NHS SUED FOR MILLIONS OVER BUGS
The United Kingdom's National Health Service is being sued for tens of
millions of pounds in damages over bugs picked up in hospitals, says the
Manchester Guardian:

Almost £7.5 million (about U.S. $14.8 million) has already been paid out to
more than 100 victims of the superbug MRSA and the Clostridium-difficile
(C-diff) infection.
A backlog of hundreds more claims are yet to be settled.
The NHS Litigation Authority has set aside a reserve fund of nearly £42
million (about U.S. $83 million) to cover potential payouts and associated
costs.
At the beginning of 2008, 107 patients or their families had successfully
sued the health service over infections picked up on NHS wards: