Malpractice suits rise on greed and unrealistic hopes
The piece argues that greed and mistaken patient expectations fuel a surge in medical malpractice lawsuits and multimillion awards. It notes doctors overtest and insurers pass costs to patients, cites high yearly suit rates, and calls for patient expectation management, better doctor patient relations, fee caps, and bar review boards to curb excessive suits.
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United States
Cians
New Jersey Association
New Jersey
Bar Association
VIP furniture feud fades in Geneva mediation
Ambassador Maz Kampelman closed the Geneva dispute between Lilla Tower and retired General Richard Ellis over home furniture moved during a Tower vacation. The quarrel ended after Lilla Tower was persuaded to drop legal action, with Ellis reclaiming what he believed was his. The resolution delayed a U.S. decision on the Towers’ Geneva house matter and let Lilla stay longer.
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Maz Kampelman
U.S
Geneva
Lilla Tower
John Tower
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Richard Ellis
Arms Goniro
Lilla
Moriman
Pragmatism versus Principle in Poverty and Rights Debates
A conservative argument asserts that pragmatic liberal programs do not work for all, harming the rich and minorities alike. The piece contends that poverty programs violate property rights, while affirmative action harms white people, and accuses the civil rights movement of shifting from color blind justice to color conscious social justice. It warns that both sides seek to expand state power and erode individual freedoms.
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House
Bob Michelias
Reagan
Senate
Robert J. Dole
White House
Michel
Nole
Washington
Charles Murray
Choices and Responsibility in Public Health Debates
An opinion piece argues that smoking harms all in shared spaces and cites Roysdon v Reynolds as a cautionary example, while warning against outsourcing responsibility for actions. It emphasizes personal accountability in health, parenting, work, and marriage, noting life as a sequence of choices with consequences.
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Floyd Roysdon
Roysdon
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Knoxville
Tenn
Hershey’s
Pepsi Cola
Reagan muffled on Soviet atrocities
Column argues Reagan's televised exchanges with Gorbachev softened harsh truths about Soviet support for terrorism and Libya. It warns that detente limits bold public condemnations, reducing Western moral clarity while urging stronger private and public campaigns to expose Soviet atrocities, including Afghanistan.
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