The article in the Mail Tribune Friday, Nov. 13, about Susan Saladoff’s film documentation of “corporate America’s manipulation of the U.S. justice system to prevent lawsuits” looks more like an attempt to become the Michael Moore of personal injury attorneys. A trial lawyer and plaintiff’s attorney ...
It’s not as rare as you think for President Barack Obama and Gov. Sarah Palin to be in complete agreement on an issue of national importance. In August, she wrote on her Facebook page that “we cannot have health care reform without litigation reform.” Speaking to the American Association of family p ...
The following is a press release from the AAJ. New Paper Debunks Malpractice Myths As enemies of health care reform spread lies and mistruths about medical negligence, a new white paper tackles the issue head-on, debunking the most common myths with sound science and research while refuting the hype ...
In 2003 the Republican controlled Texas Legislature ushered in massive tort reform requiring a change to the Texas Constitution by a vote of the citizens of Texas. By a very slim margin Texas citizens embraced tort reform to lower health care costs, expand health care coverage, and stick it to those ...
Five Star Quality Care 3rd Qtr Results here and press release here. Total revenues increased 5.9% to $297.2 million; net income $4.1 million. Five Star Quality Care, Inc. is a senior living and healthcare services company. Five Star owns or leases and operates 206 senior living communities with 21,9 ...
I’ve already written that the health care reform bill that Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) introduced includes tax increases, some of which, start in 2010, while the legislation’s answer to health care reform won’t start until 2014. The Senate’s version of the health care reform includes a mandate for Fed ...
I have seen two lists that discuss the highest paid jobs. One list is based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the other is from Forbes Magazine. Both are dominated by health care professionals and show that there is clearly no need for tort reform. 1. Anesthesiologists: $197,340. (And anesthesio ...
Earlier this week the New York Daily News ran a great op-ed co-authored by Lawrence McQuillan of the Pacific Research Institute and Mark Kriss, head of New Yorkers for Lawsuit Reform. The piece describes how lawsuit abuse is harming New York state’s economy and how trial lawyers and their friends in ...
The real matthew asked: • “Erase the boundaries around every single state when it comes to health care,” enabling consumers to purchase insurance across state lines; • increase the use of health savings accounts and allow everyone to “take full deductibility of all medical expenses,” including insur ...
This woman is my hero. I’d say she’s my heroine, but then people would probably accuse me of being a drug addict. Tort "reform" is a doozy of a misnomer. There is certainly nothing positive or beneficial about it. Tort reform laws, which now exist it nearly every state (although you'd never guess th ...
