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Mike sends a response to rdan on off-label drugs

…unreasonable cases, but if it is reasonable that the off-label use of the drug might have caused the damage, then the encouraged off-label use would lead to an assumption of…

Wobegone Finance

…in period t+1. For the moment agents don’t understand that other agents are over confident. They think the other agents know that the other agents detect X_t in period t+2….

McD and medical plans

…coverage for The Principal Financial Group’s (The Principal®) medical plan customers as The Principal completes its plans to exit the medical insurance business. The Principal will continue to offer life…

Robert Samuelson As Insurance Agent

…insurance agent is: In normal usage, insurance suggests protection against something you don’t expect to happen I expect to get sick on occasion and I do not expect to meet…