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This section contains the latest news, information, and updates about litigation associated with medical malpractice, physician negligence, attorneys, lawyers, and legal firms who represent defendants accused of gross medical incompetence. This information includes regional law firms who specialize in this specific area of practice as well as recent settlement announcements.

Medical Malpractice Attorneys Need a Divorce Lawyer ? July 2009 - Dayton Daily News DAYTON ? Last week?s $31 million verdict against Miami Valley Hospital could be the largest jury award for a medical malpractice case in Ohio history, though a settlement agreement makes it unlikely the hospital will have to pay that much. As the ... Need a Criminal Lawyer ? GOP Pushing Malpractice Reform - Roll Call Online July 6, 2009, 12 a.m. Republicans see the debate over health care reform as their latest opportunity to reform the medical malpractice system ? but they hold out little hope that this will occur. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ... Need a Bankruptcy Lawyer ? Let's rein in malpractice suits - Morris County Daily Record I am 57 years old and one of two family members still holding a job with medical benefits. Health care in America is overpriced ? so overpriced no normal human being can afford it anymore in its current form. I read in an article once that it is ... LegalMatch helps lawyers nationwide develop and market their practices. NCADA Installs New Officers and Directors at 32nd Annual Meeting - Carolina Newswire CARY, N.C. -- The North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA) held its 32nd Annual Meeting at the Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina during the weekend of June 18-21, 2009. Officers and board of ... Need an Employment Lawyer ? Latest News - dBusinessNews.com Trinity Academy Of Raleigh Student Supports 2009 North Carolina Education Ball RALEIGH, N.C. ? Dr. Robert Littlejohn, head of school at ... Confero, Inc. Recognized On Top 100 List CARY, N.C. ? Elaine Buxton, president of Confero, Inc., (www ... Wis. court: medical lawsuits came too late - Wausau Daily Herald MADISON ? The state Supreme Court has ruled a woman whose husband died after surgery brought a wrongful death lawsuit days too late. According to the court?s decision, Robert Genrich of Rio had ulcer surgery in July 2003. The doctors left a ... Yates, McLamb & Weyher Partner Selected as Fellow of Litigation ... - Carolina Newswire RALEIGH, N.C. ? Raleigh attorney Jason D. Newton, a partner at Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P., has been selected as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America? (LCA), an invitation-only trial lawyer honor society. Newton is a litigator in the ... Wisconsin court: Medical lawsuits came too late - Green Bay Press-Gazette MADISON ? The state Supreme Court has ruled a woman whose husband died after surgery brought a wrongful death lawsuit days too late. According to the court?s decision, Robert Genrich of Rio had ulcer surgery in July 2003. The doctors left a ... Atlanta Legal Nurse Consultant Rolls Out New Service -- Initial Client ... - WebWire Atlanta, GA ? Atlanta legal nurse consultant Liz Buddenhagen, RN, CLNC is rolling out the new service of providing initial client interviews designed for the law firm who does not have an in-house medical intake person and to assist the attorney in ... Alabama court upholds King license revocation - Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- An Alabama court has upheld a decision revoking former Putnam General osteopathic surgeon John A. King's medical licenses in that state. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners revoked King's license last September, based on ... Yates, McLamb & Weyher Partner Selected as Fellow of Litigation ... - dBusinessNews.com Triangle - RALEIGH, N.C. (July 7, 2009) ? Raleigh attorney Jason D. Newton, a partner at Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P., has been selected as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America? (LCA), an invitation-only trial lawyer honor society ... Lawsuit, furloughs expose NH budget - Nashua Telegraph BACKGROUND: New Hampshire avoided the fate of six other states that did not have a budget agreement in place for the start of the fiscal year on July 1. CONCLUSION: But that doesn?t mean everything is just dandy with the faith-based budget adopted ... Investigation a joke, but it's not funny - News-Press - Deputy County Attorney Andrea Fraser hired her friend Debra Jessup to investigate racial harassment in Lee's Facilities Management Department despite her obvious lack of interrogative skills. - Jessup conducted a slipshod investigation