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Medical Board inaction, MICRA cap combine to leave Californians’ safety in question Thursday, April 4, 2013
A recent legislative hearing put the spotlight on the Medical Board of California’s lack of punishment of misbehaving doctors.
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Justice Denied Friday, March 1, 2013
California’s court funding crisis has stripped away $1.1 billion since 2008. The result has been closed courthouses, furloughed workers, shuttered courtrooms, long lines and even longer waits for cases to reach trial. With court access stymied, justice is being denied.
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New film explores pro-corporate bias of U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, October 3, 2012
“Unequal Justice: The Relentless Rise of the 1% Court,” a new film from the Alliance for Justice “explores the growing pro-corporate bias in key Court decisions and their real-world impact on ordinary Americans.”
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Self-driving cars and the liability issues they raise Friday, May 11, 2012
Think automated robot-driven cars are decades away? Think again. They’re being tested right now and could be on the road by decade’s end. With them comes a list of potential liability and insurance issues you need to consider.
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The Face of MICRA Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Steven Olsen was a bright 2-year-old when medical negligence left him profoundly brain damaged. Two decades later, his parents remain potent advocates for correcting California’s $250,000 cap on human suffering.
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Breaking the Waves Thursday, February 24, 2011
After a surfing accident left her husband a quadriplegic, Mayra Fornos became a consumer attorney and champion of people with disabilities.
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Jury sends message: understaffing of nursing homes is unacceptable Wednesday, December 8, 2010
A class action suit against Skilled Healthcare resolved in a negotiated settlement of $62.8 million, after Skilled failed to meet legally-mandated minimum staffing levels at its California facilities over a period of years.
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Tackling the Tormentors – California non-profit holds violators of human rights accountable Friday, October 8, 2010
When Mohamed Ali Samantar came to the United States from war-torn Somalia in 1997, he hoped to live quietly in retirement in suburban Virginia. But thanks to a little-known San Francisco human rights group, the former Somali official instead became the focus of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court human rights case.
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