malpractice

Shame them into providing better care?

Ray Mullman
March 21, 2012 18:42

Kaiser Health News blog "The Capsule" had an informative article on the failure of Medicare’s seven-year effort to increase quality improvements in hospital care by publishing key performance metrics on its Hospital Compare website.  The effort has not resulted in fewer...

PA: The Pro Se Plaintiff...and the Rules of Law

March 21, 2012 10:13

Bresnahan v Schenker; 498 F. Supp 2d 758 (E.D PA, 2007) PA: Procedure for filing a legal malpractice claim. Student Contributor: Matthew Solomon Facts: Client was represented by Attorney in a criminal matter and was convicted of multiple counts of theft by failure to make required dispositions of...

Surgeons Who Drink

March 20, 2012 17:57

  Does anyone remember the show “M*A*S*H”? For those of you who happen to be in their twenties or younger, it wouldn’t surprise us if you have never heard of it. For those of you who happen to be older, it would surprise it if you hadn’t heard of it. It was an extremely...

Latest CLE Materials are Online for Downloading

March 19, 2012 21:49

So . . . crying about your failed bracketology attempts over this past March Madness weekend? My two teams – the UW Badgers and the Marquette Golden Eagles have both made it to the Sweet 16 – very exciting! Fingers crossed. I do have to confess though that when I was at Marquette Law...

NY: Double Header: Case within a case, Within a Case...Plaintiff's verdict Upheld

March 19, 2012 13:42

Christ v Law Offs. of William F. Levine & Michael B. Grossman, 72 A.D.3d 721 (2d Dep't 2010) NY: Underlying legal malpractice suit Student contributor: Zahava Schwartz Facts: The underlying case was another legal malpractice action where the clients alleged that the lawyer did not timely bring...