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LADWP’s Measure RRR on the LA City Ballot is the Rotten Ratepayer Ripoff.
Oct 26, 2016Evan Thomas King
Articles by Evan Thomas King
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RRR, the Rotten Ratepayer Ripoff
Velma, a retired school teacher, explains how LADWP’s mismanagement sent her to the ER for high blood pressure after getting a $16,000…
Oct 20, 2016
Healthcare
Elderly Woman Left Permanently Disabled by Negligent Doctor, Lawyer Husband Knew The Law Was Stacked Against Them
Sally Hunter was a homemaker in Pasadena California, happily married to her loving husband Harold Hunter. But everything changed when colon cancer…
Jun 19, 2016
Healthcare
A young musician went into open heart surgery to put in place a valve, but after being placed incorrectly he died from complications.
Anthony Fossett was a young aspiring musician who was a beloved member of his community. An alumnus of Youth Radio's Core and…
Jun 12, 2016
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After a man contracts MRSA from his son, doctors misdiagnose him after numerous visits. The end result? Amputation of his limbs.
It started with his boy. Robert Downey’s 11-year-old had a sore and tested positive for MRSA, a dangerous infection that is treatable…
May 4, 2016
Healthcare
A man is hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism. And after three doctors failure to treat him, a cardiologists gives his heart a stress test, killing him.
Stephen Schaak, an otherwise healthy 51-year-old merchant marine, husband and father of three sons, went to the emergency room exhibiting clear signs…
May 2, 2016
Healthcare
An old Chaplain is misdiagnosed with a urinary tract infection, but when test results reveal a much more serious infection the hospital fails to let him or his family know.
He was the one who consoled countless victims of crime and disaster, a fire and police chaplain
May 1, 2016
Privacy
Man is diagnosed with influenza, but after his condition worsens and numerous pleas to run a blood test doctors continued to ignore symptoms. Only after a visit to the ER is it revealed he has sepsis, resulting in amputated limbs.
On January 5th, 2013 Mario Guzman went running in the hills near his house with his wife. In spite of some nasal…
May 1, 2016
Privacy
A little boy’s botched heart surgery leads to permanent brain damage.
Angel Villalobos was born with just one heart ventricle instead of the usual two. A series of operations early in life should…
May 1, 2016
Healthcare
Woman goes in for surgery for knee replacements. After the surgery, she complains of intense abdominal pain. After doctors ignore her pleas for help, she dies of a twisted intestine.
In 2007 Diane Stewart received two knee replacements because of injuries she suffered in a car
May 1, 2016
Healthcare
After a long wait in the emergency room lobby, a little girl’s condition continues to deteriorate. Because of the long delay for care, the girl’s legs were amputated.
Two-year-old Malyia Jeffers had a fever that kept rising, and unexpected bruises appeared on her cheek. Her parents rushed her to a…
May 1, 2016
Healthcare
Elderly man admitted to a hospital for back pain and immediately given a cocktail of anti-psychotic drugs leading to dementia and death
Dr. Keith P. Blaire became an intentional victim of medical malpractice when he was admitted to the hospital at the age of…
May 1, 2016
Insurance
Man’s knee surgery goes awry when surgeons fail to sterilize equipment, leading to additional surgeries, a knee replacement and a lifetime limit on mobility.
Charles Blevins had arthroscopic knee surgery at an outpatient surgical center. Three days later he went to an emergency room with severe…
May 1, 2016
Privacy
Elderly woman enters hospital for encephalitis, hospital gives her a cocktail of dangerous drugs almost killing her.
Pauline Tavares, 79, was admitted to a hospital with encephalitis and was given medication to control her anxiety. The next morning a…
Apr 28, 2016
Healthcare
After a cheerleading accident, a little girl sustains a head injury. But the extent of her brain bleed goes unnoticed by doctors leading to a lack of treatment. The result? Permanent mental damage.
Elizabeth Nicks was a 12-year-old cheerleader who was being held in the air by three fellow cheerleaders when they lost their grip…
Apr 26, 2016
Healthcare
A botched heart surgery leads to gangrene and amputation, permanently limiting a woman and her quality of life.
In October 2009, Patricia Roland of Thousand Oaks underwent heart surgery at age 57 to replace her mitral babe, which helps regulate…
Apr 25, 2016
Healthcare
Intense stomach pains forces man to go to a hospital but after neglect from doctors he dies from a bowel infection.
He was a father of two with a new RN certification. But without warning, Doug Shelby found himself in a medic; emergency.…
Apr 25, 2016
Healthcare
A resident cuts off air to the brain causing a traumatic brain injury, but hospital staff lies to the patient’s family for months to cover up mitskae
Although he was a gifted athlete who excelled at basketball, John Ritchie suffered health problems for more than a decade related to…
Apr 25, 2016