where nine ... Area attorneys explain 'hush money' in Ensign case - Las Vegas Review Journal He noted that confidentiality agreements are common, involving anything from medical malpractice cases to adultery. It could be a crime, however, if someone paid a witness to withhold testimony or tried to influence their testimony in an official ... As Lawsuits Hit the MTA, Personal Injury Lawyers Consider How Much is ... - WebWire New York, New York - June 29, 2009 - Each year, New York City?s chronically cash-strapped metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) spends millions to pay for damages caused to riders. Unfortunately things aren?t looking up for the MTA. The numbers of ... NJ Personal Injury Attorneys Help 12 Year Old Accident Victim Recover ... - WebWire In Hudson County NJ, lawyers for a 12 year old boy helped his family recover $1.5 million in damages after the young boy was struck by a large truck while riding his bicycle on Routes 1 and 9 in Jersey City. The injured boy maintained that the ... Ariz. gov signs bill on medical malpractice suits - BusinessWeek Arizona is making it harder to successfully sue emergency medical providers for alleged malpractice. Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill approved by the state Legislature to raise the legal burden of proof required to win legal claims of ... Ariz. gov signs bill on medical malpractice suits - Charleston Daily Mail PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona is making it harder to successfully sue emergency medical providers for alleged malpractice. Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill approved by the Legislature to raise the required burden of proof for claims of ... Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers - Hudson Reporter Trust Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers to fight for your rights and obtain the justice you deserve. We offer aggressive representation and free consultations. We are personal injury and workers' compensation trial lawyers. Contact us now for a free ... Reform Should Include a Better Malpractice System - Wall Street Journal Regarding Richard A. Epstein's " How Other Countries Judge Malpractice " (op-ed, June 30): The truth is that modern medicine has proved over and over again that a system which relies on providers to regulate themselves simply does not work. The ... St. Mary's, staff win at trial - Evansville Courier-Press An eight-day personal injury trial in Vanderburgh Circuit Court concluded Thursday evening when the jury, after deliberating two hours, sided with the defendants ? two former Evansville doctors and St. Mary's Medical Center. Cassandra Johnson, 34 ... Arizona gov signs bill on medical malpractice suits - Fox11AZ PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona is making it harder to successfully sue emergency medical providers for alleged malpractice. Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill approved by the Legislature to raise the required burden of proof for claims of ... Woman receives $23.6M in lawsuit - DeSoto Times Today SOUTHAVEN - A Southaven woman has been awarded $23.6 million in damages in a medical malpractice case against OB/GYN Specialists P.C. of Memphis for failure to timely diagnose a case of malignant breast cancer. The verdict is one of the largest ever ... Gov. Brewer signs bill on medical malpractice suits - ABC 15 News PHOENIX -- Arizona is making it harder to successfully sue emergency medical providers for alleged malpractice. Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill approved by the state Legislature to raise the legal burden of proof required to win ... The Cap Doesn?t Fit - New York Times DOCTORS are battered by the medical malpractice system. They complain, with reason, about unpredictable jury awards, escalating insurance premiums, the emotional toll of litigation and the cost to their reputations of being labeled ?negligent ... Liability = Responsibility - New York Times OUR medical liability system needs reform. But anyone who thinks that limiting liability would reduce health care costs is fooling himself. Preventable medical injuries, not patient compensation, are what ring up extra costs for additional treatment ... Arizonza Governor Signs Bill on Medical Malpractice Suits Arizona is making it harder to successfully sue emergency medical providers for alleged malpractice. Whistle-blower Jill Jones-Soderman Files Lawsuit Against Her Former ... - Earthtimes NYACK, N.Y., July 13 -- Jill Jones-Soderman, a New York-based social worker and the executive director of The Foundation for the Child Victims of the Family Courts, has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against her former attorney in federal court ... Fresh fears for judges Federal judges and prosecutors across the country are confronting a growing number of threats against their lives. Treatment of patient who died draws fire When Teodoro Galvez started feeling ill with back pain and rectal bleeding, he sought treatment from a doctor from his native Philippines. Whistle-blower Jill Jones-Soderman Files Lawsuit Against Her Former Attorney Jill Jones-Soderman, a New York-based social worker and the executive director of The Foundation for the Child Victims of the Family Courts, has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against her former attorney in federal court for alleged negligence, fraud, deception, malpractice and infliction of emotional distress. Appeals Court Upholds Massachusetts Law Establishing Protest-Free... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit on Wednesday ruled that a 2007 Massachusetts law requiring antiabortion-rights protesters to stay at least 35 feet away from clinic entrances does not infringe on their free speech rights, the Boston Globe reports. Whistle-blower Jill Jones-Soderman Files Lawsuit Against Her Former... Jill Jones-Soderman, a New York-based social worker and the executive director of The Foundation for the Child Victims of the Family Courts, has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against her former attorney in federal court for alleged negligence, fraud, deception, malpractice and infliction of emotional distress. Rights And Wrongs Of Health Care Reform The right makes some good points, but the public option is the most viable solution. Tort System At Fault - Hartford Courant Michael Koskoff has it all wrong [CT Opinion, July 12, " 'Defensive Medicine' A Myth ? It's Only Greed."] The prevalence of medical errors was first brought to light in 1991 through a study of 30,000 New York City inpatients published by ... Lawsuit against popular deli changes to trademark issue - Florida Times-Union For weeks it's been one of the most talked-about cases in Jacksonville's legal community. Not a big murder trial or an expensive malpractice verdict, but a small claims dispute involving a decades-old Riverside delicatessen frequented by judges and ... Lawsuit against popular deli changes to trademark issue For weeks it's been one of the most talked-about cases in Jacksonville's legal community. Lawsuit against Whiteway Deli changes to trademark issue - Florida Times-Union For weeks it's been one of the most talked-about cases in Jacksonville's legal community. Not a big murder trial or an expensive malpractice verdict, but a small claims dispute involving a decades-old Riverside delicatessen frequented by judges and ... Fayetteville heart surgeon faces second malpractice lawsuit - Northwest Arkansas News A Fayetteville heart surgeon faces a second medical malpractice lawsuit filed against him this year in Washington County Circuit Court. John Walters' attorney, John Burnett, on Friday filed a lawsuit against John B. Weiss, Washington Regional Medical ... Fayetteville heart surgeon faces second malpractice lawsuit A Fayetteville heart surgeon faces a second medical malpractice lawsuit filed against him this year in Washington County Circuit Court. Lawsuit against Whiteway Deli changes to trademark issue For weeks it's been one of the most talked-about cases in Jacksonville's legal community. 2nd widow settles suit over husband's VA death The second of two Kentucky widows has settled her federal lawsuit over surgical care they say killed their husbands at an Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital where major surgeries have been halted for nearly two years after a spike in patient deaths. Widow Settles Suit After VA Hospital Error Kills Husband EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - The second of two Kentucky widows has settled her federal lawsuit over surgical care they say killed their husbands at an Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital where major surgeries have been halted for nearly two years after a spike in patient deaths. 