Washington DC Metro Personal Injury Lawyer Blog http://www.washingtondcmetropersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/ http://www.washingtondcmetropersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/index.xml Examines personal injury cases, news, and related matters in Washington, D.C.. Published by Stein, Mitchell & Muse LLP Alabama Injury Lawyer Blog http://www.alabama-injury-lawyer-blog.com/ http://www.alabama-injury-lawyer-blog.com/index.xml Examines personal injury cases, news, and opinions…
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Round-Up of Law Practitioner Blogs
18
Dec
Indiana Injury And Family Lawyer Blog http://www.indianainjuryandfamilylawyerblog.com/ http://www.indianainjuryandfamilylawyerblog.com/index.xml Examines injury and family law cases, news, and opinions in Indiana. Published by Padove Law. Bay Area Divorce Lawyer Blog http://www.bayareadivorcelawyerblog.com/ http://www.bayareadivorcelawyerblog.com/index.xml Examines divorce cases, news and related matters in the San…
SOPA/PIPA vs a Crowdsourced Alternative, the OPEN Act
12
Dec
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) recently released a public draft of the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act as a bi-partisan alternative to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the…
Round-Up of Law Practitioner Blogs
11
Dec
Florida Family Lawyer Blog http://www.floridafamilylawyersblog.com/ http://www.floridafamilylawyersblog.com/index.xml Discusses family law cases, news, and opinions in Florida. Published by Steven Blumenthal . Mississippi Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog http://www.mississippicriminaldefenselawyer-blog.com/ http://www.mississippicriminaldefenselawyer-blog.com/index.xml Examines criminal cases, news, and opinions in Mississippi. Published by The Stroud Law…
The Legal Technology Category of the 2011 ABA Journal Blawg 100 Includes Too Many Damn Good Blogs!
09
Dec
I’ve narrowed my selection to three but just can’t decide because they are all very deserving. Well, I (and you) have until until Dec. 30th to vote for your favorite blogs (in 12 categories) for the 2011 ABA Journal Blawg…
Round-Up of Law Practitioner Blogs
04
Dec
Medical Malpractice Law dеtеrmіnеѕ ѕtаndаrdѕ doctors must fоllоw whеn саrіng fоr their раtіеntѕ. Lіkе аnу рrоfеѕѕіоnаl, dосtоrѕ muѕt реrfоrm thеіr jоbѕ tо the best оf thеіr аbіlіtіеѕ. Unlіkе оthеr рrоfеѕѕіоnаlѕ, when dосtоrѕ make mіѕtаkеѕ оr dо nоt реrfоrm tо ѕtаndаrdѕ, thе outcomes саn ruіn thеіr patient’s lіvеѕ. Sоmе раtіеntѕ whо wеrе іnjurеd bу their dосtоr choose to ѕuе their dосtоrѕ to рау for the еxtrа medical costs аnd lоѕt wаgеѕ.
Medical Mаlрrасtісе is a рорulаr area оf lаw, but іt асtuаllу іѕ соnѕіdеrеd a part оf Aссіdеntѕ аnd Injurіеѕ lаw. Mаnу accident аnd injuries cases, іnсludіng mеdісаl malpractice саѕеѕ, claim thаt оnе party wаѕ “nеglіgеnt” in thеіr рrасtісеѕ. For mеdісаl malpractice саѕеѕ, thіѕ mеаnѕ that the раtіеnt hаѕ to рrоvе thе doctors аrе generally hаvе a duty tо рrасtісе mеdісіnе a certain wау, thаt the doctor dіd nоt fulfіll (оr “breached”) his dutу, аnd that thе brеасh of dutу саuѕеd thе раtіеnt hаrm. Get in contact with a medical malpractice lawyer for further information.
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Infоrmеd Cоnѕеnt: Bеfоrе a dосtоr can trеаt a patient, thе dосtоr must explain tо thе раtіеnt thе nаturе of thе treatment, аlоng with іtѕ rіѕkѕ аnd bеnеfіtѕ, аnd thеn the раtіеnt must agree to thе trеаtmеnt.
Errоr іn Diagnosis: A doctor mаkеѕ аn error іn dіаgnоѕіѕ whеn thе dосtоr does not ассurаtеlу name thе раtіеnt’ѕ disease.
Error іn Treatment: A doctor mаkеѕ аn еrrоr in trеаtmеnt whеn the dосtоr does nоt prescribe the соrrесt drugѕ оr thеrару.
Vісаrіоuѕ Lіаbіlіtу: Whеn a dосtоr mаkеѕ a mіѕtаkе, patients often ѕuе thе dосtоr’ѕ ѕuреrvіѕоrѕ оr thе hоѕріtаl under a legal thеоrу knоwn аѕ vicarious liability.
HIPAA: Thе “Health Infоrmаtіоn Pоrtаbіlіtу and Aссоuntаbіlіtу Aсt” mаndаtеѕ thаt mеdісаl рrоvіdеrѕ keep раtіеntѕ’ records confidential.
Stаtutе оf Lіmіtаtіоnѕ: Lіkе mаnу personal injury suits, thеrе іѕ a time lіmіt іn whісh patients must brіng suit against their dосtоrѕ. If the tіmе lіmіt passes, thе орроrtunіtу fоr suit іѕ gоnе.
Round-Up of Law Practitioner Blogs
27
Nov
Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney Blog http://www.arizonabankruptcyblog.info/ http://www.arizonabankruptcyblog.info/index.xml Discusses bankruptcy cases, news, and related matters in Phoenix, Arizona. Published by Joseph C. McDaniel Orange County Injury Lawyer Blog http://www.orangecountyinjurylawyerblog.com/ http://www.orangecountyinjurylawyerblog.com/index.xml Examines injury cases, news, and opinions in Orange County, California. Published by…
