The Downside of the Texas Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages
Arguing in favor of tort reform, a recent New York Times article noted the influx of doctors into Texas after medical malpractice damages were capped in 2003. However, in...
Read moreImproved Prognosis of Buffalo Bills Tight End Kevin Everett Puts Spotlight on Experimental Hypothermia Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett suffered a severe spinal cord injury on September 9, 2007, while making a tackle on a kickoff against the Denver Broncos in the...
Read moreThe Deadly Physical Forces at Play in a Motor Vehicle Accident
Was browsing YouTube and found the video below added by Georgia lawyer Matthew C. Flournoy. It walks viewers through the deadly physical forces at play in high speed car...
Read moreDenver Judge Triples Punitive Damages Awarded Against Qwest for Paralyzing Spinal Cord Injury Suffered by Telephone Repairman
It was recently reported that Denver District Court Judge Sheila Rappaport tripled the punitive damage awarded by a jury against Qwest Communications to a former worker, Andrew Blood, who...
Read moreNew Jersey Supreme Court Denies Class Action Status in Vioxx Litigation
Interesting development in the ongoing Vioxx litigation against Merck. The plaintiff in the New Jersey case was a union whose health-care plan spent $200,000 on Vioxx prescriptions for its...
Read moreTruck Accident Lawsuits: Driver Fatigue
According to the Truck Safey Coalition, there are over 5,000 fatalities a year due to truck accidents. A frequent cause of truck accidents is driver fatigue. The U.S. Department...
Read moreFDA Warns Parents: Do Not Give Cough or Cold Medicines to Children Under the Age of 2 Unless Directed by a Physician
On August 15, 2007, the FDA issued a public health advisory providing the following guidance to parents concerning the use of cough and cold medicines by children (especially those...
Read moreStudy Recommends Children be Immediately Examined for Spinal Cord Injury After Car Accident
A study led by Dr. Harsh Grewal, a pediatric surgeon at Temple University School of Medicine and Hospital in Philadelphia, and recently published in the Journal of Spinal Cord...
Read moreNational Safety Council Reports Accidental Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate
Earlier this summer, the National Saftey Council reported that accidental deaths are increasing in America at an alarming rate, more than 20 percent over a 10-year period, reaching 113,000...
Read moreNew Law Review Study Shows that Juries Tend to Favor Medical Defendants in the Courtroom
We recently reported that a jury had exonerated two surgeons in the medical malpractice trial of Notre Dame coach Charles Weis. We’ve had people express surprise at the result...
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