Four habits of highly effective risk management programs: a comprehensive, expert guide to staying out of trouble while reaping profits.
It's no secret that orthopedics has shown impressive strides over the past few years, and the news is only going to get better. According to a new study, the number of artificial joints that will need replacement for damaged knees will jump 673% by 2030, to nearly 3.5 million...

Point Blank: Gunning for cover.
Byline: Aman Dhall & Dheeraj Tiwari If you have a raging romance with Walther P99s, Beretta AR-70/90s, Smith & Wesson .357s and the likes, go ahead and take aim. But before you get trigger-happy, spare a thought - does your prized possession have an appropriate cover? ...

Motor insurance: Go for a cover to suit your needs.
Byline: Ashish Gupta Insurance is a tool by which the losses suffered by a few are spread over many, exposed to similar risks. Insurance provides protection against financial loss arising on the happening of an unexpected event. Insurance companies collect premiums to provide for this protection. A...

Quick turnaround and consistent reports are my CLNC trademark.
My written work product is reliable and consistent for each case. While the circumstances of each litigated matter are different, my attorney-clients can count on finding the same information in the same format in each of my comprehensive medical-legal analyses. In addition to providing the case analysis, I also...

The collateral source rule: statutory reform and special interests.
Paul Rubin (2005) has addressed the evolution of American tort law from a public choice perspective. In contrast to earlier work in law and economics, which generally regarded tort law norms as efficient (Landes and Posner 1987), Rubin relied on more recent work in the field (Epstein 1988, Rubin...

Best practices in product liability risk management: a veteran describes the top six ways to safeguard your business.
To understand the ever-increasing demand for cutting-edge medical devices, all one has to do is listen to the creaking knees of baby boomers. This is a huge population of people hitting their 50s and 60s who want to maintain their active daily routines as long as possible. They want...

Derailing the gravy train: a three-pronged approach to end fraud in mass tort medical diagnosing.
INTRODUCTION Mass medical screening, or "diagnosing for dollars," (1) currently fuels mass tort litigation. Functionally, these screenings range from the processing of hundreds to thousands of plaintiffs through hotel conference rooms acting as quasi-medical offices (2) to unlicensed technicians operating X-ray machines in the back of a...

Wanton negligence.
I hope the case of the TB-infected lawyer who exposed hundreds of people to his deadly disease will cause some lawyers to think twice before using the word "wanton." Wanton negligence is not a mistake. In legal terms, it is "an intentional or willful failure to perform...

Jury awards $2.85M to child; Escalator mishap mangled his hand.
Byline: Thomas Caywood WORCESTER - Kevin Lou, an eighth-grader at Forest Grove Middle School, doesn't remember the escalator accident that mangled his right hand when he was 4 years old. But he can't forget the pain of five surgeries he's had over the years to...

Special needs trust: which kind is right for you?
Introduction. Many parents of children with disabilities are aware of the "third-party" Special Needs Trust--that is, one which they establish and fund, either during their lifetime (an inter vivos trust) or under their Will at their death (a testamentary trust). Such a trust is the standard estate planning device...