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Medical Malpractice Suit Over Marvin Hamlisch’s Death
October 18, 2014 3:56 pmMedical Malpractice Suit Over Marvin Hamlisch’s Death
October 18, 2014 3:56 pm$622M in Damages for the Families of 11 Victims
October 18, 2014 3:14 pmSo what is a reasonable number of dollars to award in a wrongful death case or for a victim’s pain... View Article
Suing for Insurance Denial of Autism Therapy
October 17, 2014 10:13 amJust attended an excellent presentation by Lorri Unumb at Belmont Law School on “Legislating Autism Coverage: The Conservative Insurance Mandate.”... View Article
Damages Cap Inapplicable to Uninsured Motorist Coverage
October 17, 2014 9:02 amIn State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Hunt, 2013AP2518 (Oct. 2, 2014), the District IV Appeals Court of Wisconsin... View Article
Think Like a Lawyer? It’s ‘Elementary’!
October 17, 2014 8:44 amFrom The Recorder: Maria Konnikova’s book, “Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes,” effectively captures what it means to think... View Article
$10M Settlement: KC Priest Sexual Abuse
October 16, 2014 7:57 amThe Kansas City diocese has agreed to settle 30 sexual abuse by priests lawsuits for $10 million.
NEJM Debunks Tort Reform’s Effect on Defensive Medicine
October 16, 2014 7:47 amA new study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine,The Effect of Malpractice Reform on Emergency Department Care,... View Article
California Prop. 46: Ending Damages Caps
October 16, 2014 7:38 amNPR has covered Prop 46, including the tragic story of Troy and Alana Pack. The article explains the 3 sections... View Article