2nd Ky. widow settles suit over husband's VA death EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- The second of two Kentucky widows has settled her federal lawsuit over surgical care they say killed their husbands at an Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital where major surgeries have been halted for nearly two years after a spike in patient deaths. Family of dead child settles with Jacksonville Navy hospital The parents of a boy who died two years after being born at Jacksonville Naval Hospital with cerebral palsy and blindness have settled their lawsuit against the facility for $500,000. Joseph and Kendra Alcorn, formerly of Orange Park, reached the settlement with the U.S. Attorneya s Office last week. Malpractice insurance claim notification proper: Court NEW ORLEANSa 'A computer-generated loss run submitted to an insurer is sufficient notice of a claim under an excess liability policy sold by Lexington Insurance Co., a federal appeals court has ruled. Action vs. attorney dismissed Astate Superior Court judge has dismissedM analapan Township's lawsuit against attorney Stuart Moskovitz. Bill would expand medical malpractice claims - Wrn.com Legislation at the Capitol would expand who can file medical malpractice lawsuits when a family member dies. Under current state law, non-dependent children or their parents are not allowed to file malpractice claims if one of them dies due to a ... Second Ky. widow settles suit over husband's VA death EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. a ' The second of two Kentucky widows has settled her federal lawsuit over surgical care they say killed their husbands at an Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital where major surgeries have been halted for nearly two years after a spike in patient deaths. Health Reform Requires Lawsuit Reform - Wall Street Journal Containing health-care costs is impossible under the current legal structure. That fact has to be addressed if President Barack Obama is to create an affordable health-care system that is accessible to everyone. Every incentive in the system now is ... Florida Parents, Navy Settle Lawsuit - WKRG Almost a year after their son died, the parents of a boy born at Jacksonville Naval Hospital have settled a medical malpractice lawsuit with the hospital for $500,000. Joseph and Kendra Alcorn, formerly of Orange Park, reached the settlement last ... Parents, Navy Hospital Settle Lawsuit - News4Jax.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Almost a year after their son died, the parents of a boy born at Jacksonville Naval Hospital have settled a medical malpractice lawsuit with the hospital for $500,000. Joseph and Kendra Alcorn, formerly of Orange Park, reached ... No custody for mother of girl in malpractice suit - WAFF NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The severely disabled daughter of an illegal immigrant from Mexico is now living in a group home after a nurse who had temporary custody abandoned the girl on short notice. Twenty-4-year-old Ingrid Diaz agreed in court on ... Mother of girl in malpractice suit won't take custody for now - WREG NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ? The severely disabled daughter of an illegal immigrant from Mexico is now living in a group home after a nurse who had temporary custody abandoned the girl on short notice. Twenty-four-year-old Ingrid Diaz agreed in court on ... Heart surgeon denies claims of malpractice - Northwest Arkansas News A Fayetteville heart surgeon denied in court filings Thursday that he committed malpractice as alleged in a lawsuit filed last week. An attorney for John Walters filed a lawsuit on July 10 against Dr. John B. Weiss, Washington Regional Medical Center ... Fla. lawsuit: Willis verified Stanford investments - The Sun News MIAMI -- A lawsuit seeking class-action status for hundreds of Latin American investors claims that a London-based insurance broker falsely gave assurances about investments offered by financier R. Allen Stanford. The lawsuit seeking unspecified ... Doctors learn to apologize for mistakes When a treatment goes wrong at a U.S. hospital, fear of a lawsuit usually means "never daring to say you're sorry." That's not the way it works at the University of Michigan Health System, where lawyers and doctors say admitting mistakes up front and offering compensation before being sued have brought about remarkable savings in money, time and ... Michigan When a treatment goes wrong at a U.S. hospital, fear of a lawsuit usually means "never daring to say you're sorry." That's not the way it works at the University of Michigan Health System, where lawyers and doctors say admitting mistakes up front and offering compensation before being sued have brought about remarkable savings in money, time and ... Arbitration: The Odds of Beating Your Broker On the contrary, complaints against brokers are up 85 percent this year. And while every single one of them will be heard eventually, investors expecting a jury of their peers will get a rude surprise: Often sitting in judgment of broker misbehavior is...another broker. Pennsylvania Tort Reform July 21, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Most people who hear about tort reform do not think that this abstract term will ever apply to them. Saying you're sorry goes far in healing doctor errors Apologies for medical errors, along with upfront compensation, anger of patients and