cigna Corp. on Friday for her death, saying the health insurance giant's initial refusal to pay for a liver transplant contributed to her death.
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Another pain reliever is under fire, this time as the result of a lawsuit filed on behalf of a 7-year-old Los Angeles girl. The Associated Press said the parents of Sabrina Brierton Johnson have sued the makers
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Scott and Jill Stimell faced an agonizing choice: they could watch their child die, or pursue a drastic and painful treatment.
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A $10 million dollar lawsuit has been filed by the family of Joyce Ann Hafford, a pregnant woman who died while taking experimental AIDS drugs.
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A sixth Southern Californian, the third in Los Angeles County, has died of the West Nile virus, and officials warned Thursday that most victims of the disease have developed other, more serious illnesses, including encephalitis and meningitis.
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The family of a mentally ill woman murdered by a man and a boy,14, say her death could have been prevented.
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Felicia Dunn-Jones died of lung disease five months after Sept. 11, and last year her family asked that the city's medical examiner add her name to the death toll.
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LOS ANGELES The family of a 28-year-old Los Angeles man has filed a one (m) million dollar claim for negligence against troubled Martin Luther King Junior/Drew Medical Center and a nurse.
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A woman who said she left her 3-year-old daughter behind with relatives after moving from California 35 years ago has been accused in the girl's death.
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The family of a woman who died in hospital while on suicide watch say lessons must be learned.
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Perhaps it was the cheerleaders from New Jersey who traveled to Washington to present a donation for Thai victims of last month's tsunami. Or maybe it was the little girl from Massachusetts who wrote a letter conveying her sadness about the loss of    King Bhumibol Adulyadej's  21-year-old autistic grandson, who was killed while jet-skiing at a resort.
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A judge has ruled that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary, the family's attorney said.
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LOS ANGELES -- A California couple is suing the maker of Children&#39;s Motrin, claiming the painkiller caused their 7-year-old daughter&#39;s blindness.
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The family of a woman killed when Comair Flight 5191 took off on the wrong runway and crashed in flames sued the airline Friday, blaming it for the nation's deadliest airplane disaster in five years.
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Although doctors at UCLA Medical Center say 17-year-old Nataline Sarkisyan needs a new liver, the insurance company does not agree and declines to pay for a transplant. So she dies.
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When one child grapples with a life-changing diagnosis or accident, the pain is also felt by siblings.
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A family speak of their 'heartbreak' after an OAP suffered mood swings on medication for prostate cancer and killed his wife.