The Washington Post tells us that hospital-acquired infections cost more than $600M per year – and that is just in Pennsylvania! An excerpt from the article: “Doctors, nurses and patients’ relatives have long known the risks of contracting an infection while in a hospital. But there has been little quantifiable…
The defense in the New Jersey Vioxx case has rested. Read more here.
Kim McMillan has announced that she will not run for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives. Kim is a Democrat from Clarksville and has served for six terms (twelve years). She is the first female Majority Leader of the House in the history of the state. Kim is one…
Lawyers who cheat need to be popped – hard. Here is an article about a defense lawyer who commented during opening statement on evidence that had been excluded by the trial judge. The appellate court reversed an order of sanctions against him. I was in a trial a little over…
The end is near in the New Jersey Vioxx trial. Here is the latest.
More proof from the defense in the New Jersey Vioxx trial; read about it here. The next federal Vioxx trial begins June 12, 2006.
Yesterday afternoon the Civil Practice Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 to reject a bill offered by Rep. Doug Overbey that would have capped pain and suffering awards to medical malpractice victims and placed other limitations on recoveries. Voting against the legislation were Chairman Briley, Majority Leader McMillian,…
The Civil Practice Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee meets today to hear testimony on the medical malpractice reform bill sponsored by Rep. Doug Overbey. The legislation caps damages non-economic losses at $250,000 against providers and $250,000 against factilities, with no more than $500,000 awarded in any one case. It…
The trial of the Vioxx cases in New Jersey is winding down. Here is a recent update.
This article from Lawyers Weekly U.S.A. explains that insurance defense lawyers are seeing an increased in the number of professional negligence claims filed against them. An excerpt: “According to an ABA study released last summer, malpractice claims against personal injury defense lawyers increased 6 percent from 1999 to 2003 –…