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• Expert Witness Fees or Windfalls?

  Steve Klearman | March 23, 2007 6:52 AM | 2 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Nevada medical malpractice cases were put on the road to extinction several years ago by a voter-approved initiative that restricted lawsuits to such an extent that many attorneys stopped practicing in this area altogether.I still do and will continue to. But I've noticed that as medical malpractice lawsuits have become more limited, doctor's expert fees have continued to spiral. Several days...

• Pet Food Recall Worries Many Dog and Cat Owners

  Shannon Weidemann | March 22, 2007 11:21 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Menu Foods has recalled over 90 brands of pet food for dogs and cats and that has many worried. The recall involves wet canned and foil package pet food in the "cuts and gravy" style and includes major brands such as Iams and Eukanuba as well as store brands. Most stores have pulled all of the recalled food from their shelves. Some of the 60 million cans and pouches of pet food have been...

• Medicare for All Nevadans?

  Steve Klearman | March 19, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  I was watching a back episode of West Wing last night.The presidential candidate played by Jimmy Smits had a health plan: take the words "over 65" out of the Medicare statute. Allow Medicare for all.It's an interesting idea.Probably 40% of my clients do not have health insurance. Something like 50 million Americans do not have health insurance. Lately, our local hospitals here in Reno are...

• Negotiate With Nevada Medical Providers

  Steve Klearman | March 18, 2007 7:50 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  I've tried to provide practical advice with my blogs. I don't repeat news stories about car accidents as a rule, and I try to set out information that Nevada legal consumers can use.This blog is no exception and I have one simple message: when it comes to health care, everything is negotiable.A while back, 60 Minutes did a story about the advantages of having heatlh insurance to cover a...