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Medical Malpractice Jury Instructions

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care

Trial Court Erred in Refusing Non-Pattern Loss of Chance Instruction: Hinshaw's Annual Guide to Key Illinois Medical Malpractice...

Must a physician obtain informed consent to discharge? Is the long-form proximate cause instruction sufficient in "loss of chance" theory cases? Jill M. Bailey, Individually and as Independent Representative of the Estate...more

Burr & Forman

Have You Properly Obtained Informed Consent?

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In June, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a controversial opinion holding that a physician had to have face-to-face interaction with the patient to effectively obtain informed consent. This has raised heightened...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Informed Consent Ruling May Affect Your Business

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In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, overturning a Superior Court’s order, ruled that a jury could not consider information provided by the physician’s qualified staff in deciding whether a physician obtained...more

Snell & Wilmer

Recent Arizona appellate decisions of note to providers

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With change, breaking news, and uncertainty dominating the legal concerns of health care providers on a federal level, it remains important to review and refresh on state-level concerns and legal rules. This is especially...more

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