I haven't seen this movie starring Mark Lanier as himself. But, having been a drafter of the appeal brief in McDarby v. Merck, I can affirm that Mark Lanier is one hell of a trial lawyer.
Law.com - Attorney-Penned Movie Features Mark Lanier Playing Trial Lawyer
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Most Cardiologists earn over $300,000 - but think they are underpaid
Remember these numbers the next time you read about why we have to limit medical malpractice claims.
New York, NY - Cardiologists—especially males—are among some of the highest-paid physicians in the US, but most believe they are inadequately reimbursed for what they do.Those numbers come from a 2011 Physician Compensation Report, based on a survey of over 15 000 US physicians conducted earlier this year and compiled by Medscape [1].According to survey respondents, cardiologists were among the third-highest-paid physicians in 2010, after orthopedic surgeons and radiologists, with 60% of cardiologists reporting that they made more than $300 000 and 20% saying they earned more than $500 000. Those earnings include salary, bonus, and profit-sharing earnings, but not any non-patient-related earnings, such as payments from consulting/speaking engagements or expert-witness services.By comparison, pediatricians, the lowest paid, earned a median income of $148 000 in 2010, slightly lower than primary-care physicians, at $159 000.Female cardiologists earn markedly lower salaries, on average, than their male counterparts—a median of $249 000, compared with $340 000. The gender gap appears to be related to women prioritizing more flexible schedules over salaries, to "allow for more family time," the survey results say. Of note, 80% of physicians who responded to the survey were male.
At 9/11 Trial, Lawyers Will Watch the Clock - NYTimes.com
Judge Alvin Hellerstein has informed counsel that he will limit trial time to one month in the only wrongful death action against the airlines and others whose negligence is alleged to have facilitated the 9/11 catastrophe. 90 cases settled. Thousands accepted the compensation offered by the September 11 Victims Compensation Fund
According to the Times
At 9/11 Trial, Lawyers Will Watch the Clock - NYTimes.com
According to the Times
Donald A. Migliori, a lawyer for the Bavises, said limiting the trial to one month and dividing the time equally — he made the 50- to 60-hour estimate — was ambitious for a case of such magnitude, particularly for his client, the plaintiff, who bears the burden of proof. The lawsuit contends that the hijackers were able to board United Airlines Flight 175 in Boston because of negligence by United and other defendants, which include an airport security firm.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Data mining - targeting MD's for drug sales
In the Vioxx cases "targeting" of physicians was a big issue. The hard sell was on for a medication with little to commend it - and experience would prove - much to fear from it. The high-priced patented prescription medication competed principally with the generic naproxen - sold as Aleve. Merck's sales staff was armed with information from pharmacy benefit providers about what medicines the doctors prescribed.
Three states have limited the practice. The Supreme Court will soon hear the case - Sorrell v. IMS Health, Inc. I don't know that it is an invasion of privacy. But I do think it is part of a hard sell that presents risks that doctors will respond to the blandishments and the pressure, rather than the data about the drug's risks and effectiveness.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
An Oyster on the Seder Plate? - NYTimes.com
by Paul Greenberg
LAST night I put an oyster on my Seder plate.
Jason Logan
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Times Topic: BP Plc.
While I didn’t particularly want to put something traif atop that most kosher of dishes, this Passover falls on the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. And since BP, the leaseholder of the failed well, seems intent with its new television ads on making us forget about the spill, I felt that something drastic was in order to help us remember. Combining the memorial powers of the Seder plate with the canary-in-the-coal-mine nature of the oyster seemed a good way to keep the disaster — and BP’s promises to clean up its mess — in mind.
This past March I spent a week in Louisiana’s bays and bayous. All over the region I encountered oyster dredges full of dead, empty shells and broken oystermen with equally empty pockets. Many of the oystermen I interviewed reported that 80 percent of their beds had been killed.
Ecologically speaking, this is huge: a single oyster can filter 40 gallons of water a day, and the millions of oysters in Louisiana’s waters are one of the things that make the gulf work as an ecosystem.
Kenneth Feinberg Draws Critics Over Oil Spill Fund - NYTimes.com
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