Month / October 2010
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Making Things Right with the BP Gulf Disaster!
There has been a lot of interesting news of late on the BP Gulf Disaster. As you recall, BP came out with its public relations machine vowing to make things right just…
October 29, 2010 -
Costly Contradictions of “Online Privacy”
FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, was originally passed to allow surveillance of communications between foreign powers, foreign intelligence agencies, and their agents. Since 911, FISA has been greatly expanded…
October 22, 2010 -
Eleventh Circuit Addresses Medicare‘s Responsbilities in Lien Negotiation
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has shed some light on a growing and extremely confusing topic, Medicare lien reimbursement in personal injury actions. The underlying cause of action in Bradley v.…
October 8, 2010 -
Failure to Detect and Report Medical Errors Jeopardizes Patient Safety
Studies have shown that the vast majority of medical errors go unreported. This is the case despite laws requiring the reporting of medical errors. The laws are intended to improve patient care…
October 4, 2010