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• Ricin Found - Disease and Poison in Las Vegas(2)

  Steve Klearman | February 29, 2008 7:10 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  First news of 40,000 exposed to Hepatitis in Vegas and now authorities are reporting discovering what appears to be Ricin in a hotel. What's up in Vegas? Reminds me of an art exhibit I recently saw (still on display at the Barrick Museum there) that depicts scenes of apocalypse and absurdity with Vegas as the backdrop.Barrick Museum ExhibitAccording to Yahoo News, Ricin is made from the waste...

• Insurance Industry Hit With $11 Million Failure

  Steve Klearman | November 23, 2007 3:36 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The insurance industry's $11 million bellyflop against Referendum 67 was an election bright spot for ruling Democrats, who otherwise took their lumps from a frugal electorate that sent establishment ideas packing. According to Curt Woodward, writing for the AP, the referendum, which allows triple damages in lawsuits alleging bad faith by insurance companies, spawned a lively campaign pitting the...

• Nevada Alternative Medicine Doctor Fined

  Steve Klearman | November 13, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  According to a Las Vegas Review Journal article, a physician and alternative medicine doctor in Carson City, Frank Shallenberger, entered a guilty plea admitting to malpractice for failure to diagnosis colon cancer in one of his patients. This misdiagnosis ultimately lead to the patient's death. The doctor never performed any tests or examinations after the patient complained of symptoms of...

• AB 133 Changes Health and Dental Insurance Laws

  Steve Klearman | October 10, 2007 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Assembly Bill No. 133 dated February 20, 2007 will make some important changes to provisions relating to the status of health and dental insurance policies for patients. Current law allows insurance providers to refuse to pay for claims until the premium on the policy is paid in full by the patient. Amendments to the rules regarding health insurance will require insurance companies to notify...

• HIPPA Hints

  Steve Klearman | June 07, 2007 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Here's a handy guideline to HIPPA that was sent to me by the Institute for Paralegal Education. This was apparently written by attorney Heather Brochu (a short bio is at the bottom of this blog):The primary purpose of HIPPA is to outline circumstances in which an individual's protected health information may be used or disclosed by covered entities.Covered Entities Under HIPPA• Health care...

• Racism and Low Mammography Rates

  Steve Klearman | June 04, 2007 6:43 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  More African American women die of breast cancer. A recent Yale study found, however, that there was no association was observed between perceived racial discrimination and nonadherence to age-specific mammography screening guidelines.D. Garth Sullivan, from Indox Consulting, expands in a recent mass email:Perceived racial discrimination is not associated with nonadherence to screening...

• Healthcare System Still a Mess

  Steve Klearman | April 11, 2007 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  I see and talk with potential clients every day. One thing becomes increasingly clear: the American healthcare system is in dire shape. Consider, for instance, the following:As of 2005, nearly 41 percent of Americans lacked health coverage;More than half of Americans making less than $20,000 a year have no health insurance.;Nearly 60% of Americans who were uninsured and have chronic conditions...

• Nearly Half a Billion Paid By Religious Institutions in Sex Cases

  Steve Klearman | March 31, 2006 9:13 AM | 1 CommentReno, NV

  The Reno Gazette Journal reports today that dioceses and religious institutions paid almost $400 million in settlements for claims in 2005, according to a survey released Thursday by Roman Catholic officials. The latest nationwide figures were released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Office of Child and Youth Protection. The figures came from its third annual audit of dioceses...

• Satellite Images of Your Auto Accident Scene

  Steve Klearman | March 22, 2006 12:10 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  http://nashville.injuryboard.com/motor-vehicle-accidents/google-earth-for-auto-accidents.phpMy fellow personal injury law blogger, Ray Runyon, in Nashville, Tennessee, provides a great idea for personal injury attorneys (and their clients) in his blog today. Google Earth http://earth.google.com/ allows a user to input an address anywhere in the world and then "zoom in" to get a closer view and...

• Collateral Source Evidence in Nevada Medical Malpractice Cases

  Steve Klearman | March 20, 2006 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The subject of collateral source evidence arises in every medical malpractice lawsuit. Basically, and in this context, collateral source evidence relates to any payment made for medical bills (or any bills) by someone other than the person who brings the suit. The most common type of collateral source payment is that made by an insurance company. Attorneys throughout the country like to argue...