Insuring Against Rule 68 Offers of Settlement
6/28/18
By: Matt Grattan One tool defense lawyers in Georgia frequently use to induce settlements is an offer of settlement under O.C.G.A. 9-11-68. Rule 68 allows either party to a tort action to serve a written offer to settle the claim, so long as the offer is made within a certain time and satisfies several other…
Surgeons Leave Patients with Unexpected Surprises
3/27/13
By: Scott Rees The article below discusses the surprisingly high frequency of surgical instruments left inside a patient’s body following surgery, and the costs involved. Those sponges become very expensive when they are accidentally left inside. USA Today – “What Surgeons Leave Behind Costs Some Patients Dearly”