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January 05, 2009
Lowenthal & Abrams
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Pittsburgh Medical Malpractice News Headlines

 

Folic Acid May Prevent Cleft Lip and Palate

Insurance Department Announces Ohio Medical Malpractice Rate Decrease

Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Assistance Fund

Ins. Dept. Commends Legislature For Medical Malpractice Insurance Reform Bill

Latest Medical Malpractice Data Shows Decline In Case Filings

Consumers Unlikely To Engage In Protective Behaviors To Prevent Medical Errors

Sen. Patrick Leahy On Medical Malpractice Legislation

Medical Malpractice Rate Decrease of 1.5 Percent

State Approves Sale Of Medical Malpractice Insurer

Baucus Bill Seeks To Streamline Medical Malpractice Claims

Second Annual Medical Malpractice Insurance Report Released

Strike Three for CJD on Medical Malpractice

The Best Offense Is a Good Defense Against Medical Errors

Maryland,Virgina And DC, Malpactice Tort Reform

Malpractice Claims By Patients Or Their Survivors

Medical Malpractice Reform Would Curb Costs & Improve Access To Health Care

Governor Ehrlich Establishes Medical Malpractice Task Force

First Applauds Bush Comments On Medical Malpractice Reform

Department Approves Dissolution Plan For Medical Malpractice Insurance Association (Mmia)

New Company Moves Toward Offering Malpractice Insurance In Wyoming

Gov. Blagojevich Revives Medical Malpractice Reform Negotiations

Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission Issues Interim Report

Medical Malpractice Reform Legislation Fails In Senate

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Favorable Trends from Preliminary Data

Linder Votes To Increase Employees’ Access To Health Care

Linder Votes To Protect Patients By Limiting Runaway Medical Malpractice Awards

GOP Senators Offer Amendment to Medical Malpractice Reform Package

House Democrats join Governor, Insurance Commissioner in Medical Malpractice Reform package roll-out

Medical Board Launches New, Consumer-Friendly Web Site Address

Medical Malpractice Crisis Hurting Doctor Recruiting in Ohio

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Did You Know?    
 
 
Drug-switching practices happen and are very dangerous
Another public-spirited drug giant, Merck, was forced to pay a settlement of $1.9 million to 17 states in 1995 for drug-switching practices involving its Medco subsidiary. Medco pharmacists, who had given excessively favorable treatment to Merck products, were thereafter required to reveal their Merck connection to their customers.

 


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Sen. Patrick Leahy On Medical Malpractice Legislation
I find it unfortunate that we do not hear any discussion by proponents of this legislation about what is best for patients injured or killed by med...

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Consumers Unlikely To Engage In Protective Behaviors To Prevent Medical Errors
About 42 percent of the U.S. public says either they or a family member has experienced a medical error. Although the public has been provided with...

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First Applauds Bush Comments On Medical Malpractice Reform
the following statement in support of President Bush’s comments in Pennsylvania today on the need for medical malpractice reform: “I applaud the Presi...

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Medical Malpractice Terms

 


Today's Terms

Subrogation

Definition:
A process by which a third party is put in the place of a creditor so that the rights and securities of the creditor pass to that third person.

Punitive damages

Definition:
Damages awarded in addition to compensatory (economic and noneconomic) damages to punish a defendant for willful and wanton conduct.

Medical Treatment

Definition:
Lawsuits related to medical treatment are triggered by a number of causes, including failure to select the correct treatment or to monitor or follow up on the patient's condition.

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