New Negotiation Timelines in Connecticut Medical Malpractice Cases The trajectory of any medical malpractice case depends on a series of factors: the complexity of the evidence proving the alleged harm, whether existing law provides clear answers about liability, and the insurance company's willingness to negotiate a solution that is fair to the injured party or surviving family members. Negotiated settlements can provide important advantages to plaintiffs by reducing the stress and uncertainty of the legal process and providing necessary compensation more quickly ...

Is Your Doctor Telling You the Truth? Study Results May Surprise You Americans are conditioned to trust medical professionals. For example, television and print advertisements frequently depict doctors in white coats to add an appearance of intelligence and trustworthiness to whatever is being promoted. As a result, people are often dismayed and shocked when doctors commit errors and disappoint or harm their patients. Results from nationwide studies of doctors were recently revealed in Health Journal, a monthly journal of health policy thought and research. The studies ...

Improve the Care You Receive at Medical Facilities by Being Prepared The story circulates at a dinner party or over coffee: Someone goes to the hospital for routine care, a mistake is made at the medical facility and the person ends up in worse condition than when he or she was first admitted. Minor mistakes -- that could be easily avoided -- can lead to disaster in medical facilities. Recently, a woman was so distressed by the number of mistakes made during her father's hospitalization that she wrote a book, creating checklists for monitoring care during a hospital ...

Plan Ahead: Colorado Cracks Down on Drunk Driving What do Thanksgiving, the winter holiday season and Super Bowl Sunday have in common? While this might sound like the beginning of a joke, there is a much more serious theme running through each of these events: increased drinking and driving. During certain times of the year, the Colorado State Patrol and other state law enforcement agencies go after those who get behind the wheel after drinking at office parties, family gatherings or the big game. Local police departments and sheriff's offices were also be out in ...

Caps on Medical Malpractice Claims May Hurt Claimants in New York At our nation's capital, politicians battle over health care reform. In the midst of heated discussions, lobbyists with the health care industry -- funded by large pharmaceutical companies, HMOs and the like -- are pushing for medical malpractice caps. Health care providers, doctors and hospitals are protected by these caps, which limit the amount of money that injured patients who prevail in medical malpractice cases may be awarded. Many states have already established laws in an attempt to limit the ...

Women in Houston's underserved community have an opportunity twice each month to receive a free mammogram screening at San Jose Clinic. For 90 years, San Jose Clinic has been serving the Houston community by offering medical services to those with the greatest need. Most recently, the Clinic was able to add the screenings to its list of offerings thanks to the generosity of Pink Ribbons Project, who recognized the need within the San Jose Clinic community. Called Milagros de Miercoles, San Jose Clinic now offers 40 women each month a life-saving mammogram screening and ...

Florida has been a tricky State for foreclosures. Not only does it form part of a group of US States where foreclosures are handled with judicial oversight, thus protracting the process, but it also has a higher volume of them. Compound this with the "robo signer" scandal and the system all-but stalled. But there's good news, the kinks have been ironed out and it's all systems go for Florida foreclosures. Adam Cornwell, Managing Director of Feltrim International, is pleased with the progress, "Whilst more homes may be starting the foreclosure process as ...

Hair covering retailer Double Header USA is celebrating the warm weather with a newly expanded collection of vibrant cancer headscarves appropriate for spring. Located at http://www.DoubleHeaderUSA.com, the headscarves are both stylish and easy to wear, designed with comfort in mind for patients experiencing hair loss due to cancer, alopecia, or other causes. "Our collection of cancer head scarves features easy-to-wear, fashionable products designed to sit comfortably on even the most sensitive skin. We're excited to introduce a range of new spring styles to our ...

Tech4Learning has released Frames 5, an upgrade to their award-winning Frames animation and digital storytelling software. Frames makes it easy for anyone to create cartoons, stop-motion, claymation, and digital stories. With version 5, users can now capture images for time-lapse, path animate frame objects, easily match frame duration to audio, collaborate on projects in real-time, and much more. "The updated interface and tools in Frames 5, coupled with new features like the ability to group frames and audio into scenes, make it the obvious tool for anyone interested ...

BookheadEd Learning, LLC, publisher of StudySync, the web-based collaborative curriculum, announced today that the product has received EdTech Digest's "Trendsetter" award, as part of the publication's 2012 Awards Program. The StudySync platform took top honors as the "Product or Service Setting a Trend" over some formidable contenders. EdTech Digest recognizes people in and around education for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere. For StudySync, the honor is the second ...

In the run-up to the 2012 American election there has been no shortage of references to the legacies of great presidents of the past. From President Obama, to primary hopefuls Romney and Gingrich, the voice and life of Abraham Lincoln is being resurrected by politicians on a near-weekly basis, in an effort to tie their campaigns to arguably the most revered president in American history. It's a tactic that researcher and author Paul Serup believes muddies the waters of history. "Unfortunately a lot of the information - and even published biographies - out there ...

Drainworks, a plumbing and heating company headquartered in Glenside, Pennsylvania, has launched their new website, http://www.philadelphiaplumbingandheating.com. The website aims to attract new business, as well as provide helpful information to those with plumbing and heating related questions. The needs of both potential and existing customers are taken into account, providing information about common problems homeowners face with broken furnaces, burst pipes, clogged drains, and more. Visitors are provided information on how they might prevent many of these problems ...

When a company grows as quickly as Genesis PURE has, it is bound to turn a few heads. What may come as a surprise is that many of those taking note of the unbelievable sales records being set by the young company are some of the network marketing experts in Japan. Daren Hogge, President of Genesis PURE, received a call from some of these direct sales leaders in Japan congratulating him on the success of the company, curious to know why Genesis PURE is gaining popularity in their country. Humbled by their outreach, Hogge didn't hesitate in sharing what has been working ...

