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• Minnesota Worse In Disciplining Doctors

  Mike Bryant | May 06, 2009 9:27 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  A report was released this week by Public Citizen which found that Minnesota was the worst at disciplining doctors. The findings are based on data from the Federation of State Medical Boards,...

• PA Supreme Court Candidate Promotes Free Market, When It's Convenient

  Jonathan Nace | May 06, 2009 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  Joan Orie Melvin has what she calls a record with regard to my judicial philosophy. She proudly defines herself by saying: I am a strict constructionist. I believe in judicial restraint. The job...

• Critic Raises Questions over Crash and Death Rates of Cirrus Aircraft In “Dead Pilots Don’t Lie”--Surprising Fatality Safety Analysis of Cirrus “Parachute” Planes vs. Cessna Small Planes

  Rick Shapiro | May 06, 2009 8:00 AM | 14 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  I just returned from the Buffalo, NY funeral of my good friend, Michael Doran, a successful personal injury lawyer from Buffalo, New York, who last week died in a Cirrus SR20 plane he was...

• Merck Accused of Falsifying Research

  David Mittleman | May 06, 2009 7:35 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Global pharmaceutical giant Merck has been accused of recruiting doctors to sign off on company-produced medical studies and then passing them off as independent. In addition, it appears the company...

• Swine Flu Information for Hawaii Residents

  Wayne Parsons | May 06, 2009 3:25 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Today we learned that our vulnerable Island chain has now been visited with H1N1, the new Swine Flu virus. We have three confirmed cases that have been heavily reported in the press. National...

• Hello InjuryBoard Readers

  Truckie D | May 05, 2009 11:44 PM | 14 CommentsVoices

  You might be wondering just what a fifty-something truck driver is doing writing a blog on a website run by attorneys. Good question. The answer is, there's a lot of myths, misconceptions, just...

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Continues to Beat Tort Reform Drum

  Bret Hanna | May 05, 2009 11:42 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, through its Institute for Legal Reform, has taken its well-funded campaign to curb the rights of the injured to a new level and venue. Yesterday, The National Law...

• Medtronic recalls heart cable and thousands of patients are now faced with a risky surgery

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 05, 2009 11:20 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  In 2007 Medtronic, the company that made Sprint Fidelis heart defibrillator cable stopped selling the product after five patients who had the cables died. But now that the cable is off of the...

• New Roof Strength Rule Doesn’t Do Enough to Protect in Rollovers

  Mike Ferrara | May 05, 2009 10:39 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced its new standards for stronger roofs in vehicles, with an aim to reduce passenger injuries and deaths in rollover...

• Another Sex Abuse Trial Against the Catholic Church Set to Begin: Seattle isn't Fresno

  Paul Kiesel | May 05, 2009 9:26 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  ...At least for the victims' the sake, let's hope Seattle is different from Fresno. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Archdiocese, Jury Selection is expected to begin later this week in a sex...