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Jury Awards $26M in Malpractice Lawsuit, a Nebraska Record

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Douglas County jury has awarded $26.1 million to a Sarpy County family who sued Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha after their child was sent home following an accidental fall and then suffered seizures …

Deadly Missouri Hotel Fall Ruled Accidental

Police say a man’s fatal fall from the 10th floor of a St. Louis, Mo., hotel was accidental. They identified the man on Monday as 23-year-old William Brown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Police found Brown dead Saturday night on …

Deadly Fall at New York Music Concert Venue

Police are investigating the death of a medical resident who apparently fell down a flight of stairs at a well-known Buffalo, N.Y., concert venue. Authorities tell local media that 28-year-old Rajan Verma of Elizabeth, New Jersey, died Monday night after …

Oregon Student Dies in Accidental Fall

Police in Eugene, Ore., say that a 22-year-old University of Oregon student was fatally injured in an accidental fall from an apartment rooftop. The Register-Guard reports that Alexander Atkins died at an area hospital on Sunday, nearly 24 hours after …