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White and Williams LLP

Pennsylvania Hospitals Provided a Path to Offset Ostensible Agent Liability

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A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision provided hospitals a path to offset liability for their ostensible agents’ negligence. In McLaughlin v. Nahata, the Court recognized that a defendant hospital could seek...more

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New Rule Puts Hospitals At Greater Risk Of Liability

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On December 7, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court decided Markel v Beaumont Hospital, 982 NW2d 151 (2022). In a 4-3 decision, the court offered a novel interpretation of Grewe which, in the words of dissenting Justice David...more

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Hospitals May Face Increased Liability Under Michigan Supreme Court Decision

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In the recent case of Markel v. William Beaumont Hospital, 982 N.W.2d 151 (2022), the Michigan Supreme Court changed the analysis for claims alleging that a hospital is vicariously liable for a non-employee’s alleged...more

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Key Takeaways From the Gray v. Dignity Health Decision

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On October 13, 2021, the California Court of Appeal, 1st District in San Francisco issued its opinion in Gray v. Dignity Health, 2021 WL 4771982. In a published decision that will likely control the outcome in at least six...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

50-State Update On COVID-19 Business Liability Protections

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A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more

Baker Donelson

Liability Protection Provisions in the New Republican COVID Relief Package

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Throughout the summer, Senate Majority Leader McConnell has emphasized that any additional COVID relief package would include COVID-related liability protections. While negotiations on an additional COVID package between the...more

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New York Eliminates Some Liability Protections For Health Care Facilities and Professionals Relating to the COVID-19 Emergency

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 3, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new law that rolled back protections for nursing homes and hospitals in New York in connection with COVID-19 liabilities...more

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act in the Healthcare Industry

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As healthcare companies increasingly rely on mobile delivery platforms and other technologies to communicate with patients about appointments, billing and other issues related to their healthcare management, the potential for...more

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