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• Informed Consent for Patients Not Adequate
  Aug 10, 2009

  July 30, 2009 - The New York Times (7/30) Informed consent is the process by which patients are involved in understanding their health care choices and being actively involved in those decisions, but it doesn't happen consistently. According to Dr. Timothy M. Pawlik, an associate professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins University, patients are now treated "as partners in the process, and our informed consent reflects that." He added that "for some types of practices...informed consent may be the most important opportunity to strengthen the patient-doctor relationship." But, "the process by which most doctors learn how to obtain informed consent is usually haphazard at best. Young doctors rarely have formal mentorship or the opportunity to observe more experienced physicians doing the process well before they begin to obtain consents on their own." - 121 - 130

• Will Nashville's Metro Council Ban Guns in Public Parks?
  Aug 10, 2009

  August 7, 2009 (Nashville City Paper) - The Nashville Metro Council is one vote away from banning guns in public parks, an act that the Metro Legal Director claims is unnecessary.  A third and final vote will take place on August 18, 2009. - 122 - 130

• Phillip Miller to lead fight for Tennesseans' rights
  Jun 26, 2009

  Memphis - Phillip Miller was elected President Elect of the Tennessee Association for Justice at the organization's annual meeting June 17-19.  The Tennessee Association for Justice's mission is preserving the civil justice system, providing a level playing field for consumers whose rights have been violated by corporations and those who refuse to accept responsibility for their actions. - 123 - 130

• Risk taking Doctor sued for the 16th time
  May 11, 2009

  Dr. Paul Francel may be the only surgeon in history who has been sued 14 times in less than 6 months for medical malpractice. Whether the cases all have merit remains to be seen, but 14 cases with patients who are so unhappy and frustrated that they are willing to go through a lawsuit is not good.  For more information, click here. - 124 - 130

• Eliminate Gifts that Might Influence Medical Research and Treatment
  Apr 29, 2009

  In a 353 page report, the Institute of Medicine has called for the elimination of gifts to doctors, medical schools, and other organizations that are involved in medical research and patient care.  The problem with these gift is that they create an improper conflict of interest that has in the past produced questionable research and the marketing of drugs that may not have occured otherwise.  For more information about this topic, click here. - 125 - 130

• Phillip Miller Invited to Speak at Harvard Law School as Attorney/Trial Consultant
  Mar 17, 2009

  Nashville attorney and trial consultant Phillip Miller has been chosen to serve on the faculty of a American Association for Justice program on trial advocacy. The program, entitled “The Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course:  Art of Persuasion,” will be held at Harvard Law School from March 21 through March 25. This is the third time that Miller has been invited to participate in the program.

  Miller will lecture on using focus groups and story-telling in presenting a case to a jury. Miller will be the only Tennessean who will teach at the March session.

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• Phillip Invited to Speak to National Organization of Medical Malpractice Attorneys
  Mar 16, 2009

  Phillip has been invited to speak to a national organization of medical malpractice attorneys (CAMA) during their annual meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona March 11-13, 2009. Phillip has been hired as a trial consultant by 4 of the member firms over the last 5 years, and has been able to help them successfully recover over $10 million dollars for their injured clients.  Phillip is the only trial consultant invited to present at this meeting. - 127 - 130

• A Conversation With Phillip Miller
  Feb 05, 2009

  Phillip Miller has led one of the region’s most recognizable personal injury law firms for the past two decades, but he started his trial consulting business less than 10 years ago. Still, in the past 3 years, his work as a trial consultant have resulted in settlements and verdicts totalling more than $80 million dollars. - 128 - 130

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