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Georgia Supreme Court Rules Removal of Life Support Foreseeable for Patient with Severe Brain Injuries

In 2010, a jury in south Georgia found Bobby “Rex” Stribling Jr. guilty of murdering municipal court Judge Glenn Thomas Jr. Stribling struck Thomas in the head at least 15 times with an unknown object. Thomas died two weeks later … Continue reading

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F/V NORDIC CROSS Crewmember Sustains Severe Leg Injury

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage received a call on July 25th that a 47-year-old crewmember working aboard the F/V NORDIC CROSS had sustained a severe leg injury and needed medical attention. Watchstanders requested that an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew … Continue reading

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Crewmember Suffers Severe Hand Injury Aboard F/V PACIFIC HARVESTER

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an 18-year old crewmember on Thursday, July 26th after he suffered a severe hand injury aboard the F/V PACIFIC HARVESTER. The vessel was located in Prince William Sound, Alaska at the time of the incident. … Continue reading

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Severe hand injury, F/V Pacific Harvester

An 18-year-old male, suffering from a severe hand injury and possible shock, was medevaced from the fishing vessel Pacific Harvester in Prince William Sound, Alaska, Thursday evening. A Coast Guard emergency trauma technician treated the crewman while in transit to … Continue reading

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Cruise Passenger Sues Celebrity for Severe Burns

This week, a 66-year-old cruise ship passenger sued Celebrity X Cruises for the severe burns he acquired on his feet while aboard a European cruise in 2014. The man, who suffered from pre-existing nerve damage, believes the ship could have … Continue reading

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