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• Medical Malpractice Premiums Reduced!!! Kidding. Kidding.

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2006 8:27 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  I'm really enjoying the posts of Greedy Trial Lawyer. He/She appears to be an anonymous colleague who has tongue-in-cheekly (is that a word?) embraced the way proponents of tort reform view him/her. A recent post from Greedy Trial Lawyer notes an article from PolState.com which points out that Iowa is just the lastest in the long line of states attempting to cap punitive damages in medical...

• Deadly Errors in Intensive Care

  Staff Writer | February 20, 2006 7:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A report from the U.S. Pharmacopeia last week revealed that between 2000 and 2004, nearly 40,000 errors were reported in intensive care units around the United States, many resulting in death or serious injury or illness to the patient. Note that this study looked at "reported medical errors", which makes me wonder how many of these deadly mistakes go unreported and unknown to the families and...

• Insurance Company Denies Claims "Until Pigs Fly"

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 8:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Denver jury awarded a University of Colorado professor $3 million against American Insurance Co. Professor Nick Peressini was severely injured in an auto accident in 2002. The insurance company refused payment. Peressini's lawyer uncovered the unethical practices and company culture promoted by supervisors which included reference to a small toy pink pig with wings, that the company would...

• Miami Auto Accident Kills Three in Late Night Crash

  Staff Writer | February 07, 2006 10:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A young man from Miami-Dade was among three killed in a fiery head on collision early Sunday morning. 26 year old Martin Gaitan was travelling home on lane of the Florida Turnpike when he collided head on with a card driven by two occupants travelling in the other direction. At the moment, it is not clear from the Miami Herald story Fiery Head-on Crash Kills Three which of the drivers were at...

• How do I know if I am a victim of Medical Malpractice ?

  Staff Writer | February 06, 2006 11:12 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Medical malpractice occurs when the actions of a physician or health care provider are below the standard of care. When a health care provider either fails to do something that should have been done, or does something that should not have been done, the consequences being injury or death, the victim or victim's family may have a claim of medical negligence or medical malpractice. Doctors and...