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September 8, 2010
News Releases
From the Blog
Yearly Cost of Medical Malpractice
A new study by Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital shows that the yearly cost of medical malpractice in the United States tops $55.6 billion per year—about 2.4 percent of the nation's annual health-care spending.
Stauffer Ruling Could Cause Barrage of Patent-Marketing Suits
Intellectual property lawyers had been waiting on the verdict of the case of Stauffer v. Brooks Brothers, which would predict the fates of dozens of the suits that were being held up until then. The ruling is in.
Speculative Claims for BP Lawsuits
Much of recent environmental litigation has centered around the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and its subsequent damages to the surrounding coasts and water. While many of these lawsuits are necessary and involve real damages, unfortunately some lawyers will choose to pursue more "speculative claims related only tangentially, if at all, to actual injury."
From Twitter
Texas Attorney General investigating Google over complaints of antitrust and anti-competitive behavior.
on Sat, Sep 04
Will Anything Stem the Pending Flood of Patent-Marking Suits? From the WSJ: http://bit.ly/9fItTz
on Wed, Sep 01
Fed court rules that whistle-blowers who bring false marking cases don't have to show that they were harmed. http://bit.ly/bPo7Xs
on Wed, Sep 01
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel’s September 2010 issue has a special section on Texas. Visit: www.metrocorpcounsel.com
on Mon, Aug 30
RT @lawsuitabuse: Commentary: August Most Ridiculous Lawsuit Poll – The 'Be Gentle on the Criminal' Edition http://ow.ly/2vXs0
on Fri, Aug 27
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