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...Merck recalled last year after studies indicated a possible link to heart failure--the award cast doubt on Merck's strategy of fighting each case individually rather than seeking to have them rolled up in a class action. It is also likely to embolden members of the 1-800-Sue-Merck bar and may spawn more suits against Pfizer, the maker of a similar drug, Celebrex, still on the market...
Such is the life of the three assistant deans of freshman (ADFs), Lesley Nye Barth, James N. Mancall, and Sue Brown, who spend nearly two-and-a-half months hand-picking rooming groups and then assigning these groups to create entryways...
...such errors to patients and state authorities. Legislation has been introduced in Congress to help set up similar pilot programs in other states, and President Bush recently signed a bill establishing a confidential and voluntary system for reporting medical errors. In addition to giving people less motivation to sue, supporters argue, fuller disclosure will help reduce malpractice in a more fundamental way by helping health-care professionals learn from mistakes so fewer preventable errors occur...
Skeptics may think malpractice litigants are interested in just money, but there is at least some evidence to support the notion that it's also about emotional redemption. A series of academic studies over the past decade have shown that in many cases, victims are more likely to sue their medical provider if they feel he or she has not been sufficiently compassionate and communicative. Although she's not a scientific researcher, Jennifer Dingman of Pueblo, Colo., knows that firsthand. Soon after her mother died in 1995 at age 78 as a result of a series of misdiagnoses and medication...
...Sue Martone, a deputy director at the county’s Office of Behavioral Health who oversees the forensic program, said that the $100,000 of prize money would likely be reinvested in the program...