Topic
Suicide
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Death Shines Light on Australia’s Undocumented Population
Recently, a 50-ish man of "Asian appearance" died of apparent suicide in Sydney. As the BBC reports, the man had no identification of any kind - no wallet, phone, or…
The Right Coast
Positive Association between Altitude and Suicide in 2584 U.S. Counties | High Altitude Medicine & Biology
Brenner, Barry, David Cheng, Sunday Clark, and Carlos A. Camargo, Jr. Positive association between altitude and suicide in 2584 U.S.counties. High Alt. Med. Biol. 12: 31 35 2011. Suicide is…
Cruise Law News
Officer Ends Life on the Celebrity Millennium
By Jim Walker
A Celebrity Cruises officer reportedly ended his life on the Celebrity Millennium, according to an article published yesterday by the Crew Center website. On December 6th, Anton Ilichev, a young officer…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
U.S. life expectancy dives as drug overdoses and suicides soar
CDC: drug overdoses As 2018 rumbles to its close, Americans are getting yet more excruciating information about the toll inflicted on us by Big Pharma, doctors, hospitals, and insurers: The…
Drug & Device Law
C.D. Cal. Dismisses Lexapro Suicide Case
The toughest thing about defending product liability cases is the occasional immersion in human misery. Securities and antitrust cases pose intellectual challenges but they are, in the end, pretty much…
Cruise Law News
Misery Machines and Crew Member Suicides
By Jim Walker
Rowan Moore, a journalist for The Guardian newspaper in London, used the words "misery machines" in describing giant cruise ships in an opinion piece last Sunday. He writes: "Giant cruise…
Zalma on Insurance
No Cover Because Suicide Before Policy’s Second Year Anniversary
By Barry Zalma
Suicide is a Selfish Act That Harms Others Suicide is an act that harms everyone involved with the person who commits the deadly act. It is never well planned. It…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Anthony Bourdain May Have Been Richer Than First Assumed
Famous television chef Anthony Bourdain committed suicide in France in June and his will was filed in a Manhattan court last week, determining that his worth totaled approximately $1.2 million.…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Suicide and the Workplace – Shining a Light on a Unspoken Issue
It was the last semester of my senior year in college - right after Spring Break - when I heard the news that would forever shape my views on mental…
The Right Coast
CNN’s Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 – CNN
Suicide is a growing problem in the United States. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a survey Thursday showing suicide rates increased by 25% across the United…