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In The Legal's Medical Malpractice supplement read about medical malpractice cases and mental health, birth injury litigation and why it's time to embrace telehealth as the new normal.

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Medical Malpractice Cases and Placing One's Mental Health at Issue

The purpose of the statutory psychologist/patient privilege is to aid in the effective treatment of the client by encouraging the patient to disclose information fully and freely without fear of public disclosure.

A Retrospect on Birth Injury Litigation: 2 Decades of Legal Game Changers

Over the past 20 years, there have been dramatic changes in Pennsylvania—and across the United States—in how birth injury cases are litigated. While tort reform sparked many changes at the state level, other changes have been slow-rolling, and have involved advancements in medical technologies and evolving attitudes of patients, doctors and the public at large.

What Is a 'Fair' Venue for Medical Malpractice Litigation?

The concept of venue is as old as the Anglo-American legal system itself. Unlike jurisdiction, venue is not a substantive right; rather, it is a procedural rule which, in this commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has exclusive authority to regulate.

Why It's Time to Embrace Telehealth as the New Normal

The concept of venue is as old as the Anglo-American legal system itself. Unlike jurisdiction, venue is not a substantive right; rather, it is a procedural rule which, in this commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has exclusive authority to regulate.

E-Discovery: Metadata Analysis in Medical Malpractice Litigation

With the advent and transition of