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Have you paid your Insurance premium lately?  If so, your premiums are helping the Insurance Industry account for over $1 trillion in annual premiums and amass over $3.8 trillion in assets, which happens to be more than the GDPs of all but two countries in the world, the United States and Japan. Despite this overwhelming success, the Insurance still try and do anything to avoid paying claims for their clients.

The consumer rights organization, American Association of Justice, released the comprehensive report, The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America: How They Raise Premiums, Deny Claims, and Refuse Insurance to Those Who Need It Most." This report highlights 10 of the worst insurance companies for consumers based criteria such as, SEC and FBI records, testimony from former insurance agents and adjusters, court documents and more. 

The report ends with making a call for "Pro-Consumer Insurance Reforms" and making a suggestion for the following three points:

1. Require Insurers to Work in Good Faith

2. Require Prior Approval of Rate Increases 

3. Establish an Insurance Consumer Advocate

The remainder of the top 10 list of worst insurance companies for consumers is rounded out by the following:

1. UNUM, - Disability Insurance, Life insurance, supplemental and accident insurance
2. AIG,  - Auto insurance, life insurance, accident and health insurance,  property and casualty
3. State Farm, - Auto, life, health, home owners insurance and health insurance
4. Conseco, - Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Annuities
5. WellPoint, - Health benefits Company
6. Farmers Insurance  - Auto, Life and Homeowners Insurance
7. UnitedHealth, - Health care Insurance
8. Torchmark, - Holding Company offering life and supplemental health insurance
9. Liberty Mutual - Auto, Life, Homeowners and Commercial Insurance.

Over the past 16 years, I have handled thousands of Personal Injury cases against several of the companies on this list and a host of others.  I can attest firsthand that some companies are better than others at handling claims for their Insured and helping the needs of the injured.

I find it no surprise that Allstate made the top of the list, nor am I not surprised by the findings of the report: The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America". I do find it strange however, that the insurance companies are so quick to harm and work against the interest of their own insured clients.

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Judge Jeffrey Winikoff, a well respected and admired member of the legal community, died of a heart attack on Tuesday.   While at a Photo exhibition at the West Palm Beach Palm Beach Armory last week, we were given the news that Judge Winikoff had a heart attack. This was especially sad to us since we had brought many cases before him and always found him to be a Judge with integrity, fairness for both sides, and belief in Justice for all.  He was only 59.

When told of the news of Judge Winikoff's death, Attorney Carl Wald, stated "Judge Winikoff is one of the finest Judges I  have ever appeared before. The Judiciary has lost one of its finest, but his memory will live on forever."

Funeral Services for Judge Winikoff  will be held Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the Beth Israel Memorial Chapel, 11115 Jog Road west of Boynton Beach, with burial afterward at Eternal Light Memorial Gardens, 11520 State Road 7 west of Boynton Beach.

This sad and untimely loss raises the importance of supporting the American Heart Association. If you want to find out more on how you can get involved or support the American Heart Association, contact your local American Heart Association office today.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the family and friends of Judge Winikoff. The Sun-Sentinel has a Guest Book in honor of Judge Winikoff. Loved ones and members of the Community give their heartfelt sympathies to the Winikoff family.  Click on the following Sun-Sentinel Guestbook link to add your words of encouragement to the family.

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Florida's budget crisis is now coming to the Courts. In light of recent budget shortfalls, the Florida Legislature has increased court fees, which is expected to generate approximately $121 million additional revenue for the state.  Governor Charlie Crist, recently signed  CS/SB 1790, a bill that increases over 140 court-related fees, effective
July 1, 2008.

It is important to note that the Florida Legislature regulates court fees and not local officials. The Court fees have not been adjusted since 2004. The list includes Traffic Court Information such as Speeding Ticket fines. If you are always in a hurry and get a lot of speeding tickets, it will cost you a lot more for speeding.  Driving 20 miles over the Speed Limit will cost you at least 231 and driving 30 miles over the Speed Limit will cost you $331. Ouch... That is a $100 difference between 10 miles.  Be wise and don't Speed.

