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SE hospital district files malpractice suit over failed Bert Fish merger

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:02:03 +0000

A year after a judge threw out a merger for Bert Fish Medical Center, the Southeast Volusia Hospital District has filed a lawsuit claiming legal malpractice against their former attorney and his law firm.

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Pfizer Could Face Lawsuits Over Birth Control Pill Recall

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:02:34 +0000

Pfizer, maker of 1 million recently recalled birth control pill packages, could be facing lawsuits. A packaging problem could cause women to take an inadequate dose of their birth control pills, increasing risks for accidental pregnancy. According to experts familiar … Continue reading →

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Pfizer Birth Control Recall: Could Women Who Get Pregnant Sue?

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:02:06 +0000

It didn’t take long for the speculation to start: if women unintentionally get pregnant while taking the defective birth control pills that Pfizer recalled this week, could they, would they, sue? Earlier this week, Pfizer recalled 1 million packages of pills — 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol [...]

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Hicks, Williams, A-10 commissioner McGlade among those honored as ACC Women's Basketball Legends

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:02:58 +0000

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its eighth class of ACC Women's Basketball Legends on Thursday, including former Virginia center Siedah Williams, former Virginia Tech guard Sarah Hicks, and former Georgia Tech coach Bernadette McGlade, who is the current Atlantic-10 commissioner based out of Newport News.

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ACC Announces the 2012 Women's Basketball Tournament Legends

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:02:48 +0000

12 Former Standouts to be Honored at 2012 ACC Tournament & ACC Legends Lunch

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Defective Birth Control Could Spur Big Lawsuits for Pfizer

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:02:25 +0000

It's possible that women who become pregnant after taking the defective birth control pills Pfizer recalled on Feb. 1 could sue the drug company for unwanted pregnancies, experts say. And they could ask for a lot of money.

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New York Civil Rights Violation Lawyer Comments on Workplace Gender Discrimination Complaints Filed Against Late Night …

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:02:21 +0000

New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman comments on a workplace gender discrimination complaint filed a former Late Night With Jimmy Fallon stage manager. According to the New York gender discrimination lawsuit, male employees were fired because Jimmy Fallon is more comfortable working with women. The New York civil rights violation lawyers at The Perecman Firm have handled all …

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Woman's death spurs malpractice lawsuit

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:02:38 +0000

A "dinner-plate-sized" ulcer that may have led to a 65-year-old woman's death is the cause of a new lawsuit against Odessa Regional Medical Center.The suit, which accuses ORMC of negligence leading to Faith Bickle's wrongful death, seeks up to $250,000 in…

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Diederich Healthcare Expands Medical Malpractice Coverage to New Jersey Physicians

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:02:33 +0000

Diederich Healthcare, a division of Diederich Insurance Agency, LLC, a leading provider of physician professional liability insurance, has announced that the agency has expanded its coverage area to include physicians practicing in the state of New Jersey.Carbondale, IL (PRWEB) February 02, 2012 Diederich Healthcare, a division of Diederich Insurance Agency, LLC, a leading provider of medical …

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Confession attorney-client privilege?

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:02:16 +0000

If someone lies to you and says, “Hey, I’m an attorney. Now you’re my client and everything you tell me is privileged,” does that make it so? That’s the question I want to answer now that Cheryl Wallace, lawyer for Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi’s wife, Eliana Lopez, is claiming that Lopez disclosed details about the abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of Mirkarimi to neighbor Ivory Madison under …

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