Posts tagged Civil Justice System

• Obama makes case for healthcare reform in speech to doctors.

  Wayne Parsons | June 16, 2009 2:59 PM | 9 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  President Obama yesterday outlined his healthcare reform plans in a speech to the AMA in Chicago. The story was covered by all three network newscasts, though it took second billing to reports on...

• Debunking the Myth on Defensive Medicine

  Cecelia Prewett | June 16, 2009 12:30 PM | 1 CommentVoices Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Trial attorneys have long known the fallacies behind the notion of medical negligence contributing to skyrocketing health care costs. Today, the truth behind the myth of “defensive...

• Giuliani's Son Sues Duke

  Diego Madrigal | July 25, 2008 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has sued Duke University after getting kicked off of its golf team. In the federal lawsuit, Andrew alleges Duke violated its...

• Miami Crane Collapse Kills 2 - Florida Has No Regulations Dealing With Tower Cranes And Crane Operators

  Mike Ferrara | March 25, 2008 10:45 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  As incredible as it seems, 10 days after seven were killed in a New York City crane collapse, the virtually identical thing happened again in Miami. The startling news this time is that Florida does not regulate or license tower cranes and crane operators. Two workers were killed and five were injured when the crane fell 30 stories. Workplace injuries kill and injury thousands each year. ...

• Minnesota Hospital Admits Taking Out Good Kidney By Mistake - Where Are Those Who Want Caps on Med Mal Cases Now?

  Mike Ferrara | March 18, 2008 12:50 AM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Methodist Hospital in Minnesota is where the latest medical malpractice horror story took place. They took out the good kidney of a cancer patient by mistake. The hospital said we are going public with what happened because "it's the right thing to do". No. The right thing to do is for the hospitals in Minnesota and elsewhere to stop killing and maiming innocent persons. According...

• Safety is Job One - Deaths at NYC Construction Site Should Not Have Happened

  Mike Ferrara | March 16, 2008 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Yesterday's tragic crane collapse in NYC killed four and injured 10. It happened in mid-town Manhattan and could have been much worse. The site at 50th Street and 2nd Avenue is a bustling mid city intersection. The crane was on the 19th floor of a 44 story condo that was being built. There had been prior violations at this work site and neighbors complained that the workers were working...

• Vioxx Deadline Passes - 85% Settlement Figure Expected to be Reached

  Mike Ferrara | March 02, 2008 2:02 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The historic $4.85B Vioxx settlement by Merck (NYSE: MRK) Is one step closer to a final resolution. One of the requirements of the settlement was the at least 85% of the approximately 55,000 persons suing Merck had to agree to the settlement. The deadline to enroll all clients who desired to participate in the settlement was Febrary 29, 2008. Early reports indicate that the 85% figure...

• 100 Kids Died in 2006 in ATV Crashes - An Underreported Horror Story - The Time Is Now To Ban ATV's.

  Mike Ferrara | February 20, 2008 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Imagine an American child dying a needless death every third day of every year. That is the latest statistic on ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) deaths in 2006 as reported by the Consumer Products Safety Commission. These 100 child death cases do not include another 455 adult death cases in the same year. Imagine - 555 deats blamed on ATV crashes in a single year. If that wasn't bad enough,...

• Law Firm Sounds Alarm on Asbestos Reform

  Robert Blanchard | February 20, 2008 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  By way of a recent interview on GoLeft TV, my firm is looking to bring the spotlight back on the efforts of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce effort to victimize those suffering with asbestos related cancer. Citing a long string of court victories, the Chamber's National Camber Litigation Center is letting everyone know it is stepping up its tort reform effort in 2008. The most likely target will be...

• New Jersey Appellate Court Rules 911 Operator Not Immune From Liability For Botched Call

  Mike Ferrara | February 19, 2008 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A three judge panel of the Superior Court of New Jersey's Appellate Division ruled today that a 911 operator and her employer are not immune from liability. Today's unamious rullng reversed the decision of trial court judge Charles Little who found in favor of the 911 operator Marie Cuparo and her employer, the City of Camden (N.J.). In this case, a call came in to the 911 operator for the...