Successful Settlement in Podiatric Malpractice Case
February 20, 2010: The podiatrist treating a 31-year old nurse failed to appropriately perform a laser excision procedure and improperly severed and then failed to repair two arterial vessels. The patient went home and her foot was dripping in blood. She tried contacting the doctor’s office for help, but the doctor never responded. The patient
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Malpractice Caps Unconstitutional in Illinois
February 4, 2010: In a highly-anticipated opinion, the Illinois Supreme Court today issued an opinion in which it declared Illinois’ cap on medical malpractice awards to be unconstitutional. This is an important decision, and the right one, and I will have more to say on it later. For now, this seems important enough to post it
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Sticks and Stones
Why is it that whenever Corporate America gets caught doing something improper, the companies and their attorneys resort to name calling and finger pointing? It is happening now, in the context of lawsuits filed for false patent markings. Here is a blog post from an attorney trying to circle the defense wagons, using the common rallying cry of “patent
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