Navigating Federal Tort Claims on a National Scale | Tom Jacob | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) outlines two different sets of pretrial disclosure requirements, imposing more onerous requirements on “retained” than “non-retained” experts. Relatedly, when non-retained expert...more
The defenses available to healthcare providers in federal court are more limited after a recent Fourth Circuit ruling. In Pledger v. Lynch, the plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his medical malpractice claim against the...more
Although members of Congress have fled the nation’s capital for their annual August recess, there’s guarded optimism that lawmakers may be open to reversing a seven-decades-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling that bars active duty...more
Hurricanes. Fires. Floods. Shootings. The evening news seems consistently laden with catastrophe. In times like these, a federal agency called the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) often springs into action. The...more
The Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) announced last year that it intends to increase the number of Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) site visits it will conduct each year. Most site visits occur between...more