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Testimony at Perry doctor trial emotional Saturday, October 11, 2008 @ 2:08AMJudith Maiolo Thompson broke down in tears Friday at the U.S. District Court in Macon as she read a handwritten note aloud on the witness stand.
New horizons Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 1:28AMA law firm boosting its claim total from hundreds to thousands wouldn’t seem like a quick process to most.
Hospital loses lawsuit evidence Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 1:03AM The pathology department at Cape Cod Hospital lost what an attorney describes as a key piece of evidence in a medical malpractice case about a sinus operation that allegedly went bad.
LEST WE FORGET Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 8:35PMI was approaching the end of a two year assignment as a physician at the US Army 34th General Hospital in Orleans, France. I was what they call a “short-timer.” We decided on one last vacation trip. Nancy was 1 and a half and quite mobile so we decided on a week at the beach. That was fine with her.
Mother and Son That Lost Over $250,000 in Morgan Keegan Mutual Funds Filed An Arbitration Claim Against Morgan Keegan, ... Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 2:00PM NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2008 -- The law firm of Napoli Bern Ripka LLP, announced today that it filed another arbitration claim with FINRA against Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., on behalf of a mother and son that purchased several income mutual funds issued and managed by Morgan Keegan.
Lawyer, former client square off over settlement Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 6:36PMDonald C. Sturgill claims the Baltimore law firm he called to pursue his medical malpractice allegations fraudulently accepted a $15,000 settlement offer on his behalf in June 2003.
Jury seated in Patel trial Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 2:58AMThe federal criminal trial of a local doctor accused of health-care fraud began Wednesday with the prosecution and the defense painting very different pictures of his life and the way he practices medicine.
Wohlgemuth discusses lawsuit reform Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 10:20AMProgress achieved by Texans for Lawsuit Reform since the group’s 1994 inception has made Texas courts more fair and improved the state’s business environment, said Arlene Wohlgemuth, former Texas state representative, on Tuesday. But more work toward legal reform remains to be done, Wohlgemuth said.
Second family alleges nursing home negligence Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 1:04AMWOODSTOCK – Attorneys filed a second wrongful-death lawsuit against a Woodstock nursing home Wednesday on behalf of a woman whose son died while he resided there.
Individual Investor That Purchased Several Morgan Keegan Income Mutual Funds Filed An Arbitration Claim Against Morgan ... Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 2:56PM NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2008 -- The law firm of Napoli Bern Ripka LLP, announced today that it filed another arbitration claim with FINRA against Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., on behalf of an investor that purchased several Income mutual funds issued and managed by Morgan Keegan.
Notice to All Investors That Purchased the Evergreen Ultra Short Opportunities Fund: An Individual Investor Has Filed ... Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 12:08PM NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2008 -- The law firm of Napoli Bern Ripka LLP, announced today that it filed an arbitration claim with FINRA against Wachovia Securities, LLC, a subsidiary of Wachovia Company , on behalf of an investor that purchased the Evergreen Ultra Short Opportunities Fund .
Illinois Woman Accepts $5.5 Million Settlement in Childbirth Lawsuit Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 9:29AMA woman from the Chicago suburb of Northlake, Ill., whose son was born with severe brain damage, has agreed to a $5.5 million settlement with the doctors and hospital she blames for causing what will
Cancer patient wins malpractice suit :Jury awards $8.1 million in case involving podiatrist. Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 6:04AMEric and Renee Flora felt reassured in the spring of 2004 when a local podiatrist removed a growth from her big toe and life for the New Carlisle couple returned to normal.
Insurance firm target of lawsuit Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 4:25AMAlynne Griffiths has hepatitis C and believes she was infected at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada.
Court: Arbitrator’s Disclosure Gave Notice of Potential Bias Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 12:56PMA medical malpractice arbitrator’s disclosure that he served in a number of prior arbitrations involving the same healthcare provider and counsel gave the claimant sufficient notice of any potential bias despite the omission of specific details, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.
Pharmaceutical, Healthcare & Life Sciences Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 9:20AMProblems with disruptive staff changed quickly from an occasional distraction to a priority issue for hospital administrators on July 9, 2008, when the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations issued a Sentinel Event Alert regarding what it called "behaviors that undermine a culture of safety."
Lawsuits Could Force Hospitals To Disclose Doctors’ Status Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 12:08AMTwo recent Tennessee Supreme Court cases could affect the way local hospitals handle their admissions procedures, said local attorney Barry Shanker of....
Suit Claims Injury Agency Shorting Caregivers Tuesday, September 9, 2008 @ 11:00PMMagdalena Rodriguez spends at least 16 hours a day caring for her 17-year-old daughter, Noemi, who was deprived of oxygen at birth and is mentally disabled and confined to a wheelchair.
Pittsburgh Attorney Deborah Maliver Elected to Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 4:21AM Leading medical negligence attorney in Western Pennsylvania named to join elite organization of just 250 trial lawyers in region (PRWeb Sep 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1277384.htm
Pittsburgh Attorney Deborah Maliver Elected to Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 2:01AM Leading medical negligence attorney in Western Pennsylvania named to join elite organization of just 250 trial lawyers in region
NP man claims dentist cost him his sense of smell Sunday, August 31, 2008 @ 2:08AMStewart Clow of North Platte believes a surgical procedure to his nose in 2005 performed by dentist Steven R. Hinze caused him to lose his sense of smell.
Doctor, hospital prevail in 5-day malpractice trial Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 7:23AMA Lincoln doctor and Washington Regional Medical Center staff are not negligent in the death of a Prairie Grove woman who died during ankle surgery, a jury found Friday. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
Selection under way Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 4:40AMJury selection for Lafayette cardiologists Mehmood Patel, who is facing federal medical fraud charges, is still under way after several days of narrowing down candidates.
