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When Products Liability Intersects with Malpractice Strategy
August 30, 2007
Medical device products liability litigation and medical malpractice litigation have intersected for as long as physicians have been prescribing and implanting medical devices, but that overlap continues to increase and become even more intricate as medical devices become more sophisticated and more widely utilized by physicians and the public, and as plaintiffs increasingly seek to keep their cases in state court by including local diversity-destroying defendants in suits.
Movers & Shakers
July 31, 2007
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Verdicts
July 31, 2007
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Drug & Device News
July 31, 2007
Everything you need to know.
Med Mal News
July 31, 2007
The latest happenings.
Apology Programs Are Hot News
July 31, 2007
There has been a great deal of publicity in the medical community about apology programs ' programs that encourage doctors to affirmatively admit medical mistakes to patients and their families. While there is a lot of support for the idea, there is also a good deal of controversy over whether these programs actually work to reduce litigation and the cost of medical malpractice claims. What, realistically, can apology programs do ' and what can they not do?
Court Clears Disclosure of Doctor Peer Reviews
July 31, 2007
Confidential physician peer reviews may be disclosed to plaintiffs in federal discrimination and antitrust cases in three federal circuits, even though all 50 states and the District of Columbia recognize a privilege against disclosure of the performance ratings. This growing federal-state divergence will make federal courts more attractive to plaintiffs filing civil rights suits involving doctors, attorneys say. At the same time, it may have a chilling effect on peer review participant candor and on the ability of health care facilities to recruit peer review team members.
Telemedicine, Pharmaceuticals and the License to Practice
July 31, 2007
When a patient receives substandard care from a health care provider practicing telemedicine from a different state, the question is presented: Which state has jurisdiction over the transactions? The answer to this will depend on the two (or more) states involved and the circumstances of the case, but in the civil context it will generally come down to the usual questions of 'minimum contacts,' the parties' expectations, etc. What happens, though, when local prosecutors wants to hold a practitioner in another state criminally liable for practicing medicine within their state?
Movers & Shakers
June 28, 2007
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Verdicts
June 28, 2007
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

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