Posts tagged Rants and Raves

• Tort Refrom Criticism from the Oklahoma Supreme Court

  Staff Writer | December 21, 2006 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ 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 CommentsPhoenix, AZ 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...

• Proposed Congressional Data Privacy Laws Could be Bad for Consumers

  Staff Writer | December 10, 2006 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ 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and Hewlett Packard are:preparing to push for data-privacy legislation next year to replace what they consider an outdated patchwork of state and federal laws...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 CommentsPhoenix, AZ 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...

• Shopping Safely On Line

  Staff Writer | November 22, 2006 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I hope everybody has a happy and healthy Thanksgiving tomorrow. Usually the Friday after Thanksgiving has become the busiest shopping day of the year throughout the country. During this upcoming holiday shopping season, increasingly more and more consumers are shopping on the internet. This year, we have already seen a startling increase in identity thefts and compromised sensitive data and I...

• OJ Simpson Back in the Public Eye

  Staff Writer | November 16, 2006 10:32 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  OJ Simpson made history as an athlete. He made history as a criminal defendant who was acquitted of a heinous and violent crime. He again made history when he lost a wrongful death civil lawsuit filed by the families of the victims of the crime for which he was acquitted. This week, he has once again made history. Only this time, it appears that OJ Simpson has apparently confessed to...

• Proposition 102 and the November General Election

  Staff Writer | October 25, 2006 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  With the election coming up in just a few weeks, I wanted to share my opinion about Proposition 102. This proposition has not generated a great deal of attention in light of all of the infighting between candidates. I see fingerpointing television attack advertising several times a day from Jon Kyl directed at Jim Pederson. I see attack advertising from JD Hayworth directed at Harry Mitchell....

• Insurance Company Profits to Top Sixty Billion

  Staff Writer | October 20, 2006 10:47 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The other day, I discussed the topic of increasing health insurance premiums across the country. I mentioned that perhaps we all should consider investing in health insurance companies because premiums and profits have been rising at a faster rate than claims payouts. Well it turns out that health insurance companies are not the only successful insurance producer. According to the New York...

• Airbags Save Lives

  Staff Writer | October 16, 2006 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A recent study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety confirms that airbag use saves lives. An airbag deployment in a side impact automobile accident is thirty-seven percent more likely to save the life of the driver than in a non-deployment impact. This figure rises to fifty-two percent if the accident involves a sport utility vehicle. This means that in automobile accidents, airbag...

• Marine Computer Containing Confidential Data Missing

  Staff Writer | October 10, 2006 10:03 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  This past week, I have been posting messages which show that the risks of identity theft can be minimized by simply prioritizing data security. Problems at the United States Department of Energy, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and the United States Department of Homeland Security demonstrate that our government has not yet prioritized data protection. Simple encryption tools, password...