Boy, 2 1/2, to get $4m in Porterville hospital settlement Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 6:04AMSierra View District Hospital in Porterville has agreed to pay $4 million to a 2 1/2-year-old boy in a malpractice-case settlement, attorneys for both sides said Wednesday.
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Lawsuits Help Ensure Drug Safety, NEJM Editors Say Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 2:13PMFDA by itself cannot guarantee drug safety and state-level lawsuits are "a vital deterrent" to help protect consumers against drugmakers that do not disclose all risks associated with a treatment, editors of the New England Journal of Medicine wrote in a friend-of-the-court brief on Thursday, the AP/Orlando Sentinel reports (Alonso-Zaldivar, AP/Orlando Sentinel, 8/15).
Schneider, wife face new indictment Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 1:12PM Stephen Schneider and his wife will be back in court Wednesday to answer a new indictment linking their clinic with the accidental drug overdose deaths of 58 patients. The superseding indictment filed against Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife, nurse Linda Schneider, alleges they contributed to 10 more overdose deaths — for a total of at least 21 patients — and directly caused four others. It ...
Widow wins $1.54M malpractice verdict Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 9:15PM A Cabell County jury awarded a Barboursville widow $1.54 million in a lawsuit over a 2002 surgery that led to severe brain damage for her husband, Thomas L. Thornburg. After more than a week of evidence and testimony, the jury found on Aug. 13 against Huntington Anesthesia Group Inc. In the verdict, the jury cleared the doctor involved of any wrongdoing, but faulted a nursing anesthetist for ...
Mark L. Rosen, Esquire, Earns Florida Bar Board Certification In Healh Law Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 2:01AM Mark L. Rosen, Esquire, of Lubell & Rosen, is one of six Florida lawyers whom The Florida Bar recently certified as legal specialists in health law, which deals with federal, state or local law and rules or regulations regarding the delivery of health care services and legal issues regarding health care providers and payors. Certified attorneys are the only Florida lawyers allowed to identify ...
The Defendant Psychiatrist’s Malpractice Deposition Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 8:59AMAfter a formal complaint alleging malpractice is made, the discovery phase of the litigation process begins.
Movers Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 2:29AMARTS Alberto Manrara, chief financial officer at TotalBank, has been appointed to the Florida Grand Opera board of directors. He will serve on the board for three years.
Today’s Headlines Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 11:35AMThe Florida Bar announced last week that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 22 attorneys, disbarring five, suspending 13 and placing three on probation. Some attorneys received more than one form of discipline.
Appeal of cap on $5M verdict expected Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 4:51PMA medical malpractice attorney said Friday that he plans to appeal a judge’s reduction of a nearly $5 million jury award to $1.3 million in the case of a doctor who left a surgical sponge in a patient’s stomach after performing a hysterectomy.
Stroke delays hepatitis hearing Thursday, July 31, 2008 @ 4:46AMA recent stroke suffered by Dr. Dipak Desai, 58, has forced the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners to postpone a September disciplinary hearing for the physician, whose clinics are linked to a hepatitis outbreak in Las Vegas.
Today’s Headlines Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 11:31AMThe Florida Justice Association and the Jacksonville Justice Association are sponsoring a wine tasting that will raise money for “A Visit From St. Nicholas” — a literacy-focused organization that provides 8,000 area school children with backpacks filled with books and toys and a reading visit from Santa during Christmas.
Medical review panel has modest impact Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 4:02AMCHEYENNE -- Medical review panels, created to weed out frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits, have had a modest impact on claims filed through the end of 2007, a report says.
Lawsuits threatened over USC assault case Wednesday, July 9, 2008 @ 2:43AMBy Bob Williams
Guiler malpractice trial begins over removal of ovaries removal Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 1:26AM Attorneys delivered opening statements Tuesday in a malpractice trial involving one of six women who accused a Lexington obstetrician and gynecologist of unnecessarily removing their ovaries. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2003, claims that Dr. Michael Guiler performed medically unnecessary oophorectomies, needlessly leaving the women at risk for breast cancer, embolisms and dementia ...
State Acts To Delay As Pharmacy Lawsuit To Stop The 10 Percent Medi-Cal Provider Cuts Is Moved To Federal Court Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 4:13AMThe Schwarzenegger Administration, in an eleventh hour move, took action to delay a hearing on a temporary restraining order (TRO) sought by eight retail community pharmacies to stop the ten percent Medi-Cal provider cuts from taking effect on July 1, 2008.
Malpractice case presented to jurors Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 2:18PMJurors began deliberating a malpractice and negligence case against Regional West Medical Center and two surgeons sued after the death of a 13-year-old Gering youth.
Prosecutors happy to give feds first crack at Rezko Sunday, June 15, 2008 @ 4:10AMSun, Jun 15, 2008 (2 a.m.) Clark County prosecutors aren’t in a hurry to get Chicago political insider Antoin “Tony” Rezko back to Las Vegas to face felony fraud charges stemming from his failure to pay $472,275 in Strip gambling debts.
Sonoma West News Friday, June 13, 2008 @ 1:21PMWho needs to study a dictionary to ace a spelling bee when you know Greek – among 10 other languages – medicine, organic farming, and music?
Ohio Supreme Court to hear Richland County medical case Thursday, June 5, 2008 @ 6:09AMMANSFIELD -- The Ohio Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a Richland County case involving a Shelby man who was injured after he fell from a mechanical lifting device while being prepared for dialysis.