Women Suffer Most from Medical Misdiagnosis
A study from the Institute of Medicine showed that the majority of the tens of thousands of people medically misdiagnosed each year are women. One doctor said that part of the reason is that some female symptoms are vague and associated with less serious conditions. The doctor went on to comment that women should be […]
Insurance Company Wants to Walk Away from Controversial Insured
An insurance company wants out if its policy with the insured, a controversial caffeinated alcohol drink, according to the insurer’s request for declaratory judgment in federal court. Selective Insurance claims it does not have a duty to defend or indemnify Phusion Projects from lawsuits over Phusion’s “Four Loko” brand beverage. Families of several people filed […]
Florida Governor Axes State Supreme Court Study
Using his line-item veto power, Florida Governor Rick Scott cut the $400,000 set aside for a study of Florida’s Supreme Court out of the state’s budget. The $400,000 would have gone to the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to examine the court’s workload, staff and quality of work. The veto was part […]
