Those Affected By Bacteria Outbreak At Dental Clinic File Claims Against City
“We have reason to suspect that there is a systemic water issue,” said Daniel Hodes, who represents 15 of the children.
Orange County Register:
Dental Clinic Claims Filed Against Anaheim, Orange County After Children Fell Ill
Attorneys representing children who contracted serious mycobacterial infections last year at Children’s Dental Group have filed 58 claims against Anaheim, alleging the city provided contaminated water to the clinic. The claims are a legally required precursor to suing a government agency and must be filed within six months of a person’s injury. (Perkes, 4/11)
In other news from across the state —
East Bay Times:
Bay Area Doctor Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion
A Bay Area physician’s guilty plea Tuesday means he will serve more than three years in prison and pay more than $5.4 million in restitution over income tax evasion, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said. Napa resident John Compagno, 70, admitted to making a tax preparer turn in corporate and personal returns for the 2005-11 tax years that got what he owed wrong. Because his corporate returns overstated expenses by including $10,679,080 in non-deductible expenses, the taxes due were unfairly lowered by $3,859,060. (Kelly, 4/11)
San Jose Mercury News:
Fake Doctor Who Sexually Assaulted Women At Redwood City Hospital Sentenced
The former head of security at Sequoia Hospital was sentenced Tuesday to one year in county jail for sexually assaulting two women he lured to his workplace under the guise of providing physical exams so they could work as models, prosecutors said. (Green, 4/11)