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Mothers are losing custody of their babies after hospitals report inaccurate drug test results
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Kristen Clark-Hassell claims she lost custody of her newborn daughter due to faulty drug tests from a lab with a history of inaccurate results.
A former lab director for Avertest claimed that as many as 30 percent of the lab's test results were inaccurate.
The company settled the Justice Department lawsuit relating to these claims in 2024 , paying a $1.3 million settlement.
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78
Informative language
78
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77
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semi-formal
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English
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48
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possibly offensive
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not hateful
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https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25503794-averhealth-nationwide-complaint/https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/averhealth-pay-over-13-million-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations-related-drug-testshttps://thecurrentga.org/2025/03/01/georgia-dfcs-relied-on-controversial-laboratory-for-drug-tests-crucial-to-custody-decisions/
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