families, which leads to a reduction in medical malpractice lawsuits and associated defense litigation expenses. Legal reform must be part of the health-care debate As the No. 1 topic on Capitol Hill this summer continues to be health-care reform, we also must challenge our elected officials to think about legal reform. Apologetic doctors can nix lawsuits When a treatment goes wrong at a U.S. hospital, fear of a lawsuit usually means "never daring to say you're sorry." But at the University of Michigan... [ News Source ] Posted in Malpractice lawsuit Appeal vowed in malpractice fund case - Citizen Litigants in a lawsuit over whether the state can use funds from a malpractice insurance pool to balance the state budget say that no matter how a Belknap Superior Court judge rules, the matter will be appealed to the state Supreme Court. But on ... 'Sorry' U-M docs less prone to lawsuits, hurt feelings - Macomb Daily DETROIT ? When a treatment goes wrong at a U.S. hospital, fear of a lawsuit usually means "never daring to say you're sorry." That's not the way it works at the University of Michigan Health System, where lawyers and doctors say admitting mistakes ... Conceding errors seen helping cut legal costs for hospitals DETROIT When a treatment goes wrong at a U.S. hospital, fear of a lawsuit usually means "never daring to say you're sorry." That's not the way it works at the University of Michigan Health System, where lawyers and doctors say admitting mistakes upfront and offering compensation before being sued have brought about remarkable savings in money, time ... Saying a sorrya pays off for doctors Hulla s Tommye Reede is among those patients whose doctors made a mistake. But unlike a lot of others, she did not file a lawsuit because of a bad outcome. Appeal vowed in malpractice fund case DARYL CARLSON/CITIZEN PHOTO David Leslie argues in Belknap County Superior Court before Judge Kathleen McGuire Monday, that the state has the right to access $110 million from the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association to help balance the state budget. Motown Songwriter Files Suit Against Willkie Farr Over Royalty Securitization Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier has filed a malpractice suit against Willkie Farr & Gallagher that claims the law firm represented two sides of the table when securitizing Dozier's future song royalties. Guest column: Legal reform must be part of the health-care debate As the No. 1 topic on Capitol Hill this summer continues to be health-care reform, we also must challenge our elected officials to think about legal reform. Lowell man wants judge to reconsider suit against lawyer A Lowell man acquitted last year of the 1980 murder of a nursing student after spending 16 years in prison will ask a judge to reconsider dismissing a legal malpractice lawsuit against a prominent Lowell attorney. Service First Aid - By Roberta Nedry Good doctors get sued. Nice doctors don't. This poignant statement, made by a malpractice attorney, reveals how legally dramatic the difference can be when professionals of any kind take the time to be nice. Obama Pushes Health Care Reform As Battle Ramps Up President Barack Obama attends a roundtable discussion with health care providers during a visit to Children's National Medical Center in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2009. Saying 'sorry' pays off for U. of Michigan doctors When a treatment goes wrong at a U.S. hospital, fear of a lawsuit usually means "never daring to say you're sorry." That's not the way it works at the University of Michigan Health System, where lawyers and doctors say admitting mistakes up front and offering compensation before being sued have brought about remarkable savings in money, time and ... Saying a sorrya pays off for U. of Michigan doctors When a treatment goes wrong at a U.S. hospital, fear of a lawsuit usually means "never daring to say you're sorry." That's not the way it works at the University of Michigan Health System. "Maybe you're better off not having the surgery, but taking the pain killer.." "Adultery" is NOT against the law. While it is not nice, it is not a crime. Women's lawyers have been saying this for years. NEXT President Obama speaks on health care reform in the Rose Garden at the White House, Tuesday, July 21, 2009. 'Sorry' Could Stem Malpractice Lawsuits - AOL DETROIT (July 21) - When a treatment goes wrong at a U.S. hospital, fear of a lawsuit usually means "never daring to say you're sorry." That's not the way it works at the University of Michigan Health System, where lawyers and doctors say admitting ... Why don t others copy U S system Originally posted by dixieann2u: I agree with Obama. The answer to malpractice isn't limiting the liability.