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• Juries... Personality Trends and Personal Beliefs

  Staff Writer | May 24, 2006 9:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  I attended an association strategy session today where we discussed membership and trends among various age groups. Naturally the ideas surrounding membership may be applied to jurors. According to the research group--Consensus Management Group of New York--generations vary significantly from pre-1945 persons up through the present. It was shown that pre-1945 (born before 1945) persons are...

• Medical Negligence - Claims and Lawsuits

  Staff Writer | May 11, 2006 10:20 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  This week there were two medical malpractice Bills introduced into the United States Senate--both involved caps on lawsuits. The way a Bill works in the Senate (if you recall from those Saturday morning cartoons) is that a Bill will pass (and move onto the House) with a majority vote of the Senate. However, the minority may delay voting on the Bill by what's referred to as a filibuster. A...

• High Court Ruling-State's Rights and Medicaid Reimbursement

  Staff Writer | May 06, 2006 12:59 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Medicaid is a program where an individual unable to afford necessary medical treatment may be eligible to receive state and federal Medicaid benefits. This is true even when another person or entity may be legally responsible to pay one's medical expenses yet the medical bills are unpaid awaiting a jury verdict or a settlement. Once a settlement or judgment is reached, Medicaid seeks...