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December 17th, 2007    Posted by: Dr. Dobson

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What are the symptoms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis? Symptoms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis may appear during episodes (flare-ups) or may be chronic and continuous.

Juvenile Arthritis
What are the symptoms? Children with juvenile arthritis (JA) have periods of time when they have no symptoms, called remission

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Physicians challenge lawyers’ meritless liability suits — and win

December 3rd, 2007    Posted by: Dr. Dobson

Physicians say a series of favorable court rulings is turning the tide in their crusade against frivolous medical liability lawsuits.

Three Ohio courts in six months sanctioned plaintiff lawyers for pursuing unsupported claims against three doctors. Judges awarded the physicians their legal expenses. In New Orleans, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a similar award to a Mississippi doctor Nov. 13.

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Lawyer who sued wrong physician won’t pay up

October 14th, 2007    Posted by: Dr. Dobson

A Mississippi plaintiff lawyer sued the wrong physician in a medical liability case, but the doctor says he’s the one paying the price.

Court documents show that Lawrence E. Stewart, MD, a McComb, Miss., otolaryngologist, was confused with his deceased father, Edsel F. Stewart, MD. His father was an obstetrician/gynecologist who practiced in the same town. He died in 1999.

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