http://www.rpcmnlaw.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:35:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We all go through transitional periods of our individual lives.  In the early years, it is fast and hard in my generation.  Sixty to Seventy hour work weeks were common. My children's generation is different.  They are a generation that  has received more but more than likely will be able ... http://www.rpcmnlaw.com/2009/11/12/the-gift-of-giving/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gift-of-giving The recent findings by the CBO that medical malpractice claims have little effect on overall health care spending did not surprise me.  The CBO's numbers are consistent with the findings of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.  Malpractice claims account for a ... http://www.rpcmnlaw.com/2009/10/27/congressional-budget-office-finds-no-basis-malpractice-claims-are-driving-high-health-care-costs/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congressional-budget-office-finds-no-basis-malpractice-claims-are-driving-high-health-care-costs In 1995, Mark and Barbara Chipps received an unsigned letter from their insurance company, Humana Health Insurance Co. of Florida, informing them that their four-year-old daughter, Caitlyn, who was born with cerebral palsy, would be terminated from a special program for terribly and chronically ill patients called medical case management. There ... http://www.rpcmnlaw.com/2009/10/17/hmo-fraud-held-accountable/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hmo-fraud-held-accountable The civil justice system has been the cornerstone in keeping Americans safe by allowing them a fair chance to receive justice when they are injured by the negligence of others – even when it means taking on the most powerful corporations. The civil justice system is the last chance for individuals ... http://www.rpcmnlaw.com/2009/10/17/trial-lawyers-holding-wrongdoers-accountable/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trial-lawyers-holding-wrongdoers-accountable We recently settled a case for half a million dollars for our client who was in his boat fishing when he was seriously injured  when another boat smashed into him at a high rate of speed.  Our client was slowly back trolling when the other boater hit him right smack ... http://www.rpcmnlaw.com/2009/10/16/firm-recovers-half-a-million-dollars-for-client/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=firm-recovers-half-a-million-dollars-for-client I am pleased to announce that The  International Society of Primerus Law Firms has invited us into membership and that membership has been approved. Primerus is an alliance of small to medium sized independent law firms throughout the United States, Canada and Great Britain. It was created and is maintained by ... http://www.rpcmnlaw.com/2009/10/16/the-international-society-of-primerus-law-firms-welcomes-us-into-membership/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-international-society-of-primerus-law-firms-welcomes-us-into-membership The Wall Street Journal (7/11, Kamp) reported, "Medtronic Inc. is recalling three million insulin-infusion sets, estimating that 60,000 of them could cause improper insulin delivery and lead to serious injury or death." The company "said nearly two percent of the 'Lot 8' Quick-set infusion sets in question could have a ... http://www.rpcmnlaw.com/2009/07/28/medtronic-recalls-insulin-infusion-sets/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medtronic-recalls-insulin-infusion-sets There is much pain is watching a loved one die.  There is such a sense of powerlessness. It is that human thing about wanting control.  We see it in our every day lives and in the months and days before the death of a loved one.  Busy busy busy.   We ... http://www.rpcmnlaw.com/2009/05/27/ruby-beihoffer-is-at-peace/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ruby-beihoffer-is-at-peace The church was packed yesterday in south Minneapolis with many friends of Mike Botten unable to find a seat standing to support his family facing Mike's untimely death from cancer.  Many of us who saw Mike nearly every day in high school did not stay in touch with him much ... http://www.rpcmnlaw.com/2009/04/05/1967-roosevelt-high-school-grad-mike-botten-passes-at-age-59/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1967-roosevelt-high-school-grad-mike-botten-passes-at-age-59 In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Bush Administration and Big Pharma's claim that FDA approval of a warning label on a drug preempts any claim of inadequete warnings concerning the drug. This is an important decision, as it gives consumers recourse for drugs with labels ... http://www.rpcmnlaw.com/2009/03/06/consumers-can-sue-drug-makers/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=consumers-can-sue-drug-makers