Medicines used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children may increase the risk of sudden unexplained death, a new study has concluded. According to the study, funded by the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute of Mental Health, children taking stimulant ADHD drugs such as Ritalin were several times more likely to die [...]
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled in favor of Exxon Valdez plaintiffs seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in interest from the oil giant. In a unanimous ruling, the court found interest on the reduced $507 million punitive damages award should run from the original 1996 verdict rather than from the Supreme [...]
American Association for Justice (AAJ) President Les Weisbrod discussed President Obama’s healthcare plan on CNBC Reports with Dennis Kneale. Weisbrod details how patient safety must be a top priority in health care reform, but that limiting the legal rights of patients will do nothing to lower health care costs or aid the uninsured. You can [...]
As reported by the American Association for Justice, President Obama told the American Medical Association that he was opposed to caps on damages in medical malpractice suits, but the President suggested that there was too much defensive medicine and that there should be evidence-based practice guidelines.
Previously reported [HERE].
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Ed Wallis and other attorneys in his firm [...]
As reported by the New York Times in “Obama Open to Reining in Medical Suits” — “In closed-door talks, Mr. Obama has been making the case that reducing malpractice lawsuits — a goal of many doctors and Republicans — can help drive down health care costs, and should be considered as part of any health [...]
The largest medical malpractice verdict in the history of Hamilton County Tennessee is on appeal as a result of an alleged improper Allen Charge by the trial judge. The defendant doctor had been sued for 12 million dollars and was ordered at trial to pay $6.1 million dollars to the plaintiff, who allegedly lay in [...]
Changes have been made to the Tennessee medical malpractice law requiring notification be given to potential defendants. The changes clarify several “cloudy” areas in the previous form of the bill. The Tennessee General Assembly Website gives the following summary:
Under present law, any person asserting a potential claim for medical malpractice must give written notice of [...]
I received a press release from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) that responds to our President’s possible support of legislation that would strip away the rights of injured persons to sue careless doctors and hospitals:
For Immediate Release: June 15, 2009
Contact: Ray De Lorenzi
202-965-3500 x369
AAJ Press Room
AAJ Response to President Obama’s
Comments at the AMA
The [...]
Eli Lilly marketed the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for off-label use despite knowledge that was not effective, Bloomberg News reports. According to unsealed company documents, the drugmaker was aware that Zyprexa did not work on elderly patients with dementia but urged doctors to prescribe the drug anyway. The documents also showed that Lilly compiled an extensive [...]
A California jury has ordered an Orange County Hospital to pay $2.9 million to a woman who was left with chronic pain following a 2005 hip surgery. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Guy Paiment and UCI Medical Center failed to warn the patient of potential complications associated with the surgery. Additionally the lawsuit accused the [...]
