Posts tagged Wrongful Death

• Racism and Low Mammography Rates

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

  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...

• New Nevada Law Imposes Liability on Those Who Furnish Alcohol and Drugs

  Steve Klearman | June 03, 2007 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  SB7, effective October 1, 2007, establishes civil liability for certain acts involving the provision of alcohol and controlled substances.Existing law provides immunity from civil liability to a person who serves or sells an alcoholic beverage to another person for damages caused by an intoxicated person as a result of that service or sale. (NRS 41.1305) Section 2 of this bill limits that...

• Nevada Health Care Providers Must Disclose Interest in Physical Therapy Business

  Steve Klearman | June 01, 2007 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Another Nevada legislative session has come and is almost gone.I will report on interesting legislative developments over the next few months.AB 468, effective October 1, 2007, requires providers of health care who refer patients to or recommendphysical therapy to a patient to provide a written disclosure to the patient of any financial interests that the provider of health care has in a...

• Doctors Attempt 'No Sue" Clause

  Steve Klearman | May 28, 2007 6:40 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Some doctors in New Jersey are now asking their patients to sign away their legal rights. The American Association of Justice cites to Dick Dahl's story published at LawyersUSA:A group of New Jersey ob-gyns has begun asking prospective patients to sign away their right to a jury trial, touching off a debate about the enforceability of the waivers. Citing the high cost of medical malpractice...

• Nevada Lawyer Charged in Personal Injury Scam

  Steve Klearman | May 23, 2007 6:37 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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 Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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...

• Decubitis Ulcers

  Steve Klearman | May 14, 2007 7:16 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  My law firm in Nevada has handled numerous medical malpractice and injury cases that involved decubitus ulcers.I received this description of decubitus ulcers from D. Garth Sullivan at INDOX Consulting, a medical expert service:Chronic lower extremity ulcers affect approximately 2.5 million to 4.5 million people in the US. In addition to pressure ulcers, this growing clinical problem is most...

• Evenflo Car Seats Endanger Nevada Consumers

  Steve Klearman | May 11, 2007 6:39 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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 Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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 Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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...