On January 7, 2009, Governor Ted Strickland signed “Emily’s Law” into effect. This law requires that all Ohio pharmacy technicians pass a competency test and a criminal background check. Anyone not in compliance with the new law could be charged with a misdemeanor for the first offense and a fifth-degree felony for any subsequent offenses. Current pharmacy technicians have grace period to take the certification test.
On February 26, 2006, Emily Jerry a two-year-old girl was the victim of a medication error that caused her death. She died at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital when a pharmacy technician gave her a solution that contained twenty-three percent salt, as opposed to the one percent salt the medication was suppose to contain. The pharmacy tech, Katie Dudash testified that she told her pharmacy supervisor Eric Cropp that something was wrong with the solution. But pharmacist, Eric Cropp approved the mixture anyway.
Christopher and Kelly Jerry remember the agonizing death their daughter suffered. News stories report that Emily screamed when the salt solution entered her body, then she slipped into a coma and died several days later. Cropp no longer has a pharmacist license and is facing trial for third-degree felony charges. He may receive up to five years in prison.
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Attorney Christopher Keane has devoted his Bay Area practice to representing children whose lives have been irrevocably altered by abuse, neglect, injury, or death. He is a member of the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center (SFCAPC), and is currently serving as the co-Vice President on their Board of Directors. The prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers has awarded Christopher Keane a top rating and, reflecting his dedication to professional excellence. In addition, Mr. Keane is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum Top Trial Lawyers in America, listed in the top 500 Plaintiff's attorneys in America by Lawdragon.com and as a principal member of Keane Law has acted as lead plaintiff’s lawyer on a number of successful multi-million dollar cases.