Posts tagged Insurance

• Tort Reform: Insurance Lobbyists Want To Take Away Your Rights

  Brett Emison | November 20, 2009 1:51 PM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to Scientific American, preventable medical mistakes kill 200,000 American each year. Despite all those deaths, insurance company lobbyists want you to give up your right to a jury trial...

• Drug Makers Raise Prices Despite Promises of Cost Reform

  David Mittleman | November 18, 2009 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Drug makers pledged to help cut down healthcare costs by $8 billion a year, but now it doesn’t look like they are making good on that promise. Instead, in the last year alone, the...

• Making Health Care Easier and More Affordable

  Eddie Farah | November 17, 2009 10:22 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  When you need to access health care in a hurry in Florida, you might not be thinking about cost comparisons like you would with food or toys. But consider this. Shop for health care like you...

• Why Did A Semi Truck Rollover Close Highway 10?

  Mike Bryant | November 16, 2009 7:13 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Much of last night, U.S. Highway 10 near its intersection with Minnesota Highway 15, was closed. A 2006 Volvo semi-tractor lost control and rolled over. The road was closed until 3:00 am. Odd to...

• Hit And Run Intoxicated Driver Apprehended In St Cloud

  Mike Bryant | November 16, 2009 6:26 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Friday morning, a hit and run was reported in the 300 block of Seventh Avenue South. The driver was apprehended and was intoxicated and under the influence of a prescription drug, according to...

• 20-year-old Eagan Woman Killed By Passing Car In St. Paul

  Mike Bryant | November 15, 2009 11:18 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Monday night, a 20 year old woman from Eagan was stepping on to W 7th street in St Paul when she was stuck and killed by a passing car. Sympathy goes out for all of those involved. Cause was still...

• Bad Faith Claims Tell the True Story About Insurers

  K.C. Bouchillon | November 15, 2009 2:27 PM | 1 CommentCentral Florida, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Ever wonder if your insurance company is really as good as they claim? Are you really in good hands? Is your insurance company really like a good neighbor? There's a way you can find out. Click...

• What Will The Police Find With Gray Eagle Accident?

  Mike Bryant | November 13, 2009 9:43 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Friday morning, a eastbound vehicle missed a stop sign at the intersection of Todd County Road 98 with Minnesota Highway 287 west of Grey Eagle. The vehicle slid across the intersection and went...

• The Great Insurance Lie?

  Greg Jones | November 13, 2009 10:46 AM | 1 CommentCharlotte, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Have a worker’s compensation case? Let me guess, the adjuster has told you there is no reason to hire a lawyer because worker’s comp benefits are limited and you’ll only end up...

• Tort Reform Myth Debunked - Damages Caps do not Lower Malpractice Insurance Premiums

  Bret Hanna | November 12, 2009 4:49 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  We've all heard the claims. Jackpot payouts in medical malpractice cases have caused malpractice insurance premiums to go so high that doctors are leaving certain specialties or leaving the...