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 Gov. Snyder signs legislation on training to treat drug overdoses

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation requiring emergency medical responders to be trained to administer medications to stop drug overdoses aboard ambulances and other emergency vehicles.

The governor’s office says the legislation signed Monday at the Women Strengthening Michigan forum in Macomb County’s Clinton Township aims to expand the availability of so-called opioid antagonists to help save the lives of those who have overdosed.
 
Before the event, Snyder signed the rest of the bill package.

Under the legislation, prescribers may dispense the medication under certain circumstances to friends or family of individuals who may be at risk of experiencing a heroin-related overdose. Also, Snyder’s office says first responders and civilians are exempt from criminal prosecution or professional sanctions for administering the medications in good faith to those with immediate need.
 

GM ignition switch deaths rise to 27 

DETROIT (AP) — At least 27 people have died and 25 people have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches.
 
Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate victims, updated the totals Monday.

Feinberg says he has received 178 death claims since August. Of those, 27 have been deemed eligible for compensation payments.

Twenty-five of the 1,193 injury claimants have also received compensation offers.

Feinberg has made 31 settlement offers, and 21 have been accepted thus far. None of the offers has been rejected, said Camille Biros, deputy administrator of the fund for Feinberg's firm.

GM knew about faulty ignition switches in Chevrolet Cobalts and other small cars for more than a decade but didn’t recall them until February of this year. The switches can slip out of the “on” position, which causes the cars to stall, knocks out power steering and turns off the air bags.
Feinberg will accept claims until Dec. 31.
 

Labor movement  documentary to debut at Wayne Law Oct. 16

“Brothers on the Line,” an award-winning labor movement documentary about the Reuther brothers – Walter, Roy and Victor – will have its Detroit debut Thursday, Oct. 16, at Wayne State University Law School.  The free event, which includes a reception at 4:30 p.m., screening of the 80-minute film at 5:30 p.m. and a panel discussion at 7 p.m., will follow the 22nd annual Bernard Gottfried Memorial Labor Law Symposium. Presented by Wayne Law and Labor@Wayne, and sponsored by HAP, the documentary event will be in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium at the law school, 471 W. Palmer St. Parking will be available for $7 (credit and debit cards only) in Structure No. 1 across West Palmer Street from Wayne Law.

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