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The House that Ray Built - An
article by Carl Bettinger describing the Overson v.
ManorCare case, which was settled in the multi-million
dollar range after four days of trial in 2004.
Improv and Trial Warrior - An
article by Carl Bettinger and Cheryl Carpenter
describing the use of interdisciplinary approach to
trial practice.
In Search of the Altered Record -
By Greg Chase. An article published in the March/April
2009 issue of The New Mexico Trial Lawyer.
Nursing Home Staffing - By Carl
Bettinger. An article explaining the legal
requirements nursing homes must meet.
Unpaid Debts - By Carl Bettinger.
An article published in "The New Mexico Trial Lawyer,"
a publication of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers'
Foundation.
To Err is Human - From the
Institute of Medicine. Building a Safer Health System:
Health care in the United States is not as safe as it
should be--and can be. At least 44,000 people, and
perhaps as many as 98,000 people, die in hospitals
each year as a result of medical errors that could
have been prevented, according to estimates from two
major studies.