If you take the Florida Turnpike or other Toll Highways and fail to pay the toll, it will now cost you $181, plus the toll amount.  Keep your Sunpass Transponder updated and fully loaded.  Otherwise, the Florida Turnpike and our Toll Highways will start to become just as painful as it is to fill up your pump.  Be Wise, keep change in your car and keep your Sunpass funded. The auto-replenishment method, is starting to sound like a bargain.

 Click on the following link to view a list of the new court fees. 

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Preemption is a huge issue for the average American and I wonder if the public is paying attention. Last week as reported in the LaBovick Injury Law Blog, Congress had a hearing to discuss the issue of preemption. On all accounts, it appears to have been a success. One of the key speakers, Actor Dennis Quaid, discussed his experience with the drug Heparin, which almost killed his twin newborns. His testimony was so moving that even a total tort reformer, like Rep. Tom Davis, was moved to state that if "this had been my kids, I'd be suing everyone in sight. This should not happen."

The public does not seem to get the fact that this is a HUGE separation of powers issue. The right to sue is part of our JUDICIAL system. It is the way America, as a society, permits the common man to address problems he may have with other people including corporations and even our government. The Judicial system replaced the rule of Hammurabi, which was an eye for an eye. We also have a Legislative Branch, which makes the rules, and an Administrative Branch that applies the rules and keeps order (police, fire, army, road crews, etc). We can not allow the Administrative Branch to take away our right to access to the judicial branch. It messes up the balance of our government and our entire social makeup! Do you know how deeply this harms our system of government? I know it feels innocent and easy on the surface, however the implications of a dictatorship rule is scary!

Click here to read the testimony of key witnesses and Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement addressing the legal liability of manufacturers that produce dangerous drugs and medical devices before the Committee on Government Oversight and Reform.

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In what is the most anti-tort opinion from the Supreme Court ever to hit the shelves of the Library of Congress Justice Scalia delivered a terrible and scathing opinion creating bonafide Federal preemption to regular tort claims. Here is the low down on Riegel vs. Medtronic: The Supreme Court agrees that the Federal Government has created a pre-emption clause within Federal Statute 21 U.S.C. Section 360. This means that if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) give "Pre-market Approval (PMA) to any medical device and that device is defective and hurts, kills, infects or otherwise harms human beings (read: United States Citizens), that the human beings have the right to go scream in a bucket, because they can’t do anything about it. The FDA said the device was OK and that is the final word. No joke. The FINAL WORD! Sure the FDA may, eventually pull the product after a few hundred deaths, sure the FDA may fine or otherwise slap with figurative company wrist. However, you, the injured, dead or otherwise harmed individual or family, just need to ... learn to live with it.

The court, in its first few paragraphs, related the story of the Dalkon Shield, an intrauterine device that harmed thousands of women. The court made a broad accusation that the Dalkon Shield created a barrage of tort lawsuits that proved the common law tort system (read: American System of Justice) is defective and unable to properly handle tort claims related to medical devices. The court gave no basis for this opinion, except for the fact that there were many tort claims filed because thousands of woman here harmed by the Dalkon Shield. For most of America the Dalkon Shield cases were proof, similar to Ford Pinto cases, that Corporate profit motives outweigh human safety all too often, even with Federal oversight.

Are medical devices so special that they get special handling or special rules compared to any other "device" produced today. If the court system cannot properly handle medical devices then why it is able to handle front-end loaders that have a "device defect" that kills people. Why can the court properly handle tire defect cases, roof crush, seat belt failures, or any other "non-medical" device that harms people? It is illogical. The only logical position is that medical devices interact with the human body in a more intimate and significant way so they need additional protection from lawsuits. I feel the exact opposite. The fact that a medical device is such an intimate thing leads me to believe that the law should garner the human participant in using the medical device MORE not LESS protection from device defects.

The language of 21. U.S.C. section 360 states as follows:
Except as provided in subsection (b) see below of this section, no State or political subdivision of a State may establish or continue in effect with respect to a device intended for human use any requirement (emphasis added) -
(1) which is different from, or in addition to, any requirement applicable under this chapter to the device, and
(2) which relates to the safety or effectiveness of the device or to any other matter included in a requirement applicable to the device under this chapter." Section 360k(a).
(The exception noted in subsection (b) allows the FDA some latitude in giving local and State government oversight in some limited instances, which were not covered by the court in the opinion.)

