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• Majority of Medical Malpractice Cases Close without Compensation Payments

  Evan Rosen | June 29, 2007 6:46 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Contrary to all the hype we hear in the news about a Medical Malpractice crisis, a recent report done by the US Department of Justice found that the majority of medical malpractice cases get resolved without a doctor or insurance company having to pay a dime. In Florida, two-thirds were closed out with a payout of less than $250,000 and only 10% resulted in a payout over one million.For more...

• Governor Crist May Call for Another Special Session to Address Personal Injury Protection Benefits

  Evan Rosen | June 28, 2007 7:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  After already having one special session to address property tax reform, it appears Govenor Crist now has his eyes set on extending Personal Injury Protection Benefits as they are set to expire on October 1 of this year. It seems the hospital lobby has gotten to Governor Crist to explain just how damaging and costly it would be to Florida Hospitals should PIP expire. PIP law in Florida...

• Injured Dancer Obtains Verdict of $2.15 Million

  Evan Rosen | June 18, 2007 8:55 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  By age 17, Katie Sheffler had been a ballerina for 15 years already. As a result of some hip pain, a Fort Lauderdale doctor, Dr. Marc Philippon, operated and performed what Ms. Sheffler's attorney's deemed an unnecessary surgery and one that he had never done prior. In the suit for Medical Malpractice, a jury found in favor of Ms. Sheffler in the amount of $2.15 Million. If you desire...

• Calls for Extending PIP Law Coming In

  Evan Rosen | June 12, 2007 5:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  There have been numerous articles calling for the extention of Florida's No-Fault/PIP law. There are all kinds of rationale but mainly with nothing in it's place hospitals and patients would be stuck with no coverage if mandatory personal injury protection benefits are allowed to sunset with the expiring of the PIP law on October 1, 2007. The Florida Legislature is set for a special session to...