“The training manual literally teaches employees how to commit barratry by gaining the trust of vulnerable potential clients to sell them legal services,” the complaint said.

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An Arizona appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit alleging a urologist negligently prescribed an antibiotic that caused harmful side effects to a patient, saying medical expert testimony was not required because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a “black box” warning about the drug.

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In Aspen Amer., Landstar, the broker, hired a carrier to haul a load for its shipper customer but was alleged to have dispatched the load to a fraudster who stole the goods. The shipper’s insurance carrier brought a negligence claim against Landstar in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The Court held that the claim was preempted by the FAAA, which the Eleventh Circuit affirmed.

Here’s a link to the story

11th Circuit Rules Negligence Claim Against Broker Preempted, Creating Circuit Split

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Shortages of critical medications continue to rise—including drugs used in hospital emergency rooms and to treat cancer, prescription medications, and even common over-the-counter treatments like children’s cold and flu medicine. The number of active drug shortages in the U.S. reached a peak of 295 at the end of 2022. However, drug shortages are not a new problem. They are caused by a number of factors, including economic drivers, insufficient supply chain visibility, and a continued U.S. overreliance on both foreign and geographically concentrated sources for medications and their raw materials. These shortages have cascading effects on patient care, causing delays in treatment, increasing the risk of medication errors, and requiring the use of less effective alternative treatments. Hospitals have also experienced increased costs, medication waste, and limited staffing capacity to address and remedy shortages.

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SHORT SUPPLY The Health and National Security Risks of Drug Shortages

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“The AMA strongly believes patients should have access to reliable information about physicians, and state regulatory agencies are best positioned to offer well-balanced information to help patients make informed decisions about physicians,” an AMA spokesperson said in a statement.

Trial lawyers shouldn’t be the only ones with access to relevant information about the background of your medical doctors and hospitals. Consumers need access to this information in order to protect themselves and their families.

Here is the link.

Most extensive database for doctor misconduct is unviewable to public

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… although acute medical care presents myriad risks to patient safety, there is no category for devices designed to preserve that safety.

Why We Need a New Category for Safety Devices

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Opioid Manufacturer Insys Therapeutics Agrees to Enter $225 Million Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations

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The nonprofit-governance requirement for medical schools was a core component of U.S. medical care’s transformation. But recently, several for-profit schools have been provisionally or fully accredited.

Here is the link to the New England Journal of Medicine article:

For-Profit Medical Schools — Concerns about Quality and Oversight

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From the New Yorker.

How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle

The Black Belt, a swath of the Deep South that includes parts of Alabama, has some of the highest rates of heart disease, diabetes, and emphysema in the country. On paper, Farmer knew, it was possible to finesse chronic symptoms, like shortness of breath, into proof of terminal decline.

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Here’s the story from the Kaiser news outlet.

When Malpractice Occurs at Community Health Centers, Taxpayers Pay

“People should know if these doctors or centers are harming their patients,” said Deirdre Gilbert, national director of the nonprofit National Medical Malpractice Advocacy Association, a consumer advocacy group.

In addition, attorneys who have represented plaintiffs in lawsuits against health centers say federal rules handcuff patients with a short statute of limitations — two years — and do not allow punitive damages.

“The deck is stacked in the government’s favor,” said Regan Safier, a Philadelphia attorney who won a $41.6 million court judgment in 2018 in a case of a birth injury involving a community health center doctor.

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