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La Senadora Lornna Soto Villanueva presenta 6 proyectos de ley de impericia médica
La Vicepresidenta de la Comisión de Salud del Senado y Presidenta de la Comisión de Seguros del Senado de Puerto Rico, Sendaora Lornna Soto Villanueva recientemente presentó 6 proyectos de ley para, por una vez y por todas poner fin a la disputas sobre impericia medica en Puerto Rico. Desde hace años, grupos médicos han tratado [...]
Como parte de las vistas celebradas en el Senado de Puerto Rico en relación al Proyecto 2195, que pretende la imposición de topes de indemnización a favor de víctimas de impericia médica, el senador Ángel “Chayanne” Martínez abiertamente admitió su convencimiento de que no se le puede poner precio a la vida humana y de [...]
Gobernador Fortuño propulsa proyecto de ley para imponer topes en casos de impericia médica
Mediante la presentación del Proyecto del Senado 2195, y su contraparte en la Cámara de Representantes 34 53, la Fortaleza impulsa, mediante uno de sus funcionarios, Annie Mayol, la aprobación del proyecto de ley dirigido a establecer topes máximos para la indemnización de víctimas de impericia médica. Hay que recordar antes de que se destacara [...]
Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico declara ilegal acuerdo de arbitraje en caso de impericia médica
En una importante decisión per curiam en el caso de Martínez Marrero vs. Dr. González Droz, 2011 TSPR 3, el Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico resolvió que una cláusula de arbitraje, pactada entre un médico y un paciente con anterioridad a que surgiera una controversia entre ellos, es ilegal. Dicho caso surge de un reclamo [...]
Medicare not entitled to survivors’ wrongful death benefits, Eleventh Circuit rules
By Carmel Sileo for AAJ
Rejecting the Department of Health and Human Services’ claim to a large share of a nursing home negligence settlement, the court found that compensation for the loss of a parent belongs to the decedent’s children, “not the secretary of HHS.” Robert Peck of the Center for Constitutional Litigation, who represented the [...]
Admitting medical errors reduces costs for hospitals, study finds
Carmel Sileo, Trial Magazine, September issue, American Association for Justice
Doctors who disclose having made medical errors are good for a hospital’s bottom line, reducing claims for compensation and lowering liability costs. That’s the conclusion of a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The study looked at the results of a comprehensive claims management program [...]
Many doctors don’t report incompetent colleagues, study finds
Carmel Sileo, American Association for Justice
Most doctors believe that it’s right to report on a colleague who’s impaired or incompetent—but not all of them do it. That’s one key finding of a study published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association that surveyed 3,000 physicians in a range of specialties.
Some of the [...]
Soler Law prevails once more before the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit!
In July 26, 2010, the Honorable Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed and remanded for further proceedings the case of Hazel Cruz, et al v. Mennonite General Hospital, et al, case No. 09-1758, USDC civil number 08-1236 (Pieras, PR). Said case had been dismissed by the Honorable District Court during its fourth [...]
Today (July 21, 2010) President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law.
From The White House @ http://www.whitehouse.gov/wallstreetreform
The Obama Administration has made Wall Street reform a top priority since day one, and today it became a reality. Wall Street Reform will hold Wall Street accountable, protect and empower American consumers with the strongest consumer protections ever, increase transparency in financial dealings — including in the derivatives market [...]
Senate report ties GlaxoSmithKline diabetes drug Avandia to heart attack risks
The Washington Post
By Associated Press
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline knew of possible heart attack risks tied to its controversial diabetes drug Avandia years before evidence of a link became public, according to a U.S. Senate report released Saturday.
Based on its knowledge of those risks, GlaxoSmithKline “had a duty to sufficiently warn patients [...]
