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Burns, Cunningham & Mackey, P.C., Attorneys at Law
50 St. Emanuel St.
Mobile, AL 36602
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Burns, Cunningham & Mackey, P.C.
P.O. Box 1583
Mobile, AL 36633
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Whistle Blowers: Doing well while doing good
/by Pete BurnsA courageous citizen, Joe Caputo, helped expose his former employer’s fraud against the government and could be paid as much as $4.5 million dollars for his efforts. The employer, MPC Products Corp., has spent years defrauding the federal government in connection with parts used in fighter jets, helicopters and other military systems. MPC plead guilty […]
FUN – CHARITY – SATURDAY
/by Billy CunninghamThis Saturday, October 17, 2009, my church, The Episcopal Church of the Advent in Lillian, Alabama, will host its 8th Annual BBQ & Blues from 10-2. This is our annual fundraiser and the proceeds go to charities like Wilmer Hall’s Children Home, Home of Grace (a home for unwed/divorced/separated, pregnant women), St. Alban’s Ministry (a […]
Health insurance reform
/by Pete BurnsMedical insurance companies are campaigning vigorously to protect their lucrative business. One of their catch phrases “Don’t let the government get between you and your doctor” is particularly worthy of scrutiny. Today, the insurance company stands between the doctor and patient. Every procedure and medication that the insurance company approves reduces the company’s profitability. This […]
Never Events
/by Pete Burns“Never events” are medical errors that the Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation says should never happen. They include operating on or removing the wrong limb (reported 116 times in 2008) and inadvertently leaving foreign objects in the patient’s body (reported 71 times in 2008). “Never events” are a good marker for the quality of care […]
Urge Congress to Pass the Medical Device Safety Act
/by Billy CunninghamLast Spring the Supreme Court ruled in Riegel v. Medtronic, 552. U.S. 2 (2008) that a medical device manufacturer cannot be sued under state law by patients who claim to have been harmed by the device that received marketing approval from the FDA. In response The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 was introduced in […]