Health Care & Hospital Law
Feb. 24, 2010
Health Reform Takes Center Stage at Opening of Trial
Lawyers representing a Malibu man who was denied a costly liver transplant by his insurer told the jury in opening statements that the trial - and their decision - could play a role in reforming the nation's troubled health care system.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The fiery national debate over health insurance played out Monday in a small, cramped Los Angeles courtroom hidden from TV cameras.
Lawyers representing a Malibu man who was denied a costly liver transplant by his insurer told the jury in opening statements that the trial - and their decision - could play a role in reforming the nation's troubled health care system ...
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