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• Paxil and Birth Defect

  Jeremy Thurman | February 19, 2007 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  We are now representating individuals who too Paxil during pregnancy which resulted in injuries to the newborn. If you are not aware, Paxil has been show to cause holes or other malformations in the chambers of the newborne's heart. Often the defects heal on their own, but more severe cases require surgical intervention. Specifically, Paxil causes Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the...

• Woman Dies After Being Pinned Between Pallets

  Shannon Weidemann | February 17, 2007 10:59 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  A woman was discovered in a sem itrailer that was delivering lettuce to a distribution center. Her body was pinned between two pallets. "Preliminary autopsy results indicate the cause of death to be due to compressional asphyxiation and at this point in the investigation, her death appears to be accidental," Kraemer said.The victim and her husband were at a Dole plant in Yuma picking up a load...

• Automobile accident

  Jeremy Thurman | February 17, 2007 9:38 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Just wanted to remind the general public that it so important to get Medical payment coverage. Its cheap and when your in an accident, regardless of fault, it pays your medical bills up to the amount of med pay coverage you have. However, it has no basis on the amount of recovery you can recieve from the negligent party or your uninsured motorist coverage.

• What is Medical Malpractice

  Jeremy Thurman | February 17, 2007 9:31 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  In the age of tort reform and the war being raged against trial attorneys by insurance companies and the medical profession, I thought I would just remind people what exactly medical malpractice is. I think if we were to think about it realize that not all that many people really know what constitutes medical malpractice.So what is medical malpractice? In a nutshell, its where a doctor, nurse,...

• Blog on FDA

  Jeremy Thurman | February 17, 2007 9:24 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Thanks to Joe Sanders out of Florida for his blog where he discusses FDA approval and what it really means as to the safety and efficacy of a drug. I think the more drug litigation I become a part of, the more questioning I become on any new drug approved by the FDA. From Fen-phen to Ortho Evra, we see more and more drugs with dangerous side effects harming the public while drug companies...

• Example of Tort Reform gone Awry

  Jeremy Thurman | February 17, 2007 9:18 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Gary McAllister presented a good commentary about uninformed member's of legislatures voting for tort reform packages. I encourage everyone to read his post as this is what we are facing in Oklahoma today as our brilliant legislature attempts to limit your access to the courthouse.http://chicago.injuryboard.com/medical-malpractice/tort-reform-hurts-sponsor.php#more

• Email sent to Oklahoma Representative

  Jeremy Thurman | February 15, 2007 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  I must confess one thing. When issues hit at the heart of something I do or know, I tend to be quite opinionated. After years of watching republican representatives and senators blatantly lie to the Oklahoma public, I have decided to become more vociferous on the issue of tort reform. Now before I share an email I sent to a state representative, I think you should understand that in my...

• Why you need a lawyer

  Jeremy Thurman | February 14, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Just a brief tidbit why you should always hire an attorney when injured in an automobile accident.We have a client who was injured and tried to negotiate with the insurance company by herself. They offered her very little over her medical bills. Due to privacy I will give you a hypothetical number of an take it or leave offer to her of $2800.00. She hired our firm and by the time it was over...

• Tort Reform and Oklahoma

  Jeremy Thurman | February 14, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  I was emailing a friend on tort reform in Oklahoma and here is an excerpt of what I was trying to explain to him. "Let me try to address this from a new approach. I mean this with all sincerity as opposing views are what makes this country great. I will not argue that I feel very strongly and emotional on the subject as I believe evidence from other states such as Texas illustrate that such...

• Facts about the state of medical malpractice litigation in Oklahoma

  Jacob Diesselhorst | February 13, 2007 3:54 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Facts about the current Medical Malpractice Condition in Oklahoma and U.S.According to the Federation of Medical Boards, Oklahoma moved to 4th per capita for number of doctors in 2005. This is up from 6th per capita in 2005."We are doing fine said Carl T. Hook, M.D., President of PLICO. "The first six months of this year we have a net income of 21 Million, which will be applied to the company's...