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Voters Doubt Police Tax Promises
fox4kc.comMarch 1, 2012

Our goal is to work at problem solving to prevent the crimes from happening, prevent the situations, so that's the whole key to this. Proactive policing is preventing crime from occurring.” If the tax (which is $0.3629 per $100 of assessed valuation) ...more »

Rick Ross' House Site of Murder Investigation by Miami Police
ReutersMarch 1, 2012

Investigators are also likely to be interested to know if Nesbitt has any connection to Ross' less than legal activities. He's been arrested on gun, assault and marijuana charges, and once claimed to be affiliated with Carol City Cartel and other local ...more »

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Study: Hospitals Attempt to Bury Evidence of Medical Malpractice
DigitalJournal.com (press release)March 12, 2012

A recent study indicates that hospitals bury evidence of medical negligence through underreporting and by refusing to perform autopsies. PHOENIX, AZ, March 12, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hospitals in Arizona and across the country are burying their ...more »

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Medical malpractice lawsuit tossed by appeals court
Thomson Reuters News & InsightMarch 1, 2012

In dismissing malpractice claims brought by the mother, Katherine De Jesus, against Dr. Aruna Mishra, the Appellate Division, First Department, rejected what it called De Jesus's "extraordinary" legal argument. While De Jesus is pursuing claims against ...more »

Legal Malpractice
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TIDGEWELL v. DAVID E. GENTRY, APC
Leagle.comMarch 1, 2012

Plaintiff Janet A. Tidgewell appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of her former attorneys, defendants Hollins Schechter, APC, and David E. Gentry, APC, in this legal malpractice action. Hollins Schechter and Gentry represented Tidgewell on ...more »

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Cutting costs, improving health care starts with learning from errors and ...
HeraldNetMarch 2, 2012

One of those characteristics is the development of a culture that has elements of "us vs. them" mixed in with professional and organizational pride. The cultural similarities have been clearly visible in the area of mistakes. Both law enforcement and ...more »

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