Medical Malpractice

• From an experienced medical malpractice attorney's point of view, frivilous lawsuit can be defined as: "A great way to lose a lot of money." The public does not understand how many incentives to avo...

  Searching For The Frivolous Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Steve Klearman | April 30, 2006 12:31 PMTampa Bay, FL

• Yesterday, february 24, 2006 I went to walgreen to fill a prescription for an antibiotic and instead they gave me a pill to control diabetis I took the pill and after I took it I realized it has the ...

  Walgreens Own Numbers Show Workloads Exceed Patient Safety Threshold

  carmen torres | February 25, 2006 10:54 PMTampa Bay, FL

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  Does Your Doctor Have A Five Star Rating?

  Atul | January 30, 2006 6:36 PMTampa Bay, FL

• Bob--Interesting comments; thanks for the detailed response. Let me approach the matter from a different angle. But first, let me say, anecdotally, that I worked for a plaintiff's law firm for tw...

  Specialty Courts Would Bring Special Problem - Bias

  Gregory W. Bowman | January 15, 2006 9:32 PMTampa Bay, FL

• Greg...I disagree with your statement that "a primary reason for the high volume of claims is the chance for high awards for pain and suffering and punitive damages." I have been practicing for over...

  Specialty Courts Would Bring Special Problem - Bias

  Bob Carroll | January 15, 2006 6:34 AMTampa Bay, FL

• In some pro-labor states such as West Virginia, Workers' Compensation schemes historically favored the employee, although per claim cost was kept down by the scheme. That is almost certainly less tr...

  Specialty Courts Would Bring Special Problem - Bias

  Gregory W. Bowman | January 14, 2006 10:36 PMTampa Bay, FL

• Greg... You are correct that the Workers' Compensation system has a tendency to favor the employer despite the stated purpose of aiding the employee. Think about the doctors who will spend years ...

  Specialty Courts Would Bring Special Problem - Bias

  Bob Carroll | January 14, 2006 12:50 PMTampa Bay, FL

• What do you think of Workers' Compensation legislation? In a sense you have the same potential problems in those schemes as well--a review board and MDs who may not have the claimant's best interest...

  Specialty Courts Would Bring Special Problem - Bias

  Gregory W. Bowman | January 13, 2006 9:43 PMTampa Bay, FL

• I never trust big stores.

  Walgreens Own Numbers Show Workloads Exceed Patient Safety Threshold

  Miguel Castro | October 10, 2005 4:23 PMTampa Bay, FL

• Bob, here's an interesting link concerning the funding of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (the group behind sickoflawsuits.org).<p> <a href="http://www.centerjd.org/free/mythbusters-free/MB_sickofl...

  National Television Ads To Highlight Costs Of Frivolous Lawsuits - A Frivolous Ad Campaign?

  Nick | October 05, 2005 1:31 PMTampa Bay, FL