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New Jersey drivers will be fined $100 if they are caught using a hand held devices to talk or to send text messages while driving. Starting Saturday, March 1, 2008, the new law went into effect. Police will be issuing fines for $100 if they catch drivers in the act of texting or not using a hand held device while driving.

New Jersey is among four other states, New York, California, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., to have such laws. According to a survey done by Nationwide Insurance, 73 percent of drivers use cell phones and 20 percent text while driving. The New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed the legislation giving police more authority to target drivers using hand-held cell phones, and making it illegal to send text messages while driving - distractions legislators contend make for risky driving. The law however, allows drivers to use hands free devices to talk on the phone.

Do Hands Free devices make the roads safer? According to reports from the transportation officials, nearly half of the 3,580 phone-related crashes in New Jersey involved a hands-free device, Five of 11 fatal accidents involving a cell phone that year also involved a hands-free device. This data was from 2006. Russ Rader of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said those figures are consistent with recent research showing no difference in crash risk between hand-held and hands-free cell phones.

Although, Florida has not joined the pack in banning texting and cell phone use without a hands free device, We urge you to use caution and common sense.  If you are driving, pay attention to the road and do not text and drive.  If you must send a text, pull over, stop driving and send your text message. After you are finished, compose yourself and proceed with caution to get back on the highway if you have pulled over.  If you do not have one, go out and purchase a hands free device for your cell phone. However, as the statistics above show, driving while not concentrating can cause accidents even with a hands free device.  Always exercise caution while driving and talking.  Your primary focus should be operating your vehicle safely and paying attention to what is happening on the roadway, not your phone conversation, which can be a distraction.

Click here to read more on texting and cell phone use bans from 6ABC.com, AP and the Gainesville Sun

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Dear Readers,

I recently read a Washington Post.com article Telecom Firms' Need For Immunity Stressed.  The article made me think of how the path to hell can be paved with good intentions.  How often are actions that are meant to do good, in the end lead to disaster? The post 9/11 terrorist / "Patriot act" / Telecom Immunity is exactly that type of mentality. If we continue to follow President Bush to restrict our right to privacy then we might as well congratulate Osama Bin Laden on winning the war, because the war isn't about oil, money or land. The war is about the idea of freedom. The beautiful thought of freedom.

In the closed societies of the Taliban, Hammas and many other places in the world people do not have the freedom to speak, to organize, to freely think in the privacy of their own homes. They can't talk out about the government without facing criminal sanctions. In fact, this Blog may deserve a jail sentence in many parts of the world. We must realize that our need for security is balanced by our need to keep the freedoms we take for granted alive. We must be diligent not to let these rights slip away under our noses while we hunt for terrorist threats. This isn't to say I don't believe in the terrorist threat, I just believe we need to play by our own rules in catching them in our own country. Changing the rules to hunt for terrorists leads to changing the rules to hunt for criminals, which leads to changing the rules for you and me.

As a former prosecutor with the Department of Justice, also married to a former prosecutor, that has complete trust and faith in our system, albeit imperfect, I am not ready to change the rules on privacy so quickly.

Off the soapbox:

Brian

Click here to read more on Phone firm phones and immunity to privacy suits by the Washington Post.com and the recent article Telecom Firms' Need For Immunity Stressed in the Washington Post.com

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Lawmakers reached a compromise on a Consumer Product Safety Senate bill. It is the first major overhaul of the nation's consumer product safety system in a generation.

The deal, was a bi-partisan effort, being led by Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). There was a lot of behind the scenes maneuvering, but the congressional members managed to come to a compromise to address last year's product liability claims and recalls for  millions of Chinese-made toys, including iconic playthings such as Barbie and Thomas the Tank Engine. 

Click here to read more from the Washington Post on the Senate Consumer Product Safety bill.

