Q: If I carry the state minimum auto insurance but someone sues me in court for more, what happens if I don't have it? If I own only the clothes on my back, rent, don't own my car, have no assents, and live off of $1,000 Social Security Disability a month, am I known...
Q: My father passed away in a nursing home recently. The state conducted an investigation and even interviewed me. They found "Immediate Jeopardy (to health of residents)", failure to address and seek timely medical attention, no one was trained in CPR when he...
When facing the prospect of filing a lawsuit for a medical malpractice issue or a personal injury you or a loved one has suffered, your choice of the right attorney will be critical. Experience. You will likely want to consider attorneys with the right kind of...
If you underwent a hip replacement procedure and received a DePuy Pinnacle implant, please review this important press release to assist in identifying a potential medical malpractice or product liability lawsuit. US Drug Watchdog, January 18, 2013 The US Drug...
COLUMBUS DISPATCH - LAW CUTS DAMAGES AWARDED TO SEX-ASSAULT VICTIM By: Laura Arenschield DELAWARE, Ohio - A jury decided in June that a 21-year-old woman, sexually assaulted by her pastor when she was 15, should get upwards of $3.6 million for the post-traumatic...
The New York Times, May 16, 2013, by Joanna C. Schwartz MUCH of the discussion over the Affordable Care Act has focused on whether it will bring down health care costs. Less attention has been paid to another goal of the act: improving patient safety. Each year tens...
At the 2013 American Bar Association Midyear Meeting, Research Professor Stephen Daniels presented his findings on the impact of tort reform on medical malpractice lawyers and personal injury lawyers. Specifically, they studied the peoples' access to justice and the...
Source: The Pop Tort - December 3, 2013 Hey kids, it's December and that means finals! (You remember our last exam, right?) So get out those #2 pencils again. Actually, what year is this? Get out those laptops - and begin: Medical errors in the U.S. rank where as a...
Runaway Juries? Overinflated verdicts? Not according to the numbers. How the reality affects the practice of law Thanks to stories sensationalized by the media, as well as clever marketing by parties interested in limiting an injured person's access to the courts,...
While this article is written about the medical malpractice verdicts in California, the content is equally applicable to Ohio's tort reform laws. The authors explain quite clearly why limitations on damages in medical malpractice cases are harmful to citizen rights....
