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Naptime for Voir Dire
Friday, August 27, 2010
Voir Dire is taking a little hiatus. Meanwhile, we leave you with an appropriate Warren Zevon song….
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Insurance companies find way to invest benefit money even after policyholders die
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Bloomberg Markets reporter David Evans offers thorough details, after a six-month investigation, of how some insurance companies hold onto the death benefit unless requested by the beneficiary — even though the beneficiary is entitled to the entire amount right away — and those companies continue to earn interest on the benefit money until it is paid out. (UPDATE 7-29-10: New York attorney general begins investigation.)
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Two wrongful death cases involve diabetic reactions while driving company vehicles
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Both cases resulted in multi-million-dollar payments to family members, and the mother of one of the victims wants to change state law to help prevent similar tragedies.
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“Decades of environmental disasters show role of civil justice system in holding polluters accountable”
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
A report from the American Association for Justice shows “how corporations have evaded U.S. environmental laws for decades, only to be later held accountable and responsible for clean-up through the civil justice system.”
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Searchable database of disciplinary actions, malpractice judgments against California doctors
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
The Sacramento Bee’s website makes it possible to find sanctions from the Medical Board of California, as well as doctors’ felony convictions, malpractice judgments and malpractice settlements.
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Why the stories you’ve read about doctors performing “unnecessary tests” aren’t entirely accurate
Friday, July 2, 2010
No, the Archives of Internal Medicine survey did not find that 91% of doctors run unnecessary tests for fear of being sued. Nor did a Harvard School of Public Health study show an overabundance of frivolous malpractice suits.
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