Month: October 2015

In our last post, we spoke briefly about a recent Hennepin County case in which a $9.1 million award was granted. That award, we noted, is the largest that has been seen in years, and is a reminder of the potential costs health care providers face when they get...

A Hennepin County jury recently awarded $9.1 million to a man who became paralyzed as a result of spinal cord surgery back in 2012. The verdict, which is said to be one of the largest in over 20 years, was based on the accusation that the patient’s...

In our last post, we began speaking about a Minnesota case in which a woman is suing her former employer for wrongful termination, based partly on the allegation that her alcohol addiction was interfering with her job performance. As we noted, one important issue the...

When an individual struggles with an addiction, that addiction does not really care whether its victim has a job to do or a family to support. Addictions follow their victims into the workplace and can have an impact there—sometimes significant—on an individual’s...

As we began exploring in a previous post, medical professionals -- physicians, nurses, pharmacists, etc. -- struggling with underlying mental health issues or substance abuse problems can contact the Minnesota Health Professionals Services Program (HPSP) for...