“Doctor of the Year” Arrested on DUI Charges After Car Crash.

Posted on November 16, 2012 by gil hoy

Authorities report that Dr. Kristin Howard, a Newton-Wellesley, MA Hospital Emergency Room doctor, was driving under the influence of drugs when she caused a car crash on November 9.

The auto accident sent one man to the emergency room. Paul McDonald, the man Howard struck with her car, suffered two cracked ribs and a hematoma on his leg from the motor vehicle crash.

Howard had previously been given the Doctor of the Year award at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in 2009.

Howard originally told police that she was on her way to the hospital at the time of the auto crash, but subsequently changed her story to say that she was driving home. After the motor vehicle crash, police found her in possession of multiple prescription drugs, which she allegedly prescribed to herself.

Dr. Howard has plead not guilty to all the charges against her, including operating a motor vehicle under the influence of narcotics. She has been relieved of her position at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital and will return to court on January 7.

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Leading Energy Drink, 5-Hour Energy, Implicated in 13 Wrongful Deaths.

Posted on November 16, 2012 by gil hoy

According to a recent report by the New York Times, the heavily-advertised energy drink, 5-Hour Energy, has been involved in at least 13 wrongful deaths over the last four years.

The federal Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has released a report stating that the highly caffeinated energy shot may be involved in the wrongful deaths of some 13 people since 2009. Since that year, 5-Hour Energy has been mentioned in over 90 filings made with the FDA. The filings relate to serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. The personal injuries mentioned in the filings include heart attacks, convulsions, and, in one case, a spontaneous abortion.

The FDA stressed in its report that the incident filings do not definitively place the blame for the personal injuries and wrongful deaths on the energy drink. The FDA also indicated that it will continue to investigate the possible link between highly-caffeinated energy drinks and heart attacks.

The ironically-named maker of 5-Hour Energy, Living Essentials, of Farmington Hill, Michigan, has issued a press release indicating that the drink is safe to consume as directed on the label. The company also said that it is unaware of any wrongful deaths proven to be caused by consumption of the drink.

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Massachusetts Public Interest Coalition Puts Pressure On Massachusetts Attorney General In Drug Lab Scandal.

Posted on October 30, 2012 by gil hoy

Representatives from the Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the American Civil Liberties Union have co-authored a strongly-worded open letter to the Massachusetts Attorney General, Martha Coakley, demanding that a special investigator with full subpoena powers be appointed to investigate the misconduct at the Hinton State Laboratory in Jamaica Plain.

The scandal stems from the actions of one Annie Dookhan, a drug lab chemist, who falsified drug test results that impacted thousands of criminal cases across the state.

One of the goals of the present investigation is to determine whether others at the lab were involved in the same sort of misconduct.

In their letter to Martha Coakley, the coalition of attorneys is demanding that a special AG be appointed to conduct the investigation. The demand is based on the evident conflict of interest arising from Coakley’s leadership in the investigation.

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office prosecutes drug cases, assists and supports prosecutors, and generally uses the same individuals who may become the subject of the investigation. The coalition is warning against the impropriety of prosecutors investigating other prosecutors who work in the same office and have a continuing close relationship.

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