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Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

A Potential Renaissance of Private Law in American Healthcare

An article in the August 9, 2025, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine highlights the opportunity, if not the responsibility, of the bar in the private law sector to fill the gaps in healthcare access, quality, and...more

Marshall Dennehey

Precedential Opinion: Superior Court of Pennsylvania Upholds the Enforceability of a Venue-Selection Clause in the Context of a...

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Hospitals may once again be able to control where a patient brings a medical malpractice claim through a venue-selection agreement entered into with their patients....more

White and Williams LLP

Pennsylvania Superior Court Blesses Venue Selection Clauses in Medical Malpractice Cases

In 2023, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania enacted a significant change to the Rules of Civil Procedure enabling plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases to bring suit in any venue where a corporate healthcare defendant...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Agreement to Arbitrate All Disputes Arising From The Agreement Includes Malpractice Claims

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Arbitration is an alternative form of dispute resolution where the parties voluntarily agree that a neutral person will resolve any legal disputes between them, instead of a judge or jury in a court of law. It is encouraged...more

Roetzel & Andress

Terminating Your Physician Employment Contract: Knowing your Exit Strategy

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This week, on the #HealthLaw HotSpot, host Ericka Adler focuses on how physicians can safely exit their employment agreements. She discusses the timing of when and how notice is given, and some key issues to keep in mind...more

Carlton Fields

Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for New York Convention’s Public Policy Defense to Foreign Arbitration Awards

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The dispute involved an arbitration related to alleged medical malpractice by doctors selected by Carnival Cruise Lines to treat a wrist injury of a Serbian employee of Carnival. The employee’s employment agreement with...more

Vedder Price

Continuous Representation Revisited

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New York courts have frequently applied the continuous representation doctrine (“CRD”) to toll the three-year statute of limitations period for malpractice claims against accounting firms under CPLR § 214(6), which has...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

More on King v. Bryant and Health Care Arbitration Agreements

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As discussed in an earlier article, the North Carolina Supreme Court recently held, in King v. Bryant, that physicians have a fiduciary relationship with their patients due to the special relationship of trust and confidence...more

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