Irreversible brain damage

The teen's mother, Nailah Winkfield, told NBC Bay Area late Thursday Jahi died of liver failure in a New Jersey hospital. Her death, reported last Friday, comes five years after California officially declared her dead. … [Read more...] about Jahi McMath, Oakland Teen at Center of Brain Death Debate, Dies

“While there have been numerous demonstrations in recent years that the human brain and nervous system may not be as fixed and irreparable as is typically assumed, the idea that brain death could be easily reversed seems very far-fetched, given our current abilities and not understanding of neuroscience,” Dr. Dean Burnett, a neuroscientist at Cardiff University’s Centre for Medical Education, told the Telegraph in May 2016.   … [Read more...] about Brain Dead Back To Life? Doctor Wants To ‘Reanimate Living Cadavers’

Every individual has the right to a dignified life and a wholesome life. If by an unfortunate turn of events, he/she is deprived of that right and is rendered ‘invalid’, he should also have the right to end a life which is soldiering on only due to dependence on others. Desmond Tutu put it succinctly when he wrote in support of assisted death saying, “People should die a decent death. For me that means having had the conversations with those I have crossed with in life and being at peace. It means being able to say goodbye to loved ones – if possible, at home.” Prolonging a life which has reached a point of no return, through machines is purely agonizing and nothing more. For the patient as well as his loved ones. As they often say, ‘Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.’ Truer words have not been spoken! … [Read more...] about ‘No sanctity in suffering; nothing holy about agony’

Smith is seeking dismissal of the suit. In court papers, he says Rose signed a contact expressing her desire to sell the settlement, and an affidavit saying she had spoken to an independent adviser. A party who signs a contract is presumed to have read and understand the terms, even if that person is functionally illiterate, Smith argues. … [Read more...] about Lead paint victims sell structured settlements for pennies on the dollar

LitigationThe AGs of 21 states and the District of Columbia, along with the U.S. Department of Justice, have announced an $863.3 million settlement with Moody’s Corporation, “a business and financial services company, to resolve federal and state civil claims related to the company’s misconduct in inflating ratings of residential mortgage-backed securities,” according to a Press Release from California Acting AG Kathleen A. Kenealy. The AG’s investigation showed that Moody’s “systematically misrepresented . . . that its ratings of structured finance securities were based on an objective and reliable analysis and not influenced by Moody’s economic interest,” according to the Press Release. As part of the settlement, Moody’s “agreed to a statement of facts which indicate that, despite its claims of independence and objectivity, the desire for market share resulted in it using more lenient rating criteria than it publicly … [Read more...] about State Attorneys General January 17 Update