Woman’s Family Awarded $6.33M In Medical Malpractice Settlement (Central Florida News 13)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:30:19 GMT
The Morgan and Morgan law firm has announced a $6.33 million medical malpractice verdict in favor of a Deltona woman who is now in a permanent vegetative state following a heart attack five years ago.

Bill lets sizable medical malpractice awards be made public (The News & Observer)
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:01:19 GMT
Consumers will soon be able to know whether their doctors have paid medical malpractice awards under a bill approved this week by state lawmakers.

Texas man may be last one awarded millions in malpractice case (KENS 5 San Antonio)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:48:25 GMT
HOUSTON -- A jury has awarded a man $10 million in a medical malpractice case, but he may be one of the last people in Texas to received damages in the millions.

Business Insight: Law offices of K. Erik Wallin (The Westerly Sun)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:39:30 GMT
Erik Wallin knows the law and understands the local region he serves. If all you know about lawyers comes from watching TV’s L.A. Law, you might likely view this profession as a high profile, largely glamorous calling.

Texas man may be last one awarded millions in malpractice case (11 News Houston)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:00:54 GMT
A Texas man was awarded $10 million for his pain and suffering, but because of new reform law, it is more than any Texas patient will ever likely get again.

New law makes it easier to track doctor's background (KWGN Denver)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:48:24 GMT
COLORADO - The Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act, requiring full doctor disclosure in Colorado, will take full effect May 31st. Parents dream of only the best for their child, like the parents of Michael Skolnik did.

Tennessee Jurors Claim They Felt Pressured in Malpractice Case (Insurance Journal)
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:11:51 GMT
Four jurors wrote affidavits claiming they felt coerced by the court to rule against a doctor who lost a $6.12 million medical malpractice case, a The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported. ...

Quest continues for medical board's malpractice information online (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:24:59 GMT
My crusade to help you check out the medical malpractice history of your doctors has not ended, but there has been progress at the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners, so I'm not yet the Queen of Lost Causes.

Ohio Supreme Court Rulings Deny Request For Clinic Records, Address Mifepristone Use (Medical News Today)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:09:02 GMT
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a clinic operated by Planned Parenthood-Southwest Ohio Region does not have to release 10 years of child abuse reports and medical records of minors who received abortions, the AP/Middletown Journal reports.

Law firms complete merger (Tulsa World)
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:30:59 GMT
Two Tulsa law firms have merged, giving their client bases access to a larger pool of talent and more diversified areas of practice, the firms' officials said.