Casey Gerry Law Blog

As economic conditions worsen and unemployment rates soar, cash strapped consumers are making some serious cost-cutting choices.  Unfortunately, even though it is a social and legal responsibility , some consumers may opt to cut back by going without car insurance.

In fact, the estimated percentage of uninsured motorists is expected to shoot up to 16.1 this year because of the recession, according to the Insurance Research Council .

Quite simply, when people can't make ends meet, they driv ...

In another potential insurance industry scandal, The U.S. Veterans Affairs Dept. and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners are reviewing military life insurance arrangements.

Why? Apparently large life insurance companies may be profiting from billions of dollars they hold on behalf of the families of fallen military service members. 

The controversy is revealed in the Sept. issue of Bloomberg Markets , in which editor David Evans scrutinizes the practices of Prudential Fina ...

The CDC reports that there were 1,737,125 estimated healthcare-associated infections in 2002. The CDC estimates that number has risen at least ten-fold from then.  From those 1.7 million infections , around 99,000 resulted in patient deaths.  Bloodstream infections ( Bactereremia ) account for 14% off all infections.  Bloodstream infections are more commonly acquired while being treated for another medical problem.
 
Bactereremia include Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pseudomo ...

On the heels of the possible transmission of life threatening diseases at the Palomar Pomerado Hospital in San Diego County, a Missouri VA hospital is also under scrutiny as it may have exposed hundreds of veterans to Hepatitis and HIV.

Last month, Palomar Pomerado Health Systems sent certified letters to 3,400 patients who underwent colonoscopy and other procedures, warning of a threat of infection from items used and reused in specific procedures. The facility urged these patients to be test ...

The recent spate of car accidents involving teens in North San Diego County reaffirm what we already knew: teen drivers are dangerous.

At least seven people have been killed locally since September in accidents involving teenagers . What’s to blame?  Speed, alcohol, inattention, peer pressure  -- and inexperience. “It’s frustrating. We’ve been hit hard, and I don’t know exactly what we could address,” said California Highway Patrol Officer Eric Newbury. “They’re driving over their hea ...

In 1918, the first womanjoined the American Bar Association (ABA), which at the time had 11,000members.

Clearly, female attorneys were an extreme rarity at the turn of the century.But nearly 100 years later, is the legal industry still dominated by men?

While reports show that enrollment of women in law schools, now more than 50percent female, has surged over the years, reality is that the legal profession is still predominately male .

According to the ABA'sCommission on Women in the Profession ...

Agroup of Orthopedic Surgeons is relying on good old-fashioned shock value to relay a compelling message about a deadly practice.

To warn the public about the dangers of texting and driving, the doctors have created a dramatic public service campaign with a harrowing image: a bloodied and shattered windshield emblazoned with the message OMG (common “textese” for“Oh My God.”)

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) joined forces with the Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA) to create ...

What is said in a doctor’s office remains in the doctor’s office – right?

While that should be the case, many experts are convinced that the inevitable introduction of online medical records will eventually eradicate a patient’s right to privacy.
The Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act   -- which went into effect in 2003 -- (HIPAA) stipulates that information health care providers place in records is private.  In fact, medical records are completely confidentia ...

Possibly the largest oil spill in decades, is poised to wreak havoc off the coast of Louisiana. 

In fact, the situation in the Gulf of Mexico is deteriorating rapidly.

SkyTruth ,a group that investigates environmental incidents, used satellite imagery and Coast Guard aerial photos to estimate that the damaged well is gushing about1.1 million gallons a day.  At that rate, it could quickly eclipse the 11million gallons leaked from the Exxon Valdez in Alaska, to date the worst U.S.oil spi ...

When a  Lexus ES350 sedan sped out of control last summer, killing an off-duty California Highway patrol officer and his family on an East San Diego County highway,   the country never imagined the incident would morph into one of the largest auto recalls in history.

 In fact, in recent months, Toyota has recalled more than eight million vehicle following increasing reports of sudden acceleration.  Experts are  anticipating an avalanche of lawsuits blaming the Jap ...