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We would like to mention that the week of February 4 - February 8, 2008 has been named "Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week by the Senate. 

In an effort to spread the word and shed more light on this important issue, the American Bar Association Division for Public Education and the Commission on Youth at Risk recently introduced elements of the Toolkit as a curricular component of a new partnership between the ABA and the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. The curriculum, "Take Charge: Violence Prevention, Conflict Resolution & Law," has evolved into a national pilot program through which hundreds of teen Girl Scouts in 11 major U.S. cities are being introduced to the teen dating facts, warning signs, and prevention recommendations. At the conclusion of the program, girls participate in a mock trial involving domestic abuse, with volunteer lawyers and law students coaching the girls through their roles. Since its inception, Toolkit elements have been used by high schools and community organizations across the nation and in U.S. territories, as well as by military base schools and schools that serve military families in the U.S. and abroad. 
Click Here for elements of the ABA Toolkit.

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Texting while driving is becoming trendy and dangerous.  It is not uncommon to see someone text while driving these days, especially teens. Let's not forget the Blackberry Crowd. They are equally dangerous to drivers on the road.  One New Hampshire Lawmaker  is doing something about it, Nashua's David Campbell has filed the paperwork for a bill to ban two-handed texting or typing on any electronic or telecommunications device while driving. According to Campbell in a recent Associated Press article,  "You need at least one hand to operate a motor vehicle,'' a police officer told him cell phone texting isn't the only problem. Some drivers are typing on laptop computers while behind the wheel." He seeks only to ban two-handed typing or texting.

In a recent accident involving a 17-year old, text messages were sent to and from the teen driver before the deadly crash involving a tractor trailer crash.  This is any parents nightmare. Their teen dying at the wheel, while on the phone.  Adults are not immune to texting while driving. According to Lynch Ryan  Worker's Comp Insider Blog,"You can make a case that a vehicle can be operated safely while the driver talks on a cell phone - preferably with a head piece - but no case can be made for safe driving while the operator's eyes are actually focused on the mobile device. Texting, like alcohol, does not go with driving."  I agree wholeheartedly.  The cell phone providers should do more to bring awareness to the dangers of texting while driving. According to a recent study by AAA on teen texting while driving habits, nearly 46% of teens, text while driving.  

Blogger, Anne Donnegan, hit it nail on the head, when she said, more people may have to die in DWT accidents, before legislators eventually see the light and pass a bill banning DWT.

Thankfully, lawmakers around the country are introducing legislation to curb this dangerous behavior. A few brave champions, such as Washington State, Phoenix and New Hampshire are writing legislation on Driving while texting.

What are your thoughts on texting while driving?  Should it be illegal?  What is better a fine or points on a license? The answer remains with concerned citizens. Do you want your loved one killed or injured by a driver that is texting?  If not, find out if your local city or state has a ban on DWT - Driving While Texting. If not, contact your local lawmaker and suggest this legislation. Share what other cities are doing such as: Washington,  Phoenix, and New Hampshire. Make a difference and let your voice be heard in the fight to end DWT accidents.

Click here to read more from the Insurance Journal

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The House voted Tuesday, 265-159  to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, by $35 billion over five years. However, the Democratic-led victory may prove short-lived because the margin was too small to override President Bush's promised veto, according to an Associated Press Article.

President Bush vows to veto the bill because of costs, reliance on a tobacco tax increase and potential for replacing private insurance with government grants.

SCHIP is a state-federal program that provides coverage for 6.6 million children from families that live above the poverty level but have trouble affording private health insurance. The proposed expansion, backed by most governors and many health-advocacy groups, would add 4 million children to the rolls.

SCHIP is set to expire Sunday. To avert that, congressional Democrats plan to extend it temporarily with a larger spending bill to keep the government running when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. The strategy would prevent Democrats from being blamed or letting the health program lapse by not reaching an accord with Bush, lawmakers said.

What can you do to get involved? Contact your local Legislative Representative regarding this critical issue.  Of course there are details that still need to be worked out, however, it would be reprehensible to let these poor children go without healthcare.  Join in the fight to provide healthcare for children. Do not let this important issue become a tug of war between the democrats and republicans.

