Medical Malpractice

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• Brain Injury? Locate the Right Birth Injury Attorney!

  
  My Prosperous World — Authority: 154
  One in two hundred live births involve some type of injury to the infant. A birth injury is different from a birth defect. Personal injury lawyers tend to become specialists because medical cases are handled by doctors, who are specialists. For this reason, a competent birth injury attorney may not get involved in ...
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• Three Major Differences Between a Retail Call Center and a Medical Center

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 153
  If you are a doctor then you have a responsibility to your patients.  Why pay for just an answering service when you could employ the services of a medical call center ?  What is the difference anyway?  Let’s consider four reasons why a medical center service is ideal for your setting. 1. Representatives ...
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• Congressman Fights for Patient Safety

  
  Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog — Authority: 131
  Representative Bruce Braley gave a last-minute speech about medical errors moments before the House voted on the health reform bill earlier this month. He asked who was supposed to speak for the patients. He quoted an Institute of Medicine report stating that, “[t]he most significant way to reduce the cost of ...
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• There’s a Reason The 14th Amendment Didn’t Have A Trigger Option

  
  Justinian Lane - Commentary on law, politics, and tort "reform." — Authority: 129
  I can say that I no longer give a damn about healthcare reform.  I no longer give a damn because I know that whatever we finally get will be a watered-down compromise that is more about ensuring that neither the Democrats nor the Republicans can be said to have lost the battle.  Both sides are of course under ...
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• Medical Malpractice Lawyer New Hampshire

  
  World News — Authority: 463
  New Hampshire is one of the best places to visit in the United States. We all know that medical malpractice has spread all over the world and we all need to fight against this social evil. If you are a victim of medical malpractice in New Hampshire then you need not worry. You just need to hire a good lawyer. Once you ...
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• Las Vegas Hepatitis Case Takes a Criminal Turn—Possibly at Victims’ Expense

  
  ThePopTort — Authority: 468
  That terrible story about the Las Vegas clinic that reused dirty syringes and vials, potentially exposing some 50,000 Nevadans to Hepatitis C, may be about to take a very unfortunate turn from a civil justice perspective.  Ironically, that’s because criminal charges may soon be filed against the majority owner ...
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• Camano Island Man Indicted For Scheme To Steal And Sell Diabetic Supplies

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  MICHAEL RALPH WORLEY, 43, of Camano Island, Washington, and DONALD ALAN PEPIN, 55, of Jupiter, Florida, were charged late yesterday by a federal grand jury in Seattle, Washington, with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Engage in Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property and six counts of Wire Fraud.
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• The Medical Protection Society Welcomes The Relaunch Of Being Open

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  Today MPS welcomes the relaunch of the National Patient Safety Agencys (NPSA) Being Open policy. We have long supported and advised members to be open with patients about their mistakes. Being Open encourages healthcare professionals to acknowledge to patients when something has gone wrong, say sorry, explain what ...
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• Poll: Majority Of Americans Support Medical Malpractice Reform

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  The Associated Press further analyzed its poll from earlier this week, with an eye on medical malpractice limits: "54 percent favor making it harder to sue doctors and hospitals for mistakes taking care of patients, while 32 percent are opposed. The rest are undecided or dont know. But congressional Democrats are ...
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• King County Examiner reports on 2008 non-traffic accidental deaths

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 133
  The King County Medical Examiner (ME) released its annual report on deaths in the county in 2008. The leading cause of non-traffic accidental deaths were falls , primarily in the elderly. The second largest cause of accidental deaths in this category was accidental overdoses of drugs and/or poisons. Highlights of ...
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• A Mediocre Article On Both Sides of The Medical Malpractice Debate

  
  Justinian Lane - Commentary on law, politics, and tort "reform." — Authority: 129
  This could have been an excellent article.  It could have told the story of someone severely injured by malpractice, the years it took them to get compensation, and the problems with the medical system that let the malpractice occur.  Then, it could have detailed the struggle of a doctor who was wrongly sued, the ...
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• Mesothelioma Settlement: An Easy Way Out

  
  IQonHealth - Articles and Reviews on Heartburn, Alternative Herbal Remedies, Weight Loss... — Authority: 143
  Mesothelioma patients have two legal options to obtain reasonable mesothelioma compensation. The first one is filing a lawsuit and arguing it out before a jury, a process that involves endless court proceedings. But large corporate houses and some other defendants may agree to make a mesothelioma settlement with the ...
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• The Far-reaching Effects Of Cancer Mesothelioma

  
  Health & Fitness Blog — Authority: 169
  Cancer mesothelioma affects the protective lining of our internal organs called mesothelium and is a fatal disease. It is usually acquired as a result of prolonged contact with asbestos. Many workers have lost their lives and their families are shattered because of this disease. Asbestos has been banned at workplaces, ...
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• House health care reform would discourage many state reforms

  
  Overlawyered — Authority: 630
  I’m quoted on the subject in Grant Bosse’s article in New Hampshire Watchdog . Earlier here and here . Tags: medical malpractice Related posts White Coat’s lawsuit story, cont’d (0) Welcome Ken & Daria Dolan viewers (0) Welcome “Morning Magazine” listeners (0) Update to ...
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• Tort Reform Hypocrite Greg Abbott is at it again

  
  Justinian Lane - Commentary on law, politics, and tort "reform." — Authority: 129
  Remember Greg Abbott? He’s the attorney general who made millions by suing a Texas homeowner .  Now he’s trying to deny access to the courts to someone else who got injured: Attorney General Greg Abbott on Wednesday asked the Texas Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit by Emmalene Rankin, who discovered a ...
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• If doctors don’t have time to spend with their patients, why is the average patient visit getting longer?

  
  Justinian Lane - Commentary on law, politics, and tort "reform." — Authority: 129
  Food for thought. But as it turns out, the amount of time primary-care docs spend with each patient actually increased a little bit between 1997 and 2005, according to an analysis published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine . Source: Primary Care Doctor Visits, 1997-2005 - Health Blog - WSJ
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• International Operation Combats The Online Supply Of Counterfeit And Unlicensed Medicines

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  An international week of action targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illicit medicines has highlighted the dangers of buying such medicines online.
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• Hospital CEO is careful not to admit his doctors practice defensive medicine, and misunderstands “loser pays”

  
  Justinian Lane - Commentary on law, politics, and tort "reform." — Authority: 129
  David Dunlap, the President and CEO of Roper St. Francis Healthcare, wrote an op-ed in favor of “loser pays” in medical malpractice cases.  Read the following paragraph carefully: A recent survey on defensive medicine was completed by more than 900 physicians, with about 83 percent responding that they do ...
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• FDA Takes Action Against Maryland Veal Calf Dealer

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against William F. Nickle of North East, Md., for allegedly selling veal calves for human consumption that contained illegal drug residues in edible tissues. The complaint, filed Nov. ...
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• AG Seeks Dismissal of Surgical Sponge Suit

  
  Bodily Injury Blog — Authority: 431
  The Texas Attorney General’s Office has asked the state supreme court to dismiss a lawsuit over a surgical sponge discovered in a patient more than 10 years after surgery. In a brief submitted Tuesday, the state solicitor general urged the high court to uphold a 10-year statute of limitations on filing medical ...
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