Personal Injury Law

New Report Proves Perils of Physician-Owned Hospitals
A new report, made by federal investigators, shows most physician-owned hospitals were not properly equipped to handle medical emergencies. This investigation took place due to the increase in physician-owned hospitals in the United States, where the number of facilities has increased from 110 in 2001, to 180 in 2007...

Emergency Care Lacking in Hospitals
Our attorneys are increasingly reviewing cases where major surgical procedures are being performed at small physician-owned hospitals and surgical centers. On January 10, 2008, the Washington Post revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, had issued a report concerning physician-owned specialty hospitals...

Delaware Hospitals Agree Not to Bill for Mistakes
Delaware has become the third state in the nation that will not bill patients or their insurance companies for certain medical errors. Delaware hospitals identified 9 serious mistakes for which they will no longer bill: (1) performing surgery on the wrong body part; (2) performing surgery on the wrong patient; (3) performing the wrong surgery on a patient; (4) sending a newborn infant home with the wrong family; (5) unintentionally leaving a foreign object in the body; (6) medication error that results in serious injury or death; (7) using wrong artificial donor for insemination; (8) causing injury by giving patient the wrong blood type; and (9) air-embolism injury...

Personal Property Securities in Australia
The Commonwealth Attorney-General has recently released a Consultation Draft of the Personal Property Securities Bill 2008 and an accompanying commentary. The Bill aims to provide a national system to regulate security interests in all property other than land, and would replace over 70 Commonwealth, State and Territory enactments...

Dems' Medicare Bill Would Prohibit Physician Investment in Hospitals
Much has been in the news lately about the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 recently introduced by the House democrats.   The Bill's proponents claim that if enacted it will provide insurance coverage for millions of children and improve and strengthen Medicare for America's seniors and people with disabilities...

Legislature approves new medical malpractice bill
The New Hampshire Legislature has approved a bill that will allow a doctor to apologize to a patient and NOT have that apology held against him or her in court. This is a good thing...

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

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Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Phone Bill Reduction
Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.

California Hospitals
Fined for Shoddy Care

Amherst Doctor
To Pay $9 Million in Medical Malpractice Suit

Serial Killer
Hospitals agree to confidential wrongful death settlement for employing former registered nurse Charles Cullen.

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