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The Famous Dr. DeBakey and His Two Controversial Practices
As we noted last month, the highly successful cardiac surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey of Baylor University, was famous in the 1970s not only for his medical successes, but also for two unusual practices: 1) He performed “overlapping surgeries,” in which he moved from one operating room to another, executing only the crucial aspects of a series of patients' procedures and leaving the rest to other surgeons; and 2) He filmed many, if not all, of his procedures so that there was complete documentation of whatever happened during the operation. Both of these practices have potential to impact the outcome of a medical malpractice claim. We focused on the first of them last month. Let's now turn our attention to the second.
Recording Patient/Surgeon Encounters
Should a patient and/or a physician be allowed to record any part of the physician/patient relationship? Physicians and lawyers on both sides of the aisle need to be aware of all of the nuances in this subject.
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Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?