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| | 2012 Annual Conference Discover TTLA, June 6-8 at the Hyatt Lost Pines, Bastrop | |
| | Join TTLA for our biggest event of the year, complete with 2 days of CLE programs, parties, receptions, committee meetings, Board of Directors meeting and our annual awards luncheon. Nestled in the tranquil Central Texas countryside, this year's Annual Conference also offers family-friendly activities, a golf tournament, tennis tournament and more! Click on the headline to learn more! | | "1K Pays Your Way" TTLA Annual Conference | |
| | Earn your registration fee for the 2012 TTLA Annual Conference by recruiting new TTLA members! Simply recruit $1,000 worth of new TTLA memberships, and earn free registration to the Annual Conference CLE at Hyatt Lost Pines – an $875 value. Clip on the headline to learn more. | | Laws/Cases | |
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| | Indiana Hospital Group Lawsuit Headed to State High Court | |
| | The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit against IU Health hospital group by two uninsured patients. In their lawsuit, the patients claim they were charged more for treatments than insured patients by the hospital group. The lawsuit is seeking class-action status to open the case to "hundreds of uninsured patients who might have been overbilled by the health system over the past decade." Jeff Swiatek, Indianapolis Star 04/29/2012 | | Read Article: Indianapolis Star | | Quadruple Amputee Files Lawsuit Against Doctors, Medical City | |
| | A 20-year-old Dallas woman whose arms and legs were amputated after a severe bacterial infection has filed a lawsuit accusing doctors at Medical City Dallas Hospital of withholding appropriate antibiotics for 38 hours after she was first seen in the emergency room. Whitney Mitchell filed suit this week in 44th Civil District Court, alleging that the delay allowed the infection to progress into a condition called septic shock, which eventually led to the amputation of her limbs. SCOTT FARWELL , The Dallas Morning News 04/30/2012 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News | | Mississippi Joins Critics of Deepwater Horizon settlement | |
| | The state of Mississippi is asking that a portion of the proposed $7.8 billion settlement with BP PLC in the Deepwater Horizon litigation be declared null and void, because it excludes more than 200,000 people and businesses that illegally settled claims under an administrative process that forced them to waive all future economic damages. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier heard arguments for and against the settlement at a preliminary approval hearing in New Orleans on April 25, but did not issue a ruling. Mississippi's concerns followed similar objections by the state of Florida. Halliburton Energy Services Inc., the American Shrimp Processors Association and two Georgia gas stations also have filed objections. Amanda Bronstad, The National Law Journal - $$ Subscription Required 04/30/2012 | | Read Article: The National Law Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) | | Healthcare | |
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| | Sued Over An $1,800 Hospital Bill | |
| | Nonprofit hospitals pay no federal, state or local taxes, giving them a competitive edge over their for-profit counterparts. In return, they are expected to offer a community benefit, including free and discounted care for low-income patients. But even as more and more Americans need extra help after losing their jobs and health insurance in the recession, studies suggest that on average, nonprofits provide only slightly more free and reduced-cost care than for-profit hospitals. Patient advocates argue the line dividing nonprofit hospitals and for-profit hospitals, which do not receive the tax exemption, has blurred. Often, patients who have filled out financial assistance applications while at the hospital, assume their bills will be covered, and do not learn they owe money until collection agents begin calling. Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News, National Public Radio 04/30/2012 | | Read Article: National Public Radio | | Malpractice | |
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| | Suit: Dentist Dropped Tool Down Patient's Throat | |
| | A Lexington woman has filed a lawsuit against a local dentist who allegedly dropped a small dental tool down her throat during a routine treatment. The woman claims the small screwdriver had to be removed from her digestive track at a nearby hospital about a month later. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. Josh Kegley, Lexington Herald-Leader 04/30/2012 | | Read Article: Lexington Herald-Leader | | Wrongful Death | |
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| | Wrongful Death Suit Filed over Drowning of Intoxicated Student | |
| | The death of a Boston College student after a binge drinking session at Skidmore College has prompted a suit by the boy's parents against a group of men allegedly responsible for supplying alcohol to the underage student. The nine defendants “supplied [the victim and a friend] with alcohol even though they knew the two college students were not of legal drinking age." The victim drowned in a creek nearby a few hours after leaving the party; he had a blood alcohol content of 0.16. Paul Nelson, Albany Times Union 04/27/2012 | | Read Article: Albany Times Union | |
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