May 17, 2012 The AP (5/17, Manning) reports, “State Farm Insurance, one of the nation’s largest home insurers, paid more than $109 million on about 3,800 dog bite claims nationwide last year, spokesman Eddie Martinez said Wednesday. In 2010, there were about 3,500 claims and $90 million in payouts. The Insurance Information Institute estimated that … Read more
May 16, 2012 The Detroit News (5/16, Shepardson) reports, “The NTSB on Tuesday called for a renewed push to cut down on drunken driving deaths.” During the first day of a forum on drunk driving, federal officials discussed how to stop road deaths from drunk and drugged drivers. NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman “noted that the … Read more
May 15, 2012 Medscape (5/15) reports, “Results of a new study of medical malpractice claims offer a mix of reassurance and sobering reality.” The study found that “55.2% of medical malpractice claims that required some defense cost led to litigation,” though “most are ultimately decided in the physician’s favor.” Yet it also found that “litigated … Read more
May 11, 2012 Philadelphia Magazine‘s “Be Well Philly” blog (5/8, Hingston) reported two significant rules changes made a decade ago by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have reduced medical malpractice lawsuits in the state by 44.1 percent from their levels in 2000-2002, and “a whopping 65 percent” in Philadelphia, where medical malpractice suits “fell from 1,365 … Read more
Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Lawsuits have been filed on behalf of two Hungarian foreign exchange students who died in a tour boat accident two years ago.
May 10, 2012 Reuters (5/9, Pittman) reports on a study published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association by researchers from the Food and Drug Administration finding after studying labeling of over 500 medications using the June 2009 electronic Physicians’ Desk Reference that half did not have adequate safety and dosing information for … Read more
May 8, 2012 On its website, WCBS-TV New York (5/8) reports that one week after a New Jersey woman was arrested on child endangerment charges for allegedly taking her little girl into a tanning booth, “health groups in New Jersey are calling on state lawmakers to pass legislation to prohibit all minors from using indoor … Read more
May 7, 2012 The Wall Street Journal (5/7, Welsh) reports that Chrysler announced that it is recalling some 2011 and 2012 Chrysler 300s and Dodge Chargers. The recall is due to an electrical issue that could cause antilock-brake and stability-control system malfunctions. According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration document, Chrysler says the problem … Read more
Government reports show that approximately 1,300 burn cases are filed for workers’ compensation each year. The statistics also indicated that two-thirds of the victims were burned while operating, maintaining, or servicing equipment and vehicles.
May 2, 2012 Aunt Minnie (5/2, Yee) reports, “The number of medical malpractice suits filed in the US each year is actually declining, but those that are filed are more severe, said presenters Dr. Richard Daffner and Dr. Leonard Berlin.” As the story explains, “To minimize risk, radiologists must remain vigilant about communicating urgent results … Read more
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