News & Blogs

I was so enraged this morning that I could not write.  That is because I came across this article in today’s New York Times.  It’s about an American hospital that overradiated stroke... Read More

It’s now well established that tort “reformers” and hypocrisy go together like peanut butter and jelly.  Just think back to one of my favorite examples: alleged newsman and tort “reform”... Read More

Have you heard about Medical Justice ? Trusted.MD abhors it. It’s worth reading why. Ron Miller, at the Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog, sees it as a cash cow run by fear-mongering MDs looking to profit... Read More

In today’s post, MD WhistleBlower , a/k/a Dr. Michael Kirsch, discusses his sympathetic view of Big Tobacco. He believes that tobacco companies have been demonized by the government and press.  I disagree,... Read More

Philip Morris Int’l manufactures a poisonous product that kills its users–cigarettes. It makes scads of money doing it, and wants to continue doing it, without the bother of lawsuits or... Read More

As I sat by the radio last night trying not to retch, Rita Houston, an otherwise competent DJ at the Bronx’s own WFUV-FM, interviewed Elvis Costello in a manner that... Read More

Since posting the story about the unfortunate Florida judge, I have come to learn that contrary to what I initially reported, the hospital has reached a settlement with the judge.  The judge... Read More

A Florida judge with diverticulitis trusted his surgeons to perform the surgery he needed in the proper manner.  Unfortunately, his trust was misplaced, as they left a foot-long sponge inside his... Read More