Lethal Incompetence

The doctor had more than twenty malpractice suits filed against him. Two hospitals had revoked his privileges. He testified that he had dyslexia and sometimes confused drug dosages. This same doctor [more...]

Date: 2007-10-28 04:45:32
Blog: Washington Coalition to...

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Personal Injury Lawyer

There are many areas for which people require a personal injury lawyers. New York personal injury lawyer Oshman & Mirisola, LLP, is one of the preeminent law firms in the areas of medical malpractice, product liability, defective drugs, personal injury litigation [more...]

Date: 2007-09-02 21:55:00
Blog: About Simple Ways...

When change is not progress

At the founding of the United States there was a clear and succinct voice that rang out beyond the great documents, beyond the Declaration of Independence. It was a voice of Revolution and yet a voice of warning, too. That voice with single clarity identifies, classifies and instructs on who we are, as a People, and how we view this world [more...]

Date: 2007-09-27 21:15:36
Blog: Dumb Looks Still Free...

Teacher Calls School Use of Profane 'Angels in America' an 'Arrogant Challenge to Conservative Parents'

Teacher Calls School Use of Profane ‘Angels in America’ an ‘Arrogant Challenge to Conservative Parents’ August 28th, 2007 [ ...  and I suspect that educationists could only continue with this sort of malpractice if parents remain ignorant [more...]

Date: 2007-08-28 13:10:46
Blog: Americans for Truth » ...

ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION: Medical Errors Involving Trainees: A Study of Closed Malpractice Claims From 5 Insurers

Background Despite wide recognition that the delivery of medical care by trainees involves special risks, ... . To describe the characteristics of and factors contributing to trainee errors, we analyzed malpractice claims ... physicians reviewed random samples of closed malpractice claim files at 5 liability insurers from 2002 [more...]

Date: 2007-10-22 00:00:00
Blog: Archives of Internal Me...

Malpractice?

The past few days my back has slowly gotten better. It’s feeling almost normal again ... . I was beginning to think I was going to have to hire a Philadelphia medical malpractice attorney ... , doctor who, few days, little bit, spinal fusion surgery, stressCopyright © 2007 Army Mom:New Jersey [more...]

Date: 2007-09-05 23:35:00
Blog: Army Mom:New Jersey | ...

OB/GYN CRISIS: THANK EDWARDS & CO

NYC IS ONE OF THE MEDICAL CAPITOLS OF THE FREAKIN' WORLD. BUT THERES A OB-GYN CRISIS HERE. NYPOST: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Medical Society of the State of New York both say that, with malpractice-insurance premiums rising, the dwindling number [more...]

Date: 2007-09-25 04:18:40
Blog: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS...

NYTIMES: TEXAS PROVES THAT CAPPING MALPRACTICE AWARDS INCREASES SERVICE

NYTIMES:In Texas, it can be a long wait for a doctor: up to six months. That is not for an appointment. That is the time it can take the Texas Medical Board to process applications to practice. Four years after Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment limiting awards in medical malpractice [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 12:17:25
Blog: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS...

LAW: It's Official: Lawyers Are Incapable Of Understanding Civility

LAW: It's Official: Lawyers Are Incapable Of Understanding Civility The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has ruled, as a matter of law, that lawyers ... appellate court decision that reversed a medical malpractice verdict, finding that he had (1) without [more...]

Date: 2007-09-25 13:07:09
Blog: Baseball Crank...

Craddick: Trial lawyers stole my lunch money.

The might Speaker of the House, you know the guy who bought tens of thousands of dollars for flowers, chocolate, and toilet water, ... on medical malpractice requires a 3/5th vote in the House and Senate, a threshold that most probably ... to repeal the lawsuit reform he sponsored in 2003.The short little man is obviously scared to death [more...]

Date: 2007-10-26 03:26:32
Blog: Bay Area Houston...

Texas: A Study In Tort Reform

Back in 2003, voters in Texas approved a comprehensive series of initiatives that radically changed medial malpractice law in that state ... malpractice cases for pain and suffering and other noneconomic damages, and the ability of the state ... in medical malpractice lawsuits, doctors are responding as supporters predicted, arriving [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 03:07:48
Blog: Below The Beltway ...

A Vote for Berke is a Vote for Higher Health Care Costs

tnflag.jpg Four years ago, voters in the state of Texas voted for a constitutional amendment capping non-economic damages in medical malpractice ... Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment limiting awards in medical malpractice lawsuits ... and less costly. Yet last spring medical malpractice reform died in the Tennessee legislature [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 15:25:09
Blog: BillHobbs.com - "News O...

