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Medical malpractice lawsuits from the doctor’s POV
You may not have noticed the modest piece, “Once Sued, Many Are Twice Shy,” in yesterday’s New York Times science section (it was on the page behind an article on lobotomy, starring the one applied to the head of Eva … Continue reading
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Tagged "tort reform", legal causes of action, medical malpractice lawsuits, Understanding lawsuits, what "contingency" means
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Another racial harassment lawsuit
Reported in the New York Times, Millennium Broadway Hotel Loses Hostile Workplace Suit – NYTimes.com. Since the defendant was the Millennium hotel chain and the successful plaintiff is one man, an African-American employee named Freddrick MacMillan, it reminds me to … Continue reading
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Tagged "tort reform", employment lawsuits, law and federal courts, Lawyers, legal causes of action, legal contingency cases, personal injury lawsuits, racial harassment lawsuits, situations demanding lawsuits
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Lawsuit for our times: hydrofracking
I thank Elizabeth Kolbert who, in the December 5, New Yorker‘s lead Talk of the Town piece, wrote about the dangers of hydrofracking, such as “tap water turning brown and, on occasion, explod[ing].” In the 2005 energy bill, largely crafted … Continue reading
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Tagged Law and government agencies, legal causes of action, personal injury lawsuits, situations demanding lawsuits
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