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23rd Judicial Circuit judge backs away from night court proposal
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA 23rd Judicial Circuit judge has backed away from his plan to hold night court after personnel changes were made by the Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney's office and the state Supreme Court denied his request to help pay for the added cost. "The...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Politics, Court Preliminary, Crimes, Court Administration
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Letters to the Editor - May 12
Proof of town attorney’s insurance not provided To the editor: The Herald-Mail recently published a brief (May 9) in regard to the Smithsburg town attorney resigning from his position effective no later than June 30. Several members of the...Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Republican Party, Health Insurance, Maryland, Politics
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Jury awards $38.5 million in negligence case against doctors
A Broward jury has awarded more than $28.5 million to a Lauderdale Lakes man who was left in a vegetative state after undergoing a "manipulation under anesthesia" in 2008, and another $10 million to the man's two daughters. Dale Whyte, 37, never woke...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lauderdale Lakes, Pompano Beach, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Casino bill would give city unparalleled control
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice of a casino operator in secret and forbid state regulators from taking away its license. The legislation also would grant the mayor authority...
Tags: Freedom of Information Act, Organized Crime, Litigation and Regulation, Politics, Illinois Governor
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Misdiagnosis: More Common Than Drug Errors or Wrong-Site Surgery
The Hartford CourantUntil it happened to him, Itzhak Brook, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Georgetown University School of Medicine, didn't think much about the problem of misdiagnosis. That was before doctors at a Maryland hospital repeatedly told Brook his...Tags: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Corporate Officers, Breast Cancer, Georgetown University, Oncology
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Voice of the People, May. 18
Mental-health medicines This is in response to "Psychologists seek prescription power; Health professionals split over contentious bill now up to House" (News, May 12) and "Rx: Slow down; Psychologists and mental health medicines" (Editorial, May 13)....Tags: Chemical Industry, Human Accomplishments, Internists, Mental Health, Health and Medical Professionals
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LETTER: No Shortage Of Doctors In Connecticut
I would like to correct an impression made in Monday's lead editorial regarding the supply of physicians [May 13, Malpractice Bill Should Die"]. The editorial stated that "Doctors are not exactly itching to practice here," implying that Connecticut has...Tags: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Recall committee collects enough signatures to move forward trying to oust Atkins-Grad
Moving closer to what would be the first recall election in Broward County, city officials said Tuesday that a petition to recall Commissioner Patte Atkins-Grad has enough valid signatures to continue the process. On its second try, a committee that...
Tags: Tamarac, Broward County, Politics, Coral Springs, Elections
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L.A. County officials to stop sending children to foster agency
Responding to new allegations of financial malfeasance and abuse, Los Angeles County officials have decided to stop sending children to a private foster care agency that has been responsible for more than 1,100 youths in recent years. The action was...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Juvenile Delinquency, Accounting and Auditing, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Local Government
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Don't Lower Standard For Malpractice Suits
In 2005, to reduce the number of frivolous or marginal lawsuits involving medical malpractice, the General Assembly passed a law requiring that before such a suit can be brought to trial, a so-called "certificate of merit" must be obtained. This is a...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests, General Practitioners, Trials
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Hospitals and doctors should be required to carry medical malpractice insurance
Corporations, hospitals and insurance companies have fought for more than two decades to chip away at Americans' right to enter a courtroom and seek damages for medical negligence. The most publicized of these efforts has taken the form of capping the...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Hospitals and Clinics, Insurance
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Florida's latest medical-malpractice bill awaits governor's signature
TALLAHASSEE — In the latest skirmish in Florida's long-running battle over its medical-malpractice system, the House gave final approval this week to a bill that includes tightening requirements for expert witnesses in malpractice lawsuits. The 77-...Tags: Politics, Prosecution, Witnesses, Executive Branch, Government
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