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• Medical Malpractice Law Relating to Death of a Patient Inherently Unfair

  Evan Rosen | May 22, 2007 6:23 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Since 1990, in order to recover for a loved one's death that was caused by Medical Malpractice, you need to either be a spouse or a child under the age of 25. Recently, a 35 year old woman contacted me about the death of her father in a Hospital. Negligence seemed clear at first blush but I never got the chance to investigate because she is the only remaining "next of kin" but because she is...

• Toddler in Michigan Suffers Dog Bite

  Shannon Weidemann | May 14, 2007 10:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A mixed breed dog bit a 14-month-old boy in Jackson, Michigan last week. The victim was at his grandmother's house when her dog may have tried to get a chip the toddler was eating. The dog bite was on his face. The victim was taken to Foote Hospital, then transported to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Heins said. The boy was released from the hospital Monday and is...

• Evenflo Infant Car Seat/Carriers Recalled

  Evan Rosen | May 14, 2007 7:04 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with Evenflo Company Inc., announced a recall of approximately 450,000 Evenflo Embrace Infant Car Seat/Carriers due to a serious defect.The handle, when the unit is used as an infant carrier, can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to rotate forward. When that happens,...

• La Corte Suprema Niega la Compensacion de Danos Punitivos contra el "Gran Tobaco"

  Evan Rosen | May 14, 2007 7:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  El Martés, Febrero 20, 2007, la Corte Suprema negó una compensación de daños punitivos de $79.5 millones contra la compañia tabacalera Phillip Morris. El demandante en este caso fue el Sr. Jesse Williams, quien murio despues de años de haber fumado cigarrillos Marlboro. La viuda de este argumentó que la compañia de tabaco condujo fraude al promocionar a proposito que los cigarrillos no...

• Personal Injury Insurance rates set to drop

  Evan Rosen | May 09, 2007 12:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Based on the expiration of Florida's No Fault/PIP law, State Farm has announced it will reduce it's rates and that the average two car household will save approximately $360. Interesting... I'm sure the average cost of PIP protection is more than $360 per two car household. I sure hope the legislature asks where that extra premium money is going...

• La Ley de Lesion Personal Expirará Octubre 1

  Evan Rosen | May 08, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  La sesión legislativa ha terminado y con ella el tiempo para extender la famosa ley de la Florida "No-Fault/PIP" (como se conoce en Inglés). Esta ley requiere que los conductores de la Florida tengan seguro de auto para pagar un porcentaje de sus propios gastos médicos y perdida de salario despues de un accidente de carro, sin tomar en cuenta quien causo el accidente. Esta ley es resultado...

• Major Personal Injury Law to Expire on October 1

  Evan Rosen | May 07, 2007 7:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The 2007 Legislative Session has ended and with it so has the time period to extend Florida's famous no-fault/PIP law. No-Fault or PIP law requires Florida drivers to carry auto insurance to pay for a percentage of their own medical bills and lost wages resulting from an auto accident regardless of who is at fault. There is no Florida law requiring people who are responsible for accidents to...

• Las Investigaciones Indican que los Doctores tienen Más Ventaja en Casos de Negligencia Medica

  Evan Rosen | May 03, 2007 1:17 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Las investigaciones indican que los doctores reciben un trato sumamente favorable comparado con el trato que los jurados dan a los demandantes lesionados por una negligencia médica. Philip Peters, Jr. de la Universidad de Missouri-Escuela Columbia de Leyes, encontró, mediante su investigación, que en la mayoria de los casos de negligencia médica los veredictos son a favor de los doctores. ...

• Research finds Doctors have upper hand in Medical Malpractice Cases

  Evan Rosen | May 02, 2007 4:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Research indicates doctors are treated "unfairly" favorably as compared to how juries treat injured plaintiffs. Philip Peters Jr., of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, has found through his research that most medical malpractice cases end in verdicts in favor of the Doctor. In fact only about 27 to 30 percent of medical malpractice cases result in verdicts in favor of the...