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Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Dr. Yogesh Patel
Dr. Yogesh Patel of Las Vegas Surgical Associates has been sued for a botched surgery. It is alleged that Dr. Patel and Las Vegas Surgical Associates were negligent in their care and treatment of patient George Small, Jr. It is further alleged that defendants Dr. Patel and Las Vegas Surgical Associates breached the standard of care they owed to patient George Small Jr. by failing to provide reasonable and competent medical treatment and monitoring. The lawsuit states that defendant Dr. Patel had a duty to adequately and properly evaluate, diagnose, andRead More
Clark County Commission Seeks Members for the Asian Americans for the Asian-American Pacific Islanders Community Commission
To engage and connect with the growing and prosperous Asian community in Southern Nevada, County Commissioner Tick Segerblom has initiated a concerted outreach effort to connect with the Asian community. In the last Clark County Board of Commissioners meeting, the Board has approved a formation of Asian American Pacific Islanders Community Commission. The commission will have 15 members from diverse Asian community who must be a resident of the Clark County. The Board will appoint one member to serve as the Chairman and one member to serve as Vice-Chairman. The purpose ofRead More
Upset Hindus urge Charlotte fitness-wear firm to withdraw Lord Ganesh leggings & apologize
Upset Hindus are urging Charlotte (North Carolina) based fitness-wear brand USFitGirls for immediate withdrawal of leggings carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh; calling it highly inappropriate. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement, said that Lord Ganesh was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s legs. Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt the devotees. Zed, who is President of Universal Society ofRead More
Nevada Heart & Vascular Center Agrees To Pay $2.5 Million Settlement Claim Involving Medicare Kickback Scheme
Nevada Heart & Vascular Center is celebrating it’s 20th year in Vegas and where many of the Indian American Physicians are practicing for many years, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle claims alleging that it referred patients for genetic testing in exchange for kickbacks paid by the testing companies. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office will hold accountable fraudulent medical companies that seek to line their pockets by undermining the integrity of health care programs,” said U.S. Attorney Trutanich. “We work closely with our law enforcement partners to stop illicitRead More
Medical Board Files a Complaint Against Dr. Asher Shahzad
The Investigative Committee of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners filed a formal complaint against Dr. Asher Shahzad alleging two violations alleging malpractice and failure to maintain timely, legible, accurate and complete medical records. The patient died as Dr. Shahzad failed to consider tuberculosis in his differential diagnosis. The complaint states that a patient who had given birth to a premature twins was referred to another Physician for evaluation of possible mastitits – an inflammation of breast tissues that sometimes may lead to infection. The physician evaluated her for mastitisRead More
Bribery Alleged at Nevada DMV. Indian Employees Named
The lawsuit, which was unsealed Wednesday at the Review-Journal’s request, also claims the company, Tech Mahindra, hired former DMV Executive Director Troy Dillard in 2016 after he helped it secure the $75 million contract. Former Tech Mahindra Senior Vice President Brian Coffey sued the company in September 2017 after he was fired for blocking the alleged bribes to state information technology employees Anand Vijayaraghavan and Karuppuswamy Manivannan through a third-party corporation, according to the lawsuit. While the lawsuit complaint lists Manivannan as the last name, other public records appear toRead More
Attorney Discusses Legal Pitfalls Faced by New Physicians, Mentions Dr. Dipak Desai
Newly licensed doctors must take care not only to provide top-quality medical care, but also to avoid numerous potential legal perils. That was the advice attorney Crane Pomerantz provided recently to UNLV School of Medicine internal medicine residents — physicians who have finished medical school and are now receiving training in their chosen specialty. He emphasized that doctors just starting their careers can unwittingly end up in legal trouble. Pomerantz knows his way around health care law. He was the criminal health care fraud coordinator in the U.S. attorney’s office forRead More
South Asian Bar Association Business Mixer
South Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas invites the community to their Networking Mixer with District Attorney Steve Wolfsonon Thursday, July 25th at 5:30 pm at the Shiraz Restaurant, 2575 S. Decatur Blvd [Decatur & Sahara]. The business mixer is not limited to legal professionals. Everyone is welcome. There will be a No Host Bar with special happy hour pricing on drinks. Grand Sponsors Paul Padda Law and Doc Request are providing complimentary Hors D’oeuvres.
UNLV Assistant Professor Ranita Ray’s New Book Focuses on Teenage Poverty
Recently, UNLV Assistant Professor Ranita Ray is awarded a National Academy of Education’s Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Spencer Foundation funds this fellowship to encourage outstanding researchers at the postdoctoral level to pursue critical education research projects. Ray’s award was one of only 30. Her fellowship research will focus on gender inequality in schools. The key to alleviating generational poverty might be radically changing how we think about race and class, not modifying individual behavior. Ranita Ray makes the case for this in her 2018 book, The Making of a Teenage Service Class: Poverty and Mobility in an American City.Read More
Guest Author – Sulekh Jain, Ph.D. on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th Birthday Anniversary
On October 2nd2018, a yearlong celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150thbirthday anniversary began and so did the celebration of his message of Ahimsa (non-violence) to the world. The word Ahimsa and Gandhi are synonymous and are known world over. Gandhiji touched and changed the lives of so many people all over the world by advocating the peaceful pursuit of change. His nonviolent protest and constructive programs resonate today even after 70 years of his death. Does Gandhiji still fascinate the world? Historians. philosophers, politicians, economists and many others have researched Gandhiji and pouredRead More