Workers' Compensation? Personal Injury? or Both? Maximize Your Compensation
California Law does not allow you to sue your employer for negligence. So if you are injured at work as a result of the fault of your employer ...
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Malpractice Liability Reform Gains Another Ally: Congressman ...
Add Congressman Barney Frank to the growing list of supporters for medical malpractice liability reform at the federal level. TheHill.com has reported that Frank, a liberal Massachusetts Congressman, appeared on "Morning Joe" yesterday and said, "I also am ready, as a liberal, to look at the whole question of malpractice and liability reform."
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found in 2009 that limits on medical malpractice lawsuits, including a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages like California's law includes, could save the federal government $54 billion over 10 years. California's Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act provides for unlimited damages for past and future medical costs; unlimited damages for lifetime lost wages, earnings potential and any other conceivable economic damages; and unlimited punitive damages, which seek to punish a defendant.
Bay Area Woman Selected to Represent California Kidney Patients on Capitol Hill
/PRNewswire/ -- Shar Carlyle, Director of the Kidney Community Education Program in San Rafael was chosen by the National Kidney Foundation to represent the state of California during World Kidney Day in Washington D.C on March 7th and 8th, 2012. Ms. Carlyle, who suffers from the painful effects of polycystic kidney disease, and the first person in California to receive an altruistic living donor kidney transplant via the internet, is one of 20 people selected from across the nation. She will speak with policy makers about kidney disease, its risk factors, impact on the community, and legislative issues that affect the lives of kidney patients. "It is both an honor and a responsibility that I take very seriously," Carlyle said.With the United Network of Organ Sharing national deceased donor wait list at over 113,000, the need for solutions is critical. Housed out of time-shared desk space in Community Action Marin, Carlyle developed The KCE Program which serves low-income and disenfranchised adults with kidney challenges. KCE provides education, guidance, information and inspiration to help those affected find constructive solutions. KCE builds bridges between vulnerable populations and resources/support services in the medical community in order to reach better outcomes for clients, accessing both local and national resources.
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