A Pomona woman has won $56 million in a malpractice verdict against a team of neurosurgeons after complications from spine surgery left her paralyzed from the neck down in 2009. 67 year-old Patricia Jones’ surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital reportedly suffered a series of events causing her to become paralyzed. The Journal News says the verdict is the largest one in a Rockland County medical-malpractice case. A Good Samaritan Hospital spokesperson told the Journal the case occurred under previous hospital ownership and could not comment further.
Ramapo Working on Response to NYS Code Enforcement Report
The Code Enforcement report from a local state lawmaker is a mixed bag that has some good ideas and insight but also some mistakes. That’s according to Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht, who told “The Morning Show” Friday he expects to release a detailed response to the report compiled by the Investigations and Government Operations Committee…
The six-month investigation’s report, released earlier this month by committee chairman, North Rockland State Senator James Skoufis, concluded Ramapo has failed to properly enforce codes, even with a state oversight official to monitor related activities. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says Ramapo should join the county’s four other towns in the Rockland Codes Initiative…
Rockland Business Association CEO Al Samuels praised the Skoufis report…
Among other things, the report recommended minimum statewide penalties for violations; cracking down on illegal housing; and better remedies for non-compliance.
“The Good Health Lawyer” Program Premieres on WRCR
A new show launched last night on WRCR. Nanuet attorney Patricia Finn specializes in vaccination rights, and she and her first guest on “The Good Health Lawyer” discussed the flu vaccine. Dr. James Lyons Weiler, a bio-medical researcher, believes getting a flu shot isn’t worth the risk…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated this year’s flu vaccine’s overall effectiveness was on average about 47% with very few safety issues. While Finn is anti-vaccine and works on behalf of those who do not want their kids to be vaccinated, she says her show will welcome all points of view…
Finn’s show is heard every Monday night following the 5 o’clock news right here on WRCR AM 1700.
Senior Forum Comes to New City Library Wednesday Morning
If you’re concerned about senior issues in New York State, you might want to head to the New City Library tomorrow morning. Rockland State Senator David Carlucci says tomorrow’s Senior Forum is a good chance to discuss relevant issues…
The meeting is being held tomorrow morning at 10:30 at the New City Library.
Rockland County Legislature Urges Bridge Panel to Hold Tolls Down on Tappan Zee
Rockland County Legislators voted unanimously last week to urge the Bridge Toll Advisory Panel to consider discounted tolls for Rockland commuters. The Rockland County Legislature’s minority leader, Lon Hofstein, says since the state was able to find the money for Staten Island and Brooklyn residents to hold the line on toll increases for the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge earlier this year, the same should be done for Rocklanders…
Rockland assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee says trucks should be charged more to use the Tappan Zee Bridge, to discourage them from using it at all…
Legislator Nancy Low-Hogan thinks the current $5 bridge toll will at least double after 2020, but says Rockland County families and businesses cannot realistically be expected to pay double, calling it “not economically feasible.”