Posts tagged Medical Malpractice

• Doctors Protest Health Insurer Deal

  Steve Klearman | November 02, 2007 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- While state regulators have approved UnitedHealth Group's $2.6 billion purchase of Sierra Health Services Inc., Nevada's largest health insurer, the American Medical Association continued its fight against the deal during a congressional hearing Thursday.The AMA's immediate past president, Dr. William Plested, asked the House Committee on Small Business to urge the...

• Rapid Treatment of TIA Reduces Major Stroke Risk

  Steve Klearman | November 01, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  From D. Garth Sullivan at Indox Consulting:Rapid assessment and treatment of a first transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor ischemic stroke dramatically reduces risk for subsequent major stroke.Two separate studies - one in the Lancet and the other in Lancet Neurology - show that such an approach reduces recurrent stroke risk by about 80%.Initially presented in June 2007 at the 16th European...

• U.S. Companies Fighting Fewer Lawsuits

  Steve Klearman | October 30, 2007 12:45 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  More news that suggests that we are less litigious rather than more. This from the American Association of Justice quoting the New York Times:"U.S. companies are getting hit with fewer new lawsuits and initiating less litigation, according to a survey released on Monday. The poll of in-house law departments suggests corporate litigation may have slowed, although big companies still find...

• AB 483 Revises Procedures on Execution of Property

  Steve Klearman | October 29, 2007 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Assembly Bill No. 483 dated March 20, 2007 revises Nevada law regarding the execution of property and wages from a judgment debtor. The bill makes personal property whose total value does not exceed $1,000.00 exempt from execution. It also exempts tax refunds from federal earned income credit or a similar state law from being garnished. The original bill includes the proper forms for a notice of...

• Pending Texas Case Could Change Malpractice Procedures

  Steve Klearman | October 26, 2007 12:36 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A pending case in the Texas Supreme Court may reverse a previous reform to medical malpractice suits in the state. This reform places restrictions on pre-trial discovery and postpones discovery until after the defendant gets an expert report confirming negligence. This reform was originally made in order to quell excessive litigation. Many trial lawyers, however, are opposed to such reform...

• New Legislation on Sealing Records

  Steve Klearman | October 25, 2007 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  This is more of my continuing series on new legislation in Nevada.Assembly Bill 519 dated March 23, 2007 prohibits the district court from sealing a public record unless certain circumstances are met. For example, sealing the records may not have the purpose of concealing a public hazard and may not create a state of imminent danger to the public. Before sealing a public record, the court also...

• AB 133 Changes Health and Dental Insurance Laws

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

  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...

• AB 385 Changes State Board of Medical Examiner Procedures

  Steve Klearman | October 09, 2007 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Assembly Bill number 385 dated March 16, 2007 makes some changes regarding the way the State Board of Medical Examiners oversees the practice of medicine.First, the Board may issue special restricted licenses to graduates of foreign medial schools who want to do research, teach, or practice clinical medicine and the Board may regulate the performance of laser surgery, intense pulsed light...

• Child and Adult Care Facilites Subject to New Disclosure

  Steve Klearman | October 08, 2007 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Nevada law requires that child and adult care facilities be licensed and follow certain rules and regulations. Assembly Bill No. 283 adds new requirements to this law. Chapter 432A of NRS now requires that child and adult care facilities maintain and provide certain information to parents, guardians or legal representatives. New requirements also make failure to comply grounds for revocation of...

• Personal Email May Be Discoverable

  Steve Klearman | September 17, 2007 8:21 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  This entry was sent to me today by Scott Roseland at CyberControls.net:Around the same time that a number of White House staff members were trying to extricate themselves from the probing questions of certain congressional inquiries about personal e-mail accounts being used to allegedly bypass the official government provided e-mail service, a very interesting survey was being released called,...