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• Teenage Driving in Arizona

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2006 12:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A recent press release from the Arizona Automobile Association suggests, Arizona is far behind in being a safe state for the riskiest group of all teens. The state could do more to make it a safer state for ALL drivers by putting stricter limits on teenagers, the state's most dangerous drivers.Statistics supplied by AAA Arizona back up its conclusion that too many teenagers drive with reckless...

• Tort Refrom Criticism from the Oklahoma Supreme Court

  Staff Writer | December 21, 2006 1:45 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  I recently came across an opinion from the Oklahoma Supreme Court released onto its web site on December 19, 2006 but not yet formally published which presents an interesting analysis of tort reform in the state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Supreme Court in an almost unanimous decision struck down a tort reform initiative requiring an expert affidavit of merit to accompany every new medical...

• Over 100 Million Identity Theft Victims since 2005

  Staff Writer | December 16, 2006 4:26 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The most recent theft of personal data occurred this week when thieves stole a laptop computer containing unencrypted personal and confidential data concerning about 382,000 current and former employees of the Boeing Corporation. According to an online article in Infoworld, the United States hosts a huge number of prospective victims of identity theft, That disclosure pushed the total number of...

• UCLA Database Hacking Undetected for An Entire Year

  Staff Writer | December 14, 2006 9:28 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  According to the on-line publication Computerworld, a UCLA computer database containing names, addresses, social security numbers and other personally identifying information about staff, faculty, parents and students was a regular target for a hacker/identity thief over the past year. Amazingly, this breach went undetected for at least one full year. Citing a UCLA information Release,...

• Proposed Congressional Data Privacy Laws Could be Bad for Consumers

  Staff Writer | December 10, 2006 2:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Apparently, several major internet-related businesses are going to make a major push to pass consumer privacy legislation in Congress this next year. According to a recent news account from Associated Press, companies such as Microsoft and Hewlett Packard are:preparing to push for data-privacy legislation next year to replace what they consider an outdated patchwork of state and federal laws...

• Consumer Problems with ChoicePoint, Inc.

  Staff Writer | December 08, 2006 9:45 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Have you ever heard of the company ChoicePoint, Inc.? If you have ever done business with an insurance carrier, chances are that ChoicePoint has collected personal and private information about you including your name, address, date of birth and social security number. According to the ChoicePoint, Inc. web site, Since 1997 ChoicePoint has been a leading provider of decision-making...

• Confidential Information Concerning Thousands of Patients Placed at Risk this Week

  Staff Writer | December 03, 2006 7:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  This past week, two medical providers disclosed serious data breaches involving patient information. The largest data breach involved confidential information concerning 38,000 members of a Kaiser Permanente Health Plan. In October, thieves in California stole a laptop computer from a company employee which contained, information such as the name, gender, date of birth, member identification...

• Arizona One of the Deadliest for Victims of Drinking and Driving

  Staff Writer | December 01, 2006 9:37 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Arizona is near the top of the nation for a topic which, like golf, would have us all feel better if the score were substantially lower. According to the East Valley Tribune, alcohol played a factor in almost half of all fatal automobile crashes last year. A report prepared by an organization known asEnd Needless Death on Our Roadways, shows Arizona is 15th in alcohol-related fatal crashes,...