Issues
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Dennis Quaid: Actor, father, documentary film maker, MICRA fighter Friday, April 16, 2010
The father of twins is making his mark by taking on MICRA, California’s 35-year-old law that has capped non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000.
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The best way to reduce malpractice suits? Reduce malpractice Friday, April 16, 2010
The upshot: A correlation between better health care and fewer malpractice lawsuits.
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In another blow to Toyota, company pulls Lexus SUV from the market after Consumer Reports says vehicle is potentially dangerous Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The magazine’s “don’t buy” designation marks the first time since 2001 that it issues such a warning to consumers. Toyota responds in less than a day by ordering dealers to cease sales of the the SUV while it conducts further tests.
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Asbestos victims and their survivors seek justice Tuesday, December 29, 2009
For many people like Jim Morrison, the California system works to help compensate that which can never truly be compensated. Having never smoked a cigarette in his life, at the age of 54 he was diagnosed with cancer from asbestos and given only months to live. His primary goal was to live long enough to see his engaged daughter marry later in the year.
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Asbestos papers show health risks were known decades ago Wednesday, December 23, 2009
“My answer to the problem is: if you have enjoyed a good life while working with asbestos products why not die from it. There’s got to be some cause.”
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An explanation of the collateral source rule Tuesday, December 22, 2009
If a drunken driver kills your spouse, should that driver get a break because you invested in life insurance? If you are injured and cannot work, should the person who stripped your ability to work pay less because you invested in disability insurance? If you are injured and must get medical care, should the person who sent you to the emergency room gain a financial advantage simply because you invested in health insurance?
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Bayer’s Yaz birth control: greater risk, no more effective Wednesday, December 9, 2009
“No woman would take Yaz if she knew that it was no more effective than other birth control pills but was more risky,” says a lawyer who represents women who have been seriously injured by the drug. He and another lawyer will soon begin combing through more than 30 million pages of documents to determine what Bayer knew of the risks, and why it failed to disclose them.
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