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The term “peer review privilege” generally refers to a discovery and evidentiary privilege that can be asserted by hospitals and other healthcare entities to protect the confidentiality of credentialing, quality improvement,...more
Key Points: Standard of Care: Patient assessment and discussion of procedures to be performed to evaluate the patient prior to surgery fall under the purview of the standard of care, not informed consent....more
A recent decision by the United States District Court, Eastern District of California highlights the duty of medical societies to provide fair procedure when implementing a disciplinary action. In VanBuren Lemons v. American...more
In this new episode of the HealthLaw HotSpot podcast, host Ericka Adler is joined by Roetzel litigation shareholder Michael Scotti to explore a growing and deeply concerning issue in health care: patients using threats, such...more
California is home to more than its fair share of personal injury claims, the vast majority of which, according to California courts, include car crashes and slip and fall injuries. Workplace injuries involving cuts and...more
Leslie M. Jenny and Gabriella M. Wittbrod, both of our Cleveland, OH office, were granted summary judgment on behalf of their corporate nursing home clients in this medical negligence case. Judge Phillip S. Naumoff of the...more
Outside of small claims court, personal injury lawsuits can be difficult to win. Even in small claims court, you might not find an easy road to victory. Certain types of cases, such as product liability cases and medical...more
The Reptile Theory is a litigation strategy intended to activate jurors’ survival instincts during trial and is designed to induce fear over logic and reason when hearing a case. Rather than focusing on the standard of care...more
On behalf of two of the state’s largest healthcare associations — the Georgia Hospital Association (“GHA”) and the Medical Association of Georgia (“MAG”) — AGG Healthcare attorneys Jason Bring, Jerad Rissler, and Lisa Churvis...more
A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) triggers a question as to whether the standard of care to evaluate claims for medical malpractice should be changed. For decades, the New Jersey Model...more
In another in the seemingly endless series of decisions parsing the interpretation of the statutory requirements for an affidavit of merit in medical liability claims, on January 22, 2025 the New Jersey Supreme Court issued...more
What is a Personal Injury Case? As we explain below, California law imposes a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury cases. Initially, it helps that you understand the nature of a personal injury case....more
Obstetrics malpractice claims continue to be the most expensive within the medical malpractice arena. The unparalleled faculty of claim specialists, risk managers, medical experts – as well as a wide array of plaintiff and...more
Hosted by the American Conference Institute, the 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims returns in June with curated content that will ensure that you stay current on the evolving standards of care,...more
Why Mediate Medical Malpractice Cases? Medical malpractice cases are expensive and time-consuming to litigate and require specialized knowledge and understanding of complex medical issues. Mediated settlement negotiations...more
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
Must an expert's demonstration be made under substantially similar conditions and circumstances as those which surrounded the occurrence? Can an expert opine regarding the permanency of injuries without recent medical data? ...more
The “empty chair” defense, where the defendant denies responsibility for the plaintiff’s injuries and blames a person absent from trial (i.e. the “empty chair”), can be extremely effective in tort actions. The Court of...more
For trial lawyers, there is a great deal of lore on the kinds of jurors you would want for particular cases. While some attorneys will focus on traits like gender, age, or occupation, the smarter course, in my view, is to...more
In order to reach a fair and equitable settlement when mediating catastrophic injury medical malpractice cases, it is essential for the respective parties to provide the mediator with detailed medical chronologies (timelines)...more
As the national and international coronavirus crisis is still moving toward its peak, one of the few bright spots has been hearing about the daily acts of support for the many medical professionals who are on the front lines...more
For a products liability claim in Arkansas, the general rule is that a lawsuit shall be commenced within three years after the date on which the death, injury, or damage complained of occurs. Ark. Code Ann. § 16-116-203. In...more
The future is now. Artificial intelligence is all around us, from our homes to our workplaces to our hospitals. Automobiles drive themselves. Wearable devices track our every move and measure our health. Our genetic code can...more
The most critical aspect in the defense of a medical malpractice lawsuit is the deposition of the physician defendant. Since the majority of medical malpractice actions are concluded prior to trial, the deposition is often...more
In the context of the practice of medicine, we are all very familiar with the Latin phrase primum est non nocere. It means “first, do no harm” and is the ethical guiding principle in the medical profession. Inherent in this...more