A newly enacted, under-the-radar statute in California could undermine efforts by employers to challenge the expert opinion testimony regarding alleged emotional distress offered by employees at trial. In many if not most...more
One in five U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2021. This represents 57.8 million people. However, only 47.2% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2021. The country is deep in a behavioral health...more
In its last legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly enacted a new set of laws known as the Psychiatric Advance Directive Act (the “Act”). O.C.G.A. § 37-11-1 et seq. The Act is a formal recognition of an individual’s...more
On January 10, 2022, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that the plaintiff (father) did not waive his psychiatrist-patient privilege when he claimed emotional distress and anxiousness in a negligence suit against Main Line...more
Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 2 (January 20, 2020) - - The HHS Office of Inspector General has updated its Work Plan, which includes an item on early discharges from inpatient rehabilitation facilities to home...more