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• Leading Cause of Death

  Jeremy Thurman | February 13, 2007 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  I was just sent an article written by Hugh M. Robert, Tulsa, who is the executive director ofthe Center for Consumer and Patient Safety in Oklahoma. In the days of tort reform and promoting medical and corporate immunity, its good to see articles telling the truth.I have yet to find a link to the article, but the following is a some quotes from that article that are most telling:"Every year more...

• CNN Expose on Allstate and State Farm

  Jeremy Thurman | February 09, 2007 3:59 PM | 1 CommentOklahoma City, OK

  Below is a Transcript of CNN's Expose on Allstate and State Farm. A friend sent this to me without a link. As soon as I find one I'll send it to you. However, it's a good read as to why you need to hire an attorney if you are injured in automobile wreck. Wed., Feb. 7, 2007Insurance companies fight paying billions in claimsCOOPER: Traffic accidents, of course, are a fact of life. So is dealing...

• Zicam

  Jeremy Thurman | February 09, 2007 1:44 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  You might take it for granted, but your sense of smell can alert you to dangers like gas leaks and can make food more flavorful and appetizing. The over the counter nasal spray Zicam has been linked to loss of smell (anosmia) and loss of taste. Zicam has been associated with the onset of a condition known as anosmia, which leaves the user with a potentially permanent loss of smell and taste....

• Caps don't Work

  Jeremy Thurman | February 09, 2007 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Now, to discussing caps I submit the following which is more of those darn facts and empirical evidence that keeps just getting in the way of people such as our Republican leader in the Senate and frankly Oklahoma state republican party:Physicians say caps on non-economic damages will lower malpractice premiums. The two largest insurers of doctors in the country stated before Congress and state...

• Doctor's crusade against hospital errors

  Jeremy Thurman | February 08, 2007 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  I just read an article on CBS news regarding hospital safety and about a brave Doctor Berwick who runs the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/06/eveningnews/main2440767.shtmlPer the article, he is essentially trying to make hospitals safer for patients. In this article, Berwick estimates that for every 100 patients admitted to hospitals, there are 40...

• No Title

  Jeremy Thurman | February 07, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  On September 20, 2006, results of a new study were released that confirmed previous studies showing an increased risk of blood clots associated with the use of Ortho Evra versus oral contraceptives. The study found that women using Ortho Evra were twice as likely to develop blood clots as those using oral contraceptive pills. As a result, the FDA has asked Ortho McNeil Pharmaceuticals, a...

• Negotiating Auto Accidents

  Jeremy Thurman | February 07, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Have you ever tried to negotiate with an adjuster regarding an automobile case? I often pose this question when talking to prospective clients and some have and some have not. That said, for those that have tried they invariably say that their experience was unpleasent at best and they feel they weren't compensated as they should have been for there injuries. Now lets think, how many claims...

• Texas Plus Tort Reform - Oklahoma's Deception

  Jeremy Thurman | February 07, 2007 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  For some of our illustrious legislatures in Oklahoma that are beating the drums of war over tort reform, I have to ask why? What evidence do you have to remotely suggest there is a medical malpractice or lawsuit crisis occurring in Oklahoma?Shall I dare say that the reason they do not provide evidence is that none exists. Or shall I dare say that it appears that the insurance industry and...

• Oklahoma Supreme Court takes on Tort Reform Lies

  Noble McIntyre | December 28, 2006 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  The Oklahoma Supreme Court finally weighed in on tort reform a few weeks ago by addressing the constitutionality of merit letters required under 2003 tort reform. If you do not know, thecourt ruled as unconstitutional a provision of a 2003 tort reform law that required someone suing a medical professional to get an expert in the field, usually a doctor, to say in an affidavit that the lawsuit...

• Stacking UM

  Noble McIntyre | December 04, 2006 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  In Oklahoma, a person may become entitled to multiple UM coverages depending upon various policy languages within an automobile insurance policy. If he is injured while riding in someone else's car, he will have the coverage of the car he is in, as well as his own policy. Also, depending on the definition of a household member as defined in Oklahoma law, that person may also be able to recover...