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Even before the COVID pandemic, the number of doctor visits conducted online rather than in person was growing rapidly. During the pandemic, patients became more comfortable seeing providers online. Telehealth visits can be...more
Welcome to our fourth issue of 2026 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the record setting False Claims Act recovery results from 2025, proposed cuts at HHS, the...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Dish Network v. Fraifer - copyright infringement - Hayes v. OWCP - Black Lung Benefits Act, “year” - Faulk v. Dimerco Exp - § 1983, racial discrimination, improper arguments,...more
Berk v. Choy, 607 U.S. ---, --- S. Ct. ---, 2026 WL 135975 (January 20, 2026) - In Pennsylvania, it has long been the rule that a party pursuing a lawsuit against a licensed professional must first obtain expert support for...more
During its recently adjourned regular session, the Florida Legislature passed several bills that affect the state’s healthcare industry, including legislation that creates a new specialty license type for Assisted Living...more
Pennsylvania legislators have long grappled with striking the right balance between maintaining open courts to allow individuals truly injured by medical negligence to receive fair compensation against the equally important...more
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, March 20, which included the following opinion of interest to the Alabama business community...more
Welcome to our third issue of 2026 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the call on the Department of Education to broaden the definition of “professional”...more
In a precedent-setting decision, a Florida court has determined for the first time that Medicaid patients who seek emergency medical care are entitled to the same dignity, respect, compensation, and full legal protections...more
On February 18, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an order backtracking on its prior commitment to review a formal study conducted by the Civil Procedural Rules Committee to examine the practical impact the...more
Losing a loved one to the negligence of another person is devastating, but insult is added to injury when you begin to receive expensive bills for medical expenses, the funeral and the burial. This is only the beginning...more
The booming drug rehabilitation industry promises hope to a wide range of people, but it also carries some surprising risks. People who leave a healing place don't expect to exit with new injuries. The detox process, staff...more
While some birth injuries only have short-term consequences, others can have long-term effects. In many cases, injuries resulting from oxygen deprivation, physical trauma during delivery, and other care-related issues will...more
Georgia’s Supreme Court justices raised questions about recent arguments to cap damages in medical malpractice cases. Though a decision isn’t expected for several months, health care insurers and litigators should prepare for...more
If you have tragically lost a loved one in a fatal accident or due to a fatal medical mistake, you may have grounds to file a wrongful death claim. ...more
Wunderly v. Saint Luke’s Hospital of Bethlehem, 345 A.3d 692 (Pa. 2025) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recently expanded the scope of provider immunity under the Mental Health Procedures Act (MHPA), holding that the...more
Wiggins v. Hackensack Meridian Health, et al., 259 N.J. 562 (2025) - A landmark decision with widespread implications for New Jersey medical malpractice law addresses whether an Affidavit of Merit from a board-certified...more
McNalley v. Keiser, 2025-Ohio 5561 - Earlier this year, the 10th District and the 8th District in Lyon v. Riverside Methodist Hospital, 2025-Ohio-2991 (10th Dist.) and Paganini v. Cataract Eye Center of Cleveland,...more
The United States Supreme Court recently resolved a split among federal circuits over the applicability of state "affidavit of merit" requirements in health care liability actions in federal court involving citizens of...more
When you go to the emergency room, you expect to get the care you need. You expect hospital staff to triage your medical needs appropriately, and you expect your doctors and nurses to do what they can to help you recover as...more
Welcome to our second issue of 2026 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at recent guidance from HHS urging healthcare providers to step up cybersecurity efforts,...more
Last week, the Supreme Court of Ohio was asked if Ohio’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions was constitutional. On one side, John Paganini argued it was not as applied to him and asked the Court to...more
More than half of the US states require the filing of an affidavit or a certificate of merit as a prerequisite to advancing a professional malpractice or liability claim. Failure to submit the required documentation may...more
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, February 6, which included the following opinion of potential interest to the Alabama business community...more
In Berk v. Choy (Jan. 20, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether Delaware’s medical-malpractice “affidavit of merit” statute applies in federal court when a plaintiff sues under diversity jurisdiction. Delaware law...more