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Families of blast victims sue plant for negligence

Suit: Dangerous conditions caused deaths

Families of three victims of a northwest Houston plant explosion sued the company for negligence, contending that dangerous conditions caused their deaths and those of five other employees.

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Drug use scandal exposes hospitals

One tragically misplaced epidural anesthetic shot could force a Lubbock hospital to take the lead on an issue that haunts physicians and every other American profession — drug abuse.

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Lubbock Hospital Will Police Doctors For Drug and Alcohol Abuse

A Texas hospital, owned by the nation’s second largest for-profit chain, agreed to police its doctors for drug and alcohol abuse and to ask the state Legislature to review laws that keep secret the disciplinary procedures against doctors.

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Lubbock Hospital Settles Suit Following Anesthesiologist’s Mistake

Drug addicted doctor caused death

The family of a Lubbock woman who died while in labor two years ago from an anesthesiologist’s mistake has settled with South Park Hospital and Medical Center.

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Lubbock Hospital Settles Suit; Pledges Tough Stance on Drug-Testing Policy

A Lubbock hospital will revamp its drug testing policy and pay damages to the family of a pregnant woman who died in 1995 after she was anesthetized by a drug-abusing doctor.

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Plant blast preventable, probers say Wyman-Gordon fined $1.8 million

A December nitrogen tank blast that killed eight men at a northwest Harris County metal-forging plant “could and should have been prevented,” a federal investigation has found.

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