Malpractice

US Weapons Man: F-35 Fighter Plan Was 'Acquisition Malpractice'
ABC News
The man now in charge of buying weapons for the US military said that the stealth F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- one of the most expensive defense programs in US history at three quarters of $1 trillion -- was put in production so prematurely the error ...
F-35 Production Move Was 'Acquisition Malpractice:' Top DoD BuyerAOL Defense
Kendall: Early F-35 Production 'Acquisition Malpractice'DefenseNews.com (subscription)

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:05:53 GMT

Health care in Oregon: Access, malpractice need attention in governor's bill
OregonLive.com
By Guest Columnist By Jeff Kruse A recent editorial in this newspaper, titled "Time to OK a new health plan" (Jan. 31), made some very good points about why lawmakers should pass the governor's health care transformation bill. While hitting many of the ...

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:24:55 GMT

Malpractice complaints against former Duluth neurosurgeon not listed on board site
Duluth News Tribune
The board responded promptly and rejected the request, citing state privacy statutes. It also neither confirmed nor denied the existence of any complaints against the neurosurgeon then practicing at Duluth's St. Luke's hospital.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:33:23 GMT

Emotional Distress Enough for Medical Malpractice Suit, Says PA Supreme Court
JD Supra (press release)
A Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in December set a new precedent in medical malpractice litigation, expanding the claim of ?negligent infliction of emotional distress? (known as the NIED claim) to include people who've been emotionally harmed but ...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:53:12 GMT

Doctors win key victory in malpractice lawsuits
Verde Independent
PHOENIX -- Doctors and hospitals do not have the same limits on expert testimony on their behalf as do those who are suing them for malpractice, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled. In a key victory for the medical community, the judges said Arizona ...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:43:44 GMT

James V. Painter Successfully Defends Plastic Surgeon in Medical Malpractice Claim
Houston Chronicle
In 2006 the plaintiff's spouse sustained a chemical burn to his lower leg and foot while at work. During the first visit to the operating room Hull Barrett's client excised the dead tissue and put cadaver skin over the burn.

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