Anger over outsourced medical errors yields $140 million verdict 
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: December 21, 2012
Tags: medical malpractice, medical transcription, medication errors, outsourcing, punitive damages, wrongful death
Sharron Juno died because of a typo.
A lifelong diabetic, Juno had her insulin dosage dictated by her doctor in Alabama but transcribed by an outsourced sub-contractor in India, who wrote “80” instead of “8.”
Juno passed away after receiving a dose ten times what it should be.
The jury’s anger at the defendants – Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, Ala. and the outsourcing companies it contracted with – drove the $140 million verdict, said Skip Finkbohner, who represented the plaintiff’s family.
Outsourcing for bankruptcy lawyers
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: August 20, 2009
Tags: outsourcing, practice management
Bankruptcy attorney Jay Fleischman of Legal Practice Pro says in a recent blog post that bankruptcy attorneys can manage their practices better if they outsource certain tasks .
He advises outsourcing seven tasks, including bookkeeping, mailing, phone-answering. faxing, standard motion drafting, client reminders and petition preparation.
-Reni Gertner
Ethics of outsourcing
By:
Thomas Spahn
Published: December 17, 2007
Tags: ethics, outsourcing
Unless they are involved in international trade issues, lawyers have traditionally been merely curious bystanders in the debate about outsourcing to India and other foreign countries. But not surprisingly, lawyers’ interest in this topic has boomed as cost-conscious clients and large law firms have begun to outsource work.
Going offshore
By:
Dick Dahl
Published: August 27, 2007
Tags: outsourcing
Law firms and legal departments looking for ways to cut their costs are turning increasingly to other countries – primarily India – to take over some of their work.
Legal OnRamp reduces costs for legal work through information sharing
By:
Dick Dahl
Published: July 16, 2007
Tags: legal websites, outsourcing, website
Many small law firms have the capacity to perform outsourced legal work for corporate legal departments, but lack the connections.
A virtual Internet meeting place called Legal OnRamp is providing a mechanism for small-firm lawyers to meet in-house counsel who are looking for ways to cut their costs for farmed-out work.
‘Black belt’ quality control
By:
Dick Dahl
Published: June 18, 2007
Tags: outsourcing
Richard J. Sabat knows what it feels like to be seen as a traitor.
For years, general counsel have been emphasizing the need for more cost-efficient delivery of outsourced legal services – and some lawyers, like Sabat, have taken them at their word and devised innovative ways to do just that.
Outsourcing can give firms a leg up
By:
Bill Ibelle
Published: May 9, 2005
Tags: outsourcing, support staff
Outsourcing is like hiring someone to prepare your taxes. Sure, you can figure out your home office exemption, but the time you spend doing it could be spent coaching your kid’s basketball team instead.
The advantages are the same at the firm. You can figure out all the payroll taxes and cut all the paychecks, or you can outsource those mundane jobs and spend that time billing more hours for high-level legal work or meeting with potential clients.
