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Richard Flagg died in 2003, three years after Dr. Santusht Perera removed most of his right lung instead of his cancerous left lung. Now Perera is practicing surgery again at a New Jersey hospital.

Daily Journal: A California federal judge intends to throw out a claim that a major national bank discriminated against blacks applying for mortgages during the recent housing boom.

D. Brad Wright concludes, “The threat of malpractice liability doesn’t appear to have any impact on the practice of obstetrics.”

KBR/Halliburton wants the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that a case involving the alleged rape of a clerical worker can go to court instead of forced arbitration, with an arbitrator paid by Halliburton and no right of appeal.

What was once the nation’s largest subprime lender has pledged $22 million to repay aggrieved borrowers and their lawyers.

Thirteen California hospitals have been assessed administrative penalties after a determination that the facilities’ noncompliance with licensing requirements has caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients.

Washington Post: Toyota is suspending the sales and production of many of its car and trucks because of problems with the vehicles’ accelerators.