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Med-mal litigation increases with outpatient shift
More surgeries are shifting from hospitals to outpatient surgical centers, a trend that is starting to generate more medical malpractice litigation, attorneys are noting."Things happen in surgical centers more commonly than in hospitals because hospitals are much more likely to be regulated than surgical centers," said Stuart Ratzan of Miami's Ratzan Rubio.Cleaning up the damage from diverting the Colorado River might have cost as much as $9 billion--money the state neglected to appropriate when it signed the water agreement in 2003.
Bar President Knows His True Masters
Lawyer lobbyist Sheldon Sloan has lots of high-powered friends � but none can match the influence of his grandchildren.Judge forecasts 2013 trial date in Toyota MDL
The first trial in the multidistrict litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. over sudden, unintended acceleration won't begin until early 2013, a federal judge said on Friday.U.S. District Judge James Selna in Santa Ana, Calif., who is overseeing the MDL involving more than 200 lawsuits, asked lawyers on both sides during a status conference to select three to five "bellwether" cases by April 15 that might be suitable for trial.Calif. Bar Aims Fat Fee Hike at Inactive Lawyers
California Bar dues could be going up, with the heftiest increase being borne by lawyers who don't practice law. The organization is seeking to increase dues by $5 per year for the state's active members and a whopping $85 for inactive attorneys. Bar leaders retreated from an earlier proposal that would have forced bad lawyers to pay a substantial portion of the costs of their own disciplinary proceedings. The idea had come under heavy attack from both inside and outside the Bar.Bar Aims Fat Fee Hike at Inactive Lawyers
Bar dues could be going up, with the heftiest increase being borne by lawyers who don't practice law. On Saturday, State Bar President John Van de Kamp announced that the organization is seeking to increase Bar dues by $5 per year for the state's 150,000 active members and a whopping $85 for more than 34,000 inactive attorneys.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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