On Jan. 1, 2010, extensive new Medicare reporting obligations took effect. They apply to insurance companies and other businesses, including product liability and toxic tort defendants that make payments to Medicare beneficiaries as a result of verdicts or settlements resolving liability claims.
January 28, 2010Sharon L. Caffrey, Christopher L. Crosswhite and John M. LyonsWhat does this standard of proof mean, and how can we gain a better understanding of statistical analysis help to determine when the standard for proving medical causation has, and has not, been met?
January 28, 2010H. Thomas WatsonRecent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
December 18, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Who's doing what; who's going where.
December 18, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Recent developments in this all-important area.
December 18, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |In last month's issue we began a discussion of Putman v. Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, in which the Supreme Court of Washington struck down that state's law requiring the filing of a certificate of merit in medical malpractice lawsuits. Part Two herein concludes the discussion.
December 18, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |The medical spa industry has grown rapidly over the last several years. In 2004, there were only 471 in the United States, but by 2009 there were nearly 2,000. The law of averages suggests that with more spas, more treatments and more injuries, there are bound to be more mishaps and adverse reactions at these facilities.
December 18, 2009Kevin Quinley
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