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Amundsen Davis LLC

Dispositive Motions: Timing Is Everything, Even In Death

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Recently, the 1st District Appellate Court affirmed that the “wrongful act, neglect or default causing death” is the cause of action, not the death itself. Therefore, unless the decedent has a cause of action at the time of...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Does Doctor Negligence Often Go Unreported? - National Practitioners Data Bank

Are doctors relocating all over the United States? Congress created the National Practitioners Data Bank in 1986, passing a piece of legislation whose mission entailed improving the quality of healthcare, reducing abuse...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Hospital Liability for Life-Saving Efforts?

Hospitals are in the business of saving lives. So they don’t usually face liability for trying to do just that. But a July 5 Georgia Supreme Court decision is a reminder that it’s up to the patient—not the hospital or...more

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