Academic

USPTO News: Patent Office Calls Continuing Education Pilot Program a Success
By Donald Zuhn -- Last fall, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was seeking up to a thousand registered practitioners to help with a pilot test of the Office's new online Continuing Education for Practitioners (CEP) system (see "Patent Office Seeking Volunteers to Test Continuing Education System")...

Pneumonia patient gets charged with DUI, despite having .00 BAC
Story is from Florida. The man reportedly blacked out while driving to a doctor's office. He tried explaining to police, but even though he reportedly blew a .00 BAC, the man was booked into jail, where he was allegedly denied...

NY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE- "If I Sue My Doctor For Medical Malpractice Will He Lose His License"
The answer is no, he will not lose his license. Many prospective clients come into my office with the feeling that their doctor has offended them. Many want "justice." Many tell me they're not interested in the money, rather, they just want the doctor's license revoked and want to make sure he does not do the same thing to another patient...

Weekend worriors
Public defender Amb Imb wishes he didn't have to go into the office on weekends, while public defender Ken lays out one danger associated with the practice: going to the restroom and locking yourself out of your office, which happens to contain your wallet, car keys, cell phone, brief case, and badge (parental advisory: Ken says f*ck more than once)...

Doctors and Social Security Disability
As a disability examiner and in disability representation, I found many instances in which I was very disappointed with certain members of the medical profession. How so? Well, I recall a number of times (actually, more times than I can count) when it seemed that I could not get, no matter how many times I tried, medical records out of a certain doctor's office (though in most cases I eventually

GW Graduate Program in Acquired Brain Injury Tuition Assistance Announced
The George Washington University (GW) Department of Teacher Preparation and Special Education (DTPSE) has announced that they have received a Personnel Training Grant from the US Department of Education?s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) for the ?Master?s of Education Degree (MA) in Transition Special Education: Emphasis in Acquired Brain Injury...

OfficeMax Recalls Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
OfficeMax Recalls Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Amherst Doctor
To Pay $9 Million in Medical Malpractice Suit

West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support
West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support

Department of Education Fraud
$4.25 million settlement to be paid in whistleblower lawsuit.

Racist Voicemail
Stamford Board of Education pays student $37,500 settlement after failing to protect her from racial discrimination.

Doctor Negligence
VA Medical Center to pay $1.3 million settlement in malpractice lawsuit.