Good Day for Vegas legal and medical malpractice news: our latest black eyes hit the East Coast media:Med Mal News
Board of Medical Examiners members are refusing Gov. Gibbons calls to resign in the wake of the Endoscopy Center scandal (Review-Journal/NY Times). [That's understandable, since the medical board has done such a good job with oversight in Nevada given our fine reputation for medical care before Endoscopy.] An editorial in the Review-Journal applauded the Governor's attempt to clean up this mess.
In the meantime, state health inspectors in southern Nevada are suggesting that additional people (beyond the initial 40,000) may need to be warned that they have potentially been exposed to Hep-C and HIV. (CBS News) And an editorial in the Las Vegas Sun laments the loss of trust between Vegas patients and their doctors.
Pahrump lawyer and legal elder statesman "Frosty" Cahlan dies at the age of 73. (Review-Journal)
Nevada judges are requesting more state money for DUI, drug and mental health court programs, arguing the programs will help lower the state's overcrowded prisons. (Nevada Appeal)
The investigation into former Clark Co. Commissioner Boggs continues with an investigation into whether her campaign funds were used for personal purchases (Las Vegas Sun)
The civil suit against crazier than crazy Darren Mack brought by the estate of the wife he murdered begins today. (Reno Gazette-Journal)
And an update in the Ricin story: the man infected came out of his coma and told his brother than he never intended to use the toxin to attack anyone. It was only for self defense. (Review-Journal/NY Times) [does Darren Mack's cell have room for another?]
Finally, a fistfight broke out at the Federal Court in Vegas yesterday after a hearing in the case of Everlyse Cabrera, a little girl who vanished from her foster home in 2006. Apparently, the foster family and biological family were in the same place at the same time [and Federal court does move really slow, so fists were chosen instead of litigation] (CBS News)
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