Jewish Divorce Talk: Episode 2 - Sexual Abuse Prevention Talk
II-26 – Superbowl Concerns, Tax Reform/MeToo, Restrictive Covenant Crimes, and Expanded Religious Discrimination Theories
Bill on Bankruptcy: Detroit Judge Might Lose Grip on the Case
Bill on Bankruptcy: US Airways Need a Merger More than AMR
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Recently, patients who visited Columbia University’s OB-GYN department have reported the sexual abuse committed against them by Dr. Robert Hadden. Dr. Hadden was a long-time fixture at Columbia University, having spent his...more
It’s common for anyone undergoing a major medical procedure to have some serious concerns. However, for most, these worries are focused more on the possibility of an adverse medical outcome and not on the risk of being...more
Although state licensing boards have taken more than their fair share of criticism for failing to discipline bad doctors as quickly and severely as circumstances merit, regulators appear to be trying to get ahead of a problem...more
Spurred by physician sexual misconduct and abuse at high-profile institutions, California now requires clinics, health facilities, and “other entities” to report certain written allegations of a health care professional’s...more
Doctors, hospitals, insurers, politicians, and businesses may assail the civil justice system over sums it awards to people who have proven they have been harmed. But as significant as some judgments may be, they may be...more
On June 13, 2019, The University of Southern California’s (USC’s) $215 million settlement to resolve proposed class claims alleging that a former gynecologist, Dr. George Tyndall, sexually abused women for decades, has...more
On November 19, 2018, Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients ("Bill 21") received Royal Assent. Bill 21 sets out several changes to the Health Professions Act, including amendments regarding the discipline of inappropriate...more
His basic credentials would come under fire, but they were sufficient for the “doctor” to insinuate himself into major institutions, and, worse, into the lives of hundreds of girls and young women on whom he inflicted a...more