Medical Malpractice “Crisis” Revisited
Are malpractice lawsuits hurting the medical establishment? According to the Department of Justice, the answer is no.For more information, follow the link below.
New Study In Malpractice Debate
An umbrella activist group calling for insurance reform released a study Wednesday in an attempt to refute the claim that out-of-control litigation prompted medical malpractice insurance rates to skyrocket in recent years.Americans for Insurance Reform says annual insurance industry numbers show that the amount of money paid for medical malpractice settlements, verdicts and legal defense…
Virginia Beach Photo Red Light Program Worked
VIRGINIA BEACH — When the General Assembly pulled the plug on the city’s experimental photo-red system in 2005, Virginia Beach police Sgt. John Lourenco said he and other officers were perplexed.”We couldn’t believe it was happening,” Lourenco recalled. “We were standing there with our mouths open.”In 10 months, cameras at four of the resort city’s…
CSX hit with 3 accidents already this year
JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Anna Garcia was drifting off to sleep when she heard the train.It began with the usual noises, noises she was used to: Living just a couple dozen yards from the railroad tracks, Garcia often fell asleep to the sound of chugging locomotives and rumbling wheels.For more information, follow the link below.
Judge Approves Settlement In Norfolk Southern Crash
A South Carolina judge approved a settlement Monday that would pay thousands of dollars to people injured when a train derailed two years and released a toxic cloud over the town of Graniteville.The preliminary settlement was reached by railroad owner Norfolk Southern and plaintiffs’ attorneys. On January sixth, 2005, a Norfolk Southern train veered off…