No matter how careful you are in life and whatever safety precautions you may take, faulty machinery or someone else's negligence can result in catastrophic repercussions for you in terms of a serious personal injury, loss of life or limb or legal help London UK or financial losses which can lead to a downward slippery slope making it difficult to cope. Our claims lawyers understand legal help London UK only too well such consequences and the need to act as quickly and efficiently as they can to put you back on track. We know that it is bad enough to be dealing with ...

Tamarind of London, the popular Indian restaurant that burst onto the Southern California dining scene late last year will open for lunch Fridays - Sundays beginning Friday, April 13. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. lasting until 2:30 p.m., followed by Happy Hour from 2:30-5 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m - close. Executive Chef Shachi Mehra has crafted a unique and flavorful brunch menu including Baked Eggs with Kidney beans spiced with garlic and Kashmiri red chili; Keema Baked Eggs with minced lamb, cilantro and red onion; Masala Scramble flavored with garlic, red chili and ...

Ernst & Young LLP today announced the 28 semifinalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Awards in Orange County. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. These business leaders were selected from more than 70 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala on June 7, 2012 at the St. Regis Resort in Laguna Niguel. The semifinalists ...

ITP VoIP, a VoIP phone service provider available online at http://www.ITPVoIP.com, is encouraging homeowners to make the switch from a landline to VoIP service. The Internet phone provider integrates homeowner telecommunications needs with everyday online use, offering customers easy 3-way calling, voicemail access, caller ID, call forwarding and more; its online account management service is an additional benefit to consumers, and allows for a good deal of personal plan customization. Since 2004, development of home VoIP services has expanded exponentially in conjunction ...

I.M. Chait's industry-leading Natural History sales are a showcase for once-in-a-lifetime specimens, like the spectacular meteorite from Mars that headlines the company's May 6 auction. Extraordinarily rare, the fist-size rock that landed in an African desert last July 18 probably took hundreds of millions of years to travel from Mars to earth. It is known as the Tissint Meteorite - a reference to the name of the Moroccan town nearest to where nomads in the Oued Drâa valley found the fusion-crusted stone after it made its dramatic landing. According to eyewitnesses, ...

The Family Business Council (FBC), part of CSUF's Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, today announced four new members. Recognized as the premier educational resource for family businesses in Southern California, the Family Business Council equips multi-generational leaders with the tools necessary to overcome obstacles and confront issues to enable familial companies to grow and prosper. A robust network of multi-generational family firms, the FBC is proud to add the following second-generation family businesses to its network: • Advance Beauty College • Mackenzie ...

In 1993 Mary Anderle had the perfect life. A successful interior designer and newly married to Gary, an engineer, they had just purchased a piece of land to build their dream home on in Northern Wisconson. But disaster was lurking. In a few short years, the Anderles would be overwhelmed by medical bills that the insurance company they trusted would refuse to cover. Their dream home would remain just that - a dream while they dealt with a nightmare illness. It was the summer of 1997. The Anderles were attending their usual Sunday church service. Mary whispered something ...

Matrox Graphics Inc. today unveiled Matrox Avio F120, the first in a new line of fiber-optic KVM extenders designed for graphics-intensive and visualization applications. The Avio F120 transmitter and receiver pair extends two single-link DVI video, keyboard, mouse, audio, and USB HID devices from the host system by up to 2000 m (6562 ft) using a single duplex LC-LC fiber-optic cable. The uncompressed fiber-optic transmission maintains graphics performance and full frame-rate HD video playback with no latency at the remote station, while the computer remains safely secured ...

Noted Dallas trial attorney Richard A. "Dick" Sayles, cofounder of the Dallas trial law firm Sayles Werbner has been honored as a Trial Legend by the Dallas Bar Association. Mr. Sayles was among five local trial lawyers recognized by the Dallas Bar Association's Tort and Insurance Practice Section during the 2012 Legends Program held April 3, 2012, at the Belo Mansion in downtown Dallas. The Legends Program featured a panel discussion led by Senior District Judge Royal Ferguson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The lawyers shared ...

Gentle Dental Group, http://www.GentleDentalGroup.com, expands its South Florida dental practice to add its 20th dental office. Appearance Implants & Laser Dentistry of Jupiter, Florida is now affiliated with the Gentle Dental Group. For patients in need of a cosmetic dentist in Jupiter, Florida, Appearance Implants & Laser Dentistry of Jupiter is available to provide the highest quality cosmetic dentistry, specializing in Dental Implants, Dentures, Crowns and Bridges for more than 20 years. The office will retain its beloved staff of dental professionals including ...

Pulse O2DA Firearms Training, Inc., announced today the availability of a new firearms training course designed specifically for residents of the City of Chicago. This 7-hour course is for Chicago residents who are buying a firearm for the first time and meets all requirements for the City of Chicago firearms permit process. Our Chicago Permit Course significantly exceeds all the State mandated minimum training requirements in order to provide the serious student with the most comprehensive training possible. We do this by limiting the class size, maximizing your range ...

Jeremy Kees, formerly of Edward Jones in Granville, Ohio, has joined the wealth management firm Patriot Asset Advisors. Kees will be working in the firm's Easton office along with Jonathan Taylor and Allen Stocker, founder of Patriot Asset Advisors. "Jeremy has successfully built an investment practice with another firm and we are excited to have him join our team at Patriot Asset Advisors," said Stocker. "He has a passion for helping people and five years of experience serving the needs of business owners and investors." "In this economy ...