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Standard of Care Medical Malpractice Healthcare

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Understanding Telehealth and the Risks of Medical Malpractice

Telehealth practices can be tremendously helpful for patients who live in remote areas far from doctors. Telehealth can also protect healthcare providers and patients from exposure to infectious diseases. But telehealth...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Legal Pulse: “Active Clinical Practice” Requirements Heightened for Expert Witnesses

A seminal issue in many medical malpractice cases involves qualified expert opinions. Under Ohio law, obtaining such experts is a threshold matter for any medical claim;[1] notable legal safeguards exist to ensure that these...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Types of Doctors for Medical Malpractice Claims

The American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA) defines “medical malpractice” as when a hospital, doctor, or other health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, causes an injury to a patient....more

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New state law allows access to investigational drugs

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In line with a nationwide movement, on April 21, 2015, Governor Fallin signed into law House Bill 1074, the Oklahoma Right to Try Act. The Act allows physicians to prescribe to terminally ill patients investigational drugs,...more

K&L Gates LLP

Blurring the Lines between False Claims Act Litigation and Putative Federal Malpractice Law: The DOJ Quietly Invokes “Worthless...

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On October 10, 2014, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a civil settlement agreement (the “Settlement”) with Extendicare Heath Services, Inc. and its subsidiary Progress Step Corporation (collectively,...more

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