Join Esther Uria LaBovick, Esq. and our firm in letting your Congressional Representative know how important this issue is to our Children in America, by contacting them personally.  If you do not know your local Congressional Representative, go to www.Congress.Org, to find your Congressional Representative's contact information. Don't delay, every vote counts for this critical legislation.

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In a recent Press Release from The American Association for Justice, the organization praises a report by the nonprofit Center for Progressive Reform. The report  "The Truth About Torts: Using Agency Preemption to Undercut Consumer Heath and Safety" suggests that the Administration has forced federal agencies to claim their regulations preempt state laws, despite lacking any constitutional authority. These actions contradict Congressional intent and, frequently the agencies’ own policies. According to the new report,  state laws are preempted through regulatory rulemaking authority. The preemption provisions are often slipped in at the last minute without any chance for public comment. 

Among the preemption measures:

• The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) declared its rules on seat-belts and roof-crush resistance would preempt state common-law claims, despite previously rejecting the concept.
  
• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared a rule on drug labeling preempted state tort law despite the fact that the agency had long held the opposite view.
  
• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also adopted preemption provisions, despite the fact that the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee had expressly rejected such an approach just a year earlier.
  
• The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have been criticized for trying to preempt state law.

Click here to read the report: "The Truth about Torts: Using Agency Preemption to Undercut Consumer Health and Safety".

Key figures testifying at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week on “Regulatory Preemption" were Georgetown Professor David Vladeck, attorney Collyn Peddie and Donna Stone, state representative from Delaware and the current President of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Testimony from State Representative Donna Stone

Testimony from Professor David Vladeck

Testimony from Attorney Collyn Peddie

Click here to read more from the AAJ on the Judiciary Committee Hearing.

Agencies such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) set out to protect the health and safety of Consumers. Let's hope that the Judiciary Committee meetings help to prove this point loud and clear so that we can all work together towards the fight for consumer justice.

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Beware:  What is done in the dark, will come to the light, sooner or later. The attorneys in Kentucky are wishing they would have adhered to this principle. They are now faced with criminal charges and must repay at least $62.1 million in settlement funds and interest, to their 400 clients they represented in Fen Fen Cases, according to Special Judge William Wehr.

The Attorneys, William J. Gallion, Shirley A. Cunningham Jr., and Melbourne Mills Jr., to repay $42 million taken from the settlement and $20.1 million in interest. What were they thinking? They started out with best intentions and ended up getting corrupted by greed. Greed is not good. Especially, when you have to hurt and exploit the people who hired you to help them.

Hopefully, this will send a message to the bad apples in the legal community that give the majority of trial lawyers a bad name. This is bad for the legal profession, bad for the consumers and bad for society at large.

Click here to read more on the story from Associated Press.

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This week LaBovick & LaBovick joined a great statewide cause: Getting Insurance for Florida's Uninsured 718,000 Children so they can get health care benefits at a price their families can afford through the state-subsidized program.  We agreed to be a Corporate Partner, in helping spread the word in an effort get as many uninsured kids enrolled during Open enrollment of Florida KidCare.

Now, you may ask why are we mentioning this on our LaBovick Injury Law Blog, the answer is simple: We want to help. We want our Readers to know about this program and to Join us in making a difference. This is for the kids. 

The Florida KidCare program accepts applications year-round from families with uninsured children under the age of 19. Children enrolled in the program receive regular doctor’s visits, immunizations and routine vision and hearing screening. Most families pay a premium of $15 or $20 a month.

“Working families with uninsured children should be given every opportunity to enroll in KidCare,” said Esther Uria LaBovick. “We’re in contact with these families regularly and it makes sense to use these opportunities to share information about KidCare and encourage families to complete the application for this quality healthcare program.”

Families can apply online 24-hours a day on the Florida KidCare Web site - www.floridakidcare.org, which is a one-stop source for information about program benefits, costs and enrollment status. Information and printable applications are available in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. Families can call (1-888-540-KIDS) to receive an application by mail or get answers to any questions they may have about KidCare.

