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• Nevada Supreme Court to Address Backlog of Medical Malpractice Claims

  Steve Klearman | April 07, 2009 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  An article in Nevada Supreme Court News announced recently that the Nevada Supreme Court will be conducting a settlement program to resolve the crisis of backlogged medical malpractice claims in...

• Stand up for Patients' Rights! Urge Your Representative to Say YES to AB495.

  Steve Klearman | April 07, 2009 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  In 2004, voters approved Question 3, known as the Keep Our Doctors in Nevada (KODIN) initiative. The legislation cut the statute of limitations for filing a medical malpractice suit from two years...

• Healthtex Recalls Zoo Pacifiers

  Chrissie Cole | April 07, 2009 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Healthex, in conjunction with the U.S. Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a recall of Zoo Pacifiers because they fail to meet safety standards. The nipple can easily separate from the...

• Asbestos Problem In Washington’s National Museum of American History

  Greg Webb | April 07, 2009 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  According to members of the Steamfitters Union, Local 602, in 2007 asbestos dust filled the air of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC because contractors...

• Smoke Detectors Save Lives

  David Mittleman | April 07, 2009 8:53 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  As the old saying goes, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. In the event of a house fire, smoke is often the first warning sign. By the time you see flames, it might be too late to get to...

• Excessive Litigation A Myth According to Law School Study

  David Lowe | April 07, 2009 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  A University of Wisconsin Law School study debunks excessive litigation myths about increasing litigation in Wisconsin. Professor Marc Galanter and former Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Steingass's...

• Reckless driving takes the lives of a mother and her two year-old daughter in Charlotte, NC

  John Cooper | April 07, 2009 2:28 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  20 year-old Tyler Stasko is being charged with two counts of second degree murder for his actions on April 4, 2009. Stasko was racing against another car at the intersection of York Road and...

• Defective Drywall: More Than a Rotten Smell

  Matthew Leeth | April 07, 2009 1:45 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Many South Florida homeowners thought the damage done to their home was over when Hurricane Charlie left the area. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Hurricane Charlie made landfall in August 2004...

• Whose uninsured motorist insurance to use?

  Don Jacobs | April 06, 2009 9:25 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  If you are in an injury accident, you may find the guilty driver didn’t carry enough insurance to cover your claim. With the high price of medical care a simple three day hospitalization can...

• Los Angeles Judge Orders Franciscans to Open Clergy Files

  Paul Kiesel | April 06, 2009 6:49 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From The Associated Press: LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has ordered the Franciscans, a Roman Catholic religious order, to release hundreds of pages of private personnel files as...