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Price Gouging at Health Care Companies? Say it Ain't So!!!

Haven’t we all heard the rhetoric (and read my previous blog on the subject, no less) about how Plaintiff’s attorneys and “greedy patients” are to blame for the rising cost of health care? Sure, there are countless victims of medical malpractice, but if they seek any type of recovery, then it’s sudd

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 Jun 2006

Birth Injuries – Who Can Be Sued?

Did you know that a birth injury could be caused by a wide variety of sources? Claims are not limited to just medical doctors – they can also apply to nurses, hospitals, anesthesiologists, drug (pharmaceutical) companies, and other providers of health care services.While each person on the medical s

By The Legal Examiner

/ 16 Jun 2006

Disney Sued Over Death of Young Boy at Epcot

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Walt Disney World by the family of a 4 year old boy that died after riding Epcot’s Mission: Space ride. An autopsy revealed that the boy’s death was caused by an irregular heartbeat brought about by the stress of the ride on the boy’s body.The ride, Mi

By The Legal Examiner

/ 15 Jun 2006

Fast Food Health Concerns

What do we not know about the fast food that we eat? When we run to places and grab a quick order to go, are we ruining our health?A recent lawsuit was filed against KFC in an attempt to stop them from cooking with partially hydrogenated oil which is high in fact and switch to other types of cooking

By The Legal Examiner

/ 15 Jun 2006

Medical Bills Too High? Blame Medicare – NOT Lawsuits

We’ve all heard the argument: “If greedy families and patients would stop suing, then everyone’s medical bills would decrease.” Let’s set aside the fact that medical errors are a leading cause of death in the U.S. Let’s instead look at one of the factors which is actually causing YOUR medical bills

By The Legal Examiner

/ 8 Jun 2006

Overtime Recordkeeping

Many employers will tell employees that overtime will not be paid without the permission of a supervisor.However, supervisors then give employees too much work to be completed in a 40-hour week, which requires the employee to work longer to avoid disappointing his/her supervisor. Then if the employe

By The Legal Examiner

/ 6 Jun 2006

Some Potentially Dire Consequences of Bariatric Surgery Are Not Always Properly Disclosed to Patients

Bariatric surgery — a stomach-shrinking operation performed to help overcome obesity — is becoming more popular than ever. But there’s a catch often not understood by those who undergo the procedure: Once they lose the weight the surgery helps them lose, there may be more surgery to come — surgery t

By The Legal Examiner

/ 30 May 2006

Treatment Center Settles Lawsuit Related to Teen Suicide

A wilderness treatment center has agreed to pay $1.2 million and admit responsibility to settle a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Massachusetts teenager who killed himself while in its care, the parents’ lawyers said Tuesday.Paul and Diana Lewis of East Longmeadow, Mass., sued the Aldredge Academy

By The Legal Examiner

/ 22 May 2006

Failure to Prevent Potential Contamination by Bausch & Lomb Draws Sharp Criticism From The FDA

Bausch & Lomb failed to notify United States regulators within 30 days about 35 serious bacterial infections reported in Singapore in users of its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution, the Food and Drug Administration said in a report released on Tuesday. The finding was among 20 observations

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 May 2006

Senate Rejects Efforts to Limit Right of Medical Malpractice Victims

An initiative backed by Republicans and President Bush to limit jury awards in medical malpractice cases was rebuffed by the United States Senate.The Senate voted down two measures, one that would have capped jury awards in lawsuits and doctors and health care institutions and another that would hav

By The Legal Examiner

/ 9 May 2006

Carnival Cruise Lines Settles Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit

From a honeymooner going overboard to alleged medical malpractice (update: not to mention the filing of Princess cruise lawsuits), it has not been a banner year for public relations of cruise lines. To add to the growing list of bad PR, Carnival Cruise Lines will pay $6.25 million to thousands of cu

By The Legal Examiner

/ 8 May 2006

Faulty Air Masks Could Be Responsible for Deaths of West Virginia Miners

There is new and understandable outrage from the families of the twelve deceased mine workers who perished in Sago Mine in West Virginia last year. In the final Sago Mine disaster that left these 12 men dead, at least four of the air masks meant to protect the miners from dangerous smoke and fumes d

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 May 2006