Please share this message with people who can benefit fro having insurance for their uninsured Children. It is easy, affordable, and available to qualified parents.  Call (1-888-540-KIDS) or visit www.floridakidcare.org for more information.

Application in English 

Application in Espanol

Application in Haitian/Creole

We are proud to be a corporate partner and work local organizations on spreading the news about the Florida KidCare program! We will be in the community distributing literature at local venues. Esther Uria LaBovick will be speaking about KidCare on “Hablando con la Comunida” – News Ch.5 WPTV and “Nuestro Pueblo” – News Ch. 48 WWHB, Azteca America Affiliate and on Around our Town - WTVX - CW Network.

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Home Depot along with five other companies are facing litigation for the grout product Stand 'N Seal that was exclusively sold at Home Depot. Over 160 people across the country  have brought 31 product liability suits against The Home Depot and five companies tied to the manufacture and distribution of Stand 'N Seal, claiming that using the product permanently damaged their health. The lawsuit claims are ranging from loss of lung, respiratory breathing problems to death.

The interesting part of this litigation is that Home Depot was notified about the defective product, however, did not remove all of the product from its shelves, until 19 months after the Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a recall on 300,000 cans of cans of Stand 'N Seal. The litigation has a lot of finger pointing of who is to blame.  Is the retailer, Home Depot responsible, since it sold the product to the consumer? Is the manufacturer, tile perfect, a division of the Roanoke Companies, a leading manufacturer and private label company? Is it the company SLR, Inc that produced the product for Tile Perfect? Is it the Georgia-based Innovative Chemical Technologies or the South Carolina based company, Ortec Inc. that is responsible because they allegedly were involved with the formulation of Flexipel?  Time will tell, which of these five companies will ultimately bear the blame of the unfortunate injuries to the consumers of the Stand N Seal grout product. 

Click Here to read more about this story from Law.com and the Fulton County Daily Report.

The Law Firm, LaBovick & LaBovick, Civil Justice Prosecutors, is a Plaintiff’s firm. LaBovick & LaBovick focuses on fighting for personal injury victim’s rights in Florida and on qui tam (whistleblower claims) nationwide.  The firm handles all serious injuries, car accidents, boating  accidents, wrongful death, slip & fall, toxic torts and product liability cases. The firm has office locations in Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Jupiter and Port St. Lucie, Florida. Visit the firm website at www.labovick.com more injury information.

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Steve and Evelyne Tremain, will never have a happy ending, despite winning a $24.5 million judgment from the federal government over a "botched baby delivery" for their son Toby. Their son will never live a normal life.

Four years ago, Evelyne Tremain went to the hospital with labor pains. Instead of having a doctor on hand during the complicated delivery (as required), a Midwife, presided over the entire delivery. Since, Evelyne, had a Cesarean with complications, prior to this pregnancy, her doctor informed her that she was "high risk" should not use a midwife in this delivery. Unfortunately she received a "Midwife Delivery" instead, and a doctor was not involved until it was too late. The child, Toby Tremain, is impaired and tragically injured as a result of the medical care provided by the Air Force at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in St. Louis. The judge wrote in his ruling that the Air Force medical providers confused military rank with what was best for the patient. The midwife was a Major and the obstetrician was a Captain at the time of the delivery.

Click Here to read more on this case in the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

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A trial lawyers victory of a $14.1verdict for a personal injury client, struck by a taxi cab was short lived. The judge cut the verdict down to $3.2 million, saying the jury award deviated "greatly" from awards typical in such cases. The Judge based her numbers on awards given to other plaintiffs with comparable injuries.

The Plaintiff was a former secretary that suffered a compound fracture of her right leg and underwent six surgical procedures, including bone and muscle grafts, and had rods inserted into her leg, with minimum success. Her injuries prevented her from working  and limited her physical activities.  

The verdict was not thrown out, instead, the Judge ordered a new trial on the pain and suffering issue, unless the plaintiff agreed to reduced awards for past and future losses. The award for lost earnings, medical expenses and spousal loss of services, totaling  $3.2 million stands. 

 Click Here to read more about this case in the Staten Island Advance.

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