Inside the Edwards campaign, aka the flat earth society

Inside the Edwards campaign, aka the flat earth society August 10th, 2007 at 11:23 am (POLITICS) John Edwards held a rally in West Hollywood. I attended the rally to see what Edwards supporters were all about. While I did not reveal to them that I am a conservative republican, I was polite, friendly and asked them sincere questions [more...]

Date: 2007-08-10 18:23:16
Blog: THE TYGRRRR EXPRESS...

NC Legal Malpractice Verdict of $ 360,000

Here is a simple, short article that covers a wide set of damaged individuals. Hurt here are: plaintiff, defendant and witness ... in a civil malpractice suit she filed against a local attorney. A Fayette County State Court jury handed ... records. Hayes paid a $200 fine, escaping a two-day jail sentence for the transgression. In the suit [more...]

Date: 2007-10-25 08:31:11
Blog: Legal Malpractice Attor...

Negligence Without Causation in Legal Malpractice

It's perplexing to get a motion to dismiss, founded on the argument that while there may have been negligence, there is no proximate damage. It's perplexing, because, while a truism, it rankles. When an attorney has made a mistake, his defense of "no harm- no foul" disturbs. Here is Day on Torts with a Michigan Case on this issue [more...]

Date: 2007-10-26 10:27:11
Blog: Legal Malpractice Attor...

Case Western Reserve University law professors say "health courts" offer big financial burdens and loss of patient rights

Ill-conceived, bureaucratic proposal is "bad public policy," they say ... " for the adjudication of medical malpractice claims. According to Mehlman and Nance, proposals to create ... not be affordable without substantial increases in doctors' malpractice premiums or shifts of costs onto [more...]

Date: 2007-10-25 13:58:08
Blog: NEWS CENTER: News and I...

Patent Contingency Fee Agreements

By Eric Goldman Patent litigation is hot, but I rarely see much discussion about the fee agreements used by patent litigants ... a major upfront investment by the law firm. Susman said his baseline is $3M of attorney time ... and complicated professional responsibility issues. (Sounds like an excellent exam question!) * the firm [more...]

Date: 2007-07-17 16:59:31
Blog: Technology & Market...

Leadership with a Vision

I'm hoping that John Edward's experience as a litigation attorney in medical malpractice can be turned to his advantage ... insurance premiums. In addition, court cases are seldom filed because judges look to the schedules [more...]

Date: 2007-07-25 07:18:09
Blog: Join the Campaign to Ch...

Debunking the "Trial lawyer" myth...

Debunking the "Trial lawyer" myth... priceman in Arguments & Analyses ... now on the "About that Call" thread. Here's a thorough study on why Trial lawyers malpractice claims have nothing to do with Insurance rates rising or bankrupting doctors. [more...]

Date: 2007-07-05 07:52:34
Blog: Join the Campaign to Ch...

RM4.6 bil PKFZ bailout scandal - nobody accountable for two weeks when Kong Choy on medical leave?

RM4.6 bil PKFZ bailout scandal - nobody accountable for two weeks when Kong Choy on medical leave? ... , apart from making a bald claim that there was no fraud, irregularity or malpractice, Chan failed ... that the Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy has gone on medical leave for health reasons attracted [more...]

Date: 2007-08-30 08:37:31
Blog: Lim Kit Siang ...

O'Quinn Result: Lawyer Cannibalism?

An analysis piece in the Houston Chronicle considers the implications of an arbitration panel's ruling against a prominent Texas plaintiff's lawyer.A decision this week requiring Houston trial lawyer John O'Quinn to pay at least $35.7 million ... other lawyers in 1981, no one else wanted to do it. But today, oh my God, everybody is competing [more...]

Date: 2007-07-23 11:21:09
Blog: ShopFloor.org: Manufact...

A List of Everyone You Can Sue

The City of Deep Pockets, er, Big Shoulders, is hosting the annual convention of the American Association for Justice, that is, the former Association of Trial Lawyers of America. The Chicago gathering, which starts Saturday ... , the lawyers who specialize in suing various groups. They'll put their heads together, study [more...]

Date: 2007-07-09 14:26:06
Blog: ShopFloor.org: Manufact...

Health Care Amid the Campaigns

Sally C. Pipes, head of the Pacific Research Institute, examines the Massachusetts health-care plan, ... governors more flexibility in using federal healthcare funds, overhauling the malpractice litigation system ... in California that shows rising support for government-run health care. Except, the polls questions [more...]

Date: 2007-08-27 12:04:41
Blog: ShopFloor.org: Manufact...

The Bronx is Up, and So Are Malpractice Costs

From the New York Sun:Medical malpractice cases cost the city $155.2 million in 2006, up 6% from the $145 ... ?The volume of malpractice cases and the cost of settlements in New York are among the highest in the country ... Malpractice Liability Task Force on August 30th. Here's the news release. [more...]

Date: 2007-09-04 12:39:20
Blog: ShopFloor.org: Manufact...

Tort Reform: Returning to the Rogues

We gave The Examiner's roster of class-action attorneys Sunday off, but resume today with a much beloved figure in business and sporting circles, Peter Angelos.Peter Angelos Angelos has run a Baltimore-based firm focusing on malpractice ... in the tobacco cases against Phillip Morris, and subsequently fattened his firm’s bottom line with lucrative [more...]

Date: 2007-09-17 15:56:12
Blog: ShopFloor.org: Manufact...

When the Plaintiff's Bar Goes Too Far

Consequences follow. Once in a while. From the AP: JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ... who amassed a fortune from asbestos, tobacco, medical malpractice and car safety cases, was ordered ... — A prominent attorney and the two Mississippi judges he bribed for favorable rulings were [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 13:27:23
Blog: ShopFloor.org: Manufact...

The Asbestos Revolution Eats Its Young

Jack Kananian, executor of the estate of Harry Kananian, has filed suit in the Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, charging legal malpractice by Christopher Andreas and associated law firm. Kananian says Andreas induced him to settle an asbestos suit against Lorillard at a discount because of “negligent [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 18:36:07
Blog: ShopFloor.org: Manufact...

Tort Reform Successes: Florida Medical Malpractice

Good to see that people's efforts are achieving results, with the medical malpractice climate improving in Florida and more doctors willing to provide ob ... a report each year on Florida's medical malpractice market. The 2007 edition, released in late September [more...]

Date: 2007-10-24 11:51:09
Blog: ShopFloor.org: Manufact...

10/2: This Revolution Will Not Be Blogged

Watching the conservosphere debate the significance of social conservatives' threats to back a third-party candidate, should Rudy Giuliani win the nomination, we are struck by one thing: There is no voice in the blogosphere claiming to speak for the social conservative movement [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 19:08:00
Blog: The Hotline's Blogomete...

Family of photographer Craig Pozzi wins $4.5 million malpractice judgment

Family of photographer Craig Pozzi wins $4.5 million malpractice judgment [more...]

Date: 2007-07-25 23:49:58
Blog: Breaking News Updates -...

8 Powerful Ways To Add Value To Your Blog

A “detour” is a “deviation from a direct course of action” ... we strive for and given the nature of our personal life (medical internship/journalism), this is far ... or idea. Often, I see bloggers quoting awesome statistics or work without providing any source [more...]

Date: 2007-07-17 21:05:30
Blog: BlogoSquare » Fun 2.0 n...

How to be likable to people who are complaining about you

I am always harping on how important it is to be nice. I have written about how you will be happy at work if you have three friends there, you will get promoted if people like you and you should try to be more likable no matter how likable you think you are right now [more...]

Date: 2007-08-01 16:49:13
Blog: Brazen Careerist by Pen...

Doctors won't have to carry more malpractice insurance

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced today there still aren't enough medical malpractice insurers in the state to require to doctors to carry at least $750,000 in coverage. The state [more...]

Date: 2007-07-20 18:35:38
Blog: Midstate News - PennLi...

Right said Fred-heads

Right said Fred-heads Filed under: Fred Thompson — relee @ 5: ... and his opposition to malpractice lawsuit limits. As he prepares to launch a bid for the GOP [more...]

Date: 2007-07-26 23:20:10
Blog: Blogs 4 Brownback...

Managing, Annotating and Searching PDF Packages

In my last article Search and Combine using PDF Packages, ... reviewing medical documents in a malpractice case, you may wish to make note of the specific procedures ... ? How will you make your case? In this article, you’ll learn how to: Add Notes or Annotations [more...]

Date: 2007-07-18 00:42:29
Blog: Adobe Blogs...

PCC's future assured as MPs reject changes

PCC's future assured as MPs reject changes July 11 12:24 / Analysis / Permalink Press self-regulation has come of age ... investigation into this malpractice. Anyway, given the PCC's [more...]

Date: 2007-07-11 12:24:43
Blog: Greenslade | Guardian U...

The basis for sound tax policy: Sheer, dumb chance

Remember the state budget deal where you'll get nailed by taxes on tobacco (if you smoke) and by what amount to taxes on your doctor when the state steals money from the malpractice trust fund but where you will at least avoid taxes on gas and hospital stays and about two dozen other [more...]

Date: 2007-10-26 21:57:00
Blog: Patrick McIlheran: Rig...

The Quotable Ambient Findability

In my last two columns, I explored a world in which anything and anyone can be found anywhere at anytime ... malpractice.” The “Today Show” ran a feature [more...]

Date: 2007-08-08 15:45:04
Blog: Search Insider ...

Privacy Or Individuality?

According to reports from last week's Wall Street Journal, Facebook plans to deliver advertising that's targeted to users' personal profiles. Targeting parameters will include "not only… age, gender and location," the Journal reports, "but also… details such as favorite activities and preferred music" — as well as information about users' friends [more...]

Date: 2007-08-27 16:00:10
Blog: Search Insider ...

Gov. Rendell only about 25% Right on Med-Mal

Not to impugn John Graham's previous post, saying "Gov ... up on medical malpractice reform (See Evening Bulletin article, "Critics Dispute Rendell's Assertion ... to have among the highest costs for medical malpractice insurance, and studies indicate that doctors [more...]

Date: 2007-10-27 00:32:00
Blog: State Policy Network | ...

A.M. Roundup

A.M. Roundup July 3, 2007 at 8:53 am by Jay Jochnowitz, State Editor Good morning ... and Bruno. Bad news if you’re a doctor, good news if you’re a malpractice insurance company. Rates going ... /attorney general hopeful Jeanine Pirro’s actions in the case.  And a former Assembly aide [more...]

Date: 2007-07-03 12:53:05
Blog: New York Politics Capit...

MedMal-ady (updated)

MedMal-ady (updated) July 3, 2007 at 12:48 pm by Jay Jochnowitz, ... -than-average medical malpractice awards in New York are the reason for yesterday’s announcement of a 14 percent hike in medical malpractice insurance rates. It argues for reforms such as a cap on pain [more...]

Date: 2007-07-03 16:48:59
Blog: New York Politics Capit...

About Those Rate Hikes

About Those Rate Hikes July 31, 2007 at 2:34 pm by Jay Jochnowitz, State Editor Medical malpractice insurance rates are going up, and it’s the fault of all the lawyers, right? No, blogs personal injury lawyer Eric Turkewitz, who says it’s all about bad policy, artificially low rates, and a little raid (well, not so little [more...]

Date: 2007-07-31 18:34:29
Blog: New York Politics Capit...

How Health Care Plays in Campaign '08

The presidential candidates are falling over each other to promise to help the nation’s 45 million or so uninsured, ... medical malpractice reform, make health savings accounts more available — June 10, 2007 Barack ... requiring employers to participate, the way Massachusetts does, or the way California is considering [more...]

Date: 2007-07-06 15:29:21
Blog: Health Blog ...

After Texas Caps Malpractice, Docs Move In

After Texas Caps Malpractice, Docs Move In Posted by Jacob Goldstein Four years ago, malpractice payments joined the short list of things that are not bigger in Texas. Now doctors ... from interfering with malpractice caps set by the Legislature — $250,000 from the doctor for pain and suffering [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 13:45:17
Blog: Health Blog ...

No Love (for the Sick) Boats

More than 40 medical malpractice lawsuits have been filed against Florida cruise ship companies over the last decade, ... are independent contractors; and malpractice cases involving treatment outside the U.S. boundaries ... , when a malpractice case crops up the doctors usually disappear and the cruise companies don’t offer much help [more...]

Date: 2007-10-24 10:51:12
Blog: Health Blog ...

A Silenced Malpractice Witness

As a young doctor Barry Schifrin worked on the team that pioneered the electronic fetal monitor ... against fellow physicians in malpractice cases that has rankled his peers, WSJ’s Heather Won ... readings, often central to the cases, are subject to interpretation. That makes expert witnesses [more...]

Date: 2007-10-26 12:22:08
Blog: Health Blog ...

Law Blog World Series Special: Scott Boras, Esq.

Though the Rocks-Sox matchup has left us feeling a little, well, apathetic, we’re still huge baseball fans, ... agent in all of professional sports. He negotiated Alex Rodriguez’s $252 million deal, and reps ... -defense attorney, Boras serves his rich and cosseted clientele with a high-minded sense of purpose [more...]

Date: 2007-10-24 15:45:16
Blog: Law Blog - WSJ.com ...

State of NJ investigates Psychologist Marsha Kleinman for improprieties with minors

State of NJ investigates Psychologist Marsha Kleinman for improprieties with minors ... an investigation into a local psychologist who is suspect of negligence and malpractice when treating patients ... , feminists, and lawyers seeking to gain advantage in child custody cases, starts being exposed [more...]

Date: 2007-10-26 17:52:28
Blog: US Shared Parenting Blo...

Saving Lives Fast

I've just finished reading "Better: A Surgeon's Notes On Performance" by Atul Gawande, and as the title suggests, it’s a clear look at ways in which doctors can do better. Gawande looks at everything from eradicating polio to handling malpractice – and treating of the injured in Iraq and Afghanistan [more...]

Date: 2007-08-28 07:58:17
Blog: Danger Room - Wired Blo...

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