Flax v. DaimlerChrysler

Yesterday the Tennessee Supreme Court relased its opinions (yes, there's four in all) in Flax v. DaimlerChrysler, M2005-01768-SC-R11-cv (Tenn. July 24, 2008).

Here's the link to the opinions:

http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/TSC/sc3qtr2008.shtml

Justice Holder authored the majority opinion.

FAQs About EMTALA

Ever have a question about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act ("EMTALA"). I do. Here's a link with answers to EMTALA FAQs:

http://www.emtala.com/faq.htm

The Word "Shall"

Every lawyer I know has heard that the word "shall" means something is mandatory. However, do you have a cite to support that statement? You do in Tennessee, to wit: Stubbs v. State, 393 S.W.2d 150, 154 (Tenn. 1965) (citing Louisville & N.R. Co. v. Hammer, 236 S.W.2d 971, 973 (Tenn. 1951)).

Hope this helps.

More Medical Research Sites

Here's some research sites from the American College of Surgeons ("ACS"). The ACS's Web site is a valuable resource for researching surgery-related questions and related matters.

Here's the link: http://www.facs.org/tsi/journals.html

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Patient Dies in Psychiatric ER

This is the reason that trial lawyers are needed. If hospitals are not held accountable for actions like this -- in court -- they won't do anything about it.

Here's what I am writing about:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25475759/?GT1=43001