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Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Litigating Healthcare Malpractice Cases: Challenges for Plaintiff’s and Defense Counsel

Even if they involve similar facts or injuries, no two medical malpractice cases are alike. Juries are laypeople who must consider testimony from medical experts and other witnesses and determine credibility and competence....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Government Investigations Team Insights - July 2024

AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more

Marshall Dennehey

Expert Witness Prematurely Disqualified Based on Not Maintaining an Active Clinical Practice

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Miles v. Cleveland Clinic Health Sys.-E Region, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 112025, 2023-Ohio-2582 - The plaintiff’s sole medical expert was not, at the time of his deposition, engaged in active clinical practice due to his...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

30(b)(6) vs. 702 – Is Your Witness a Party or an Expert?

Earnest v. Sanofi U.S. Services et al, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-30184 (Feb. 10, 2022) - The plaintiff sued Sanofi U.S. Services, Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC in the Eastern District...more

Cozen O'Connor

Recent Bad Faith Cases Regarding Reasonableness of Medical Treatment

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In two recent cases, the courts showed substantial deference to patients’ treating physicians in determining the reasonableness of medical treatment. This deference appears to reflect a reluctance of courts to decide what...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Skilled Nursing Facilities: 2020 Target Area for DOJ under False Claims Act

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Federal enforcers typically announce (formally as well as informally) work plans or focus areas for the upcoming year that can provide some guidance as to where providers might anticipate enforcement action and, where they...more

Butler Snow LLP

Pro Te: Solutio – Vol. 12, No. 3

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Summer is winding down, and Fall texted to say she is on her way. This means that Pro Te: Solutio is returning for its third edition of 2019. As always, our authors have taken the time to research and address current issues...more

Butler Snow LLP

A New Look At The Doctor Deposition

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In the context of the practice of medicine, we are all very familiar with the Latin phrase primum est non nocere. It means “first, do no harm” and is the ethical guiding principle in the medical profession. Inherent in this...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Tips for Medical Malpractice Litigation

Winning a medical malpractice lawsuit has many different variables that need to be proven. Medical malpractice happens when a health care professional, doctor, or hospital, through a negligent act or omission, causes injury...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Morris v. Muniz: A Sword Against Whom?

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Until recently, there had been confusion regarding the application of Florida’s Medical Malpractice Act (the “Act”) as it pertains to (1) the proper appellate standard of review of a presuit expert’s qualifications, and (2)...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Law Update: September 2017

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OIG Advisory Opinions - Manufacturer's Free Replacement of Spoiled Pharmaceutical Products Authorized - On Aug. 25, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)...more

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Differences in Medical Opinion Are Not False Claims Act Violations

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In an important win for hospice and other health care providers facing claims under the False Claims Act (FCA), a federal court in Alabama gave a summary judgment victory last week to hospice provider Aseracare Inc. Key...more

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