Defective & Dangerous Products

• Nevada Rural Hospitals Survive in Northern Nevada

  Steve Klearman | June 26, 2007 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Anyone who's spent anytime in Northern Nevada's rural communities knows that healthcare can be an issue. This article comes from John Wheeler, special to the Reno Gazette Journal, and was published on June 24, 2007. When it comes to economic development, rural communities readily see the benefit in attracting traditional businesses, such as warehouses or processing plants.But they might get...

• Northern Nevada Medical Center Hires COO

  Steve Klearman | June 25, 2007 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Per the Reno Gazette Journal, NNMA in Sparks has hired a new administrator in charge.Northern Nevada Medical Center and Universal Health Services, Inc. announced the promotion of Lisa Wilson to chief operating officer for Northern Nevada Medical Center in Sparks.Wilson was an associate administrator at Northwest Texas Healthcare System, a 489-bed hospital in Amarillo, Texas.Wilson's previous...

• Northern Nevada Hospitals Expand

  Steve Klearman | June 24, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Everywhere you look in Northern Nevada hospitals are expanding (and advertising more).This article by Zack Hall from today's Reno Gazette Journal provides detail:The region's major hospitals want people in Northern Nevada to know that the reasons for leaving Nevada for health care are waning.Renown Health, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center and Northern...

• 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...

• Nevada Lawyer Charged in Personal Injury Scam

  Steve Klearman | May 23, 2007 6:37 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Las Vegas personal injury lawyer Noel Gage was charged in what is described as a "wide-ranging and expansive" investigation into the way that certain personal injury cases were allegedly handled.The following quotes come directly from the Las Vegas Review Journal on May 23, 2007: Las Vegas personal injury attorney Noel Gage surrendered to the federal government Tuesday after he was indicted on...

• Intermediate Court for Nevada?

  Steve Klearman | May 16, 2007 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The following blurb comes from the Nevada Supreme Court's website as of today:"Over the past 30 years, Nevada's Judicial and Legislative Branches have partnered to promote the creation of an intermediate appellate court - the Nevada Court of Appeals - and are in the process of doing so again.A new study compiled by the Nevada Supreme Court at the behest of the Nevada Legislature...

• Evenflo Car Seats Endanger Nevada Consumers

  Steve Klearman | May 11, 2007 6:39 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  This comes from the site "All American Patriots." The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with Evenflo Company Inc., today announced a recall of the following consumer product. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)Name of Product: Evenflo Embrace Infant...

• Get Records from Nevada Doctors

  Steve Klearman | May 09, 2007 8:57 AM | 1 CommentReno, NV

  As I've pointed out many times now, there is a one-year statute of limitations in many Nevada medical malpractice cases.This means that if you request your medical records from your doctor, you should not let your doctor's office delay provision of records for more than a week or two.Undue delay in obtaining records could compromise your ability to bring your case. If you have problems getting...

• Dry Cleaning Lawsuit a Dangerous Aberration

  Steve Klearman | May 06, 2007 5:23 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  A judge in Washington, DC has sued a dry cleaning business for $67 million dollars because it lost his pants.Stupid lawsuits like this do much to tarnish the good work of America's trial bar. Needless to say, media outlets, many of which are more concerned with American Idol, Anna Nicole Smith and other "non-news," love this sort of story because it's a story that they incorrectly use to...

• Bush Nominates Anti-Consumer Advocate to Consumer Protection Post

  Steve Klearman | April 30, 2007 7:02 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Here's part of an email I received today from People Over Profits. President Bush has nominated Michael Baroody (one of Corporate America's leading anti-consumer henchmen) to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - our top government agency protecting millions of consumers from injury and death as a result of unsafe products. A hearing in the U.S. Senate on the nomination will take...