- Mike Bryant | September 27, 2011 12:33 PM | Minneapolis, MN
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
My wife came back from the pharmacy a couple of days ago and said that one of my allergy medications is no longer by prescription and on top of that there was a cheaper generic form available. That...
- Mike Bryant | July 15, 2011 9:09 AM | St. Cloud, MN
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Generic drugs are cheaper, so many people get them over brand names. Now due to a decision from the United States Supreme Court, in Pliva v. Mensing, they are probably more dangerous. The court...
- Mike Bryant | April 30, 2011 9:09 AM | St. Cloud, MN
Category:
Medical Malpractice
This past week, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN., released a study that the death rates at hospitals increases by 2% per hospital shift when units are understaffed with registered nurses.
The study,...
- Mike Bryant | March 10, 2010 9:44 AM | St. Cloud, MN
Category:
Medical Malpractice
On occasion, Minnesota and other legislatures look at the I'm Sorry issue. What's interesting is that it is usually to bar the use of the statement in a claim. It's always sounded to me like a I...
- Mike Bryant | September 13, 2009 9:21 AM | St. Cloud, MN
Category:
Medical Malpractice
A number of times I've blogged about the benefits of the Minnesota medical legal system. The expert affidavit rule requires a case to have affirmed medical support before it can go forward. The...
- Mike Bryant | July 28, 2009 9:50 AM | St. Cloud, MN
Category:
Medical Malpractice
The first week of July in Harris County, Texas, a man who lost his leg from mid-thigh down, part of his right foot and all of his fingers received a verdict of $10 million. The man was injured after...