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Dentist sued after patient dies of oral cancer

Dentist Finder — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:42:14 +0000

New Jerseydentist, Francis Barbieri Jr., DDS, is being sued by the estate of a firefighter who died last year of oral cancer at the age of 33.

The lawsuit alleges that Steven Runyon’s dentist first noticed a “raised area” on his patient’s tongue in December 2008 — nine months before he first was diagnosed with cancer — and failed to advise him to look into it further. Runyon saw Dr. …

Wrigley reaches settlement in Eclipse lawsuit

Dentist Finder — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:55:26 +0000

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against gum giant Wrigley in the US, where the gum maker had claimed its Eclipse products had germ-killing properties.

Under the settlement, Wrigley will create a fund of $6 million (plus up to an additional $1 million if needed to satisfy claims) to reimburse eligible consumers up to $10 for qualified purchases of Eclipse chewing gum and mint products with …

Ex-inmate denied toothpaste wins appeal to sue prison

Dentist Finder — Fri, 14 May 2010 08:00:35 +0000

Former Michigan inmate, Jerry Flanory, 58, who claims he was denied toothpaste for nearly a year can sue prison officials, citing his constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment, a federal appeals court said.

Flanory says he developed gum disease and had a tooth removed in 2005 as a result of not having toothpaste. The appeals court reinstated his lawsuit last week against officials at the Newberry prison. His original …

Man sues after all of his teeth were removed

Dentist Finder — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:23:20 +0000

This story sounds familiar ($2 million for 16 teeth). A Canadian man’s dentist referred him to an oral surgeon in September 2008, with instructions that his upper teeth be removed. Dick Gregory claims that we awoke from surgery to find not only were is upper teeth removed, but all of his lower teeth were removed as well.

In a lawsuit filed last week, Gregory alleges that three dentists …

Michigan lawsuit tries to save adult dental Medicaid

Dentist Finder — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:21:51 +0000

A few weeks after a Michigan woman’s death was blamed on her untreated periodontitis, a Michigan lawyer has filed a lawsuit to try to block the state’s termination of adult dental Medicaid benefits. The suit was filed by Gary Gordon in U.S. District Court on behalf of 400,000 Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries who lost their access to dental care when the governor canceled the benefit in July.

The lawsuit claims that …