Rising jury awards reflect inflation and higher medical costs
Chicago lawyers say personal injury verdicts have risen sharply since 1970, with awards up about 28 percent and climbing. Rising medical costs and wages drive the increases, and insurance premiums push verdicts higher in inflationary times, affecting cases against corporations and doctors.
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Philip Corboy
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Taft urges united stand on coal plant
Senator Taft calls Ohio's congressional delegation to a bipartisan push for a 237.2 million coal conversion plant. The Office of Coal Research awarded the contract to Coalcon of New York, favoring locating the plant in the Ohio River Valley to support a demonstration and potential commercial operation with abundant southeastern Ohio coal reserves.
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Robert Taft Jr
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OSU to Host Science Grants For 18 Students
Ohio State University will host 18 college and university students in chemistry and biochemistry this summer under a 26460 grant from the National Science Foundation. The program focuses on energy related research and individual study projects. Doctors are cited as increasingly testifying against peers, breaking a long silence that hindered malpractice cases. Rising malpractice insurance premiums threaten doctors due to higher risk perceived by insurers.
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John Hart Leaves CBS for NBC News as Washington Political Correspondent
AP reports John Hart 43 a Denver native and longtime CBS journalist leaves CBS Morning News where he was anchorman and general correspondent since 1965 to join NBC News as Washington political correspondent. Hart will report on political developments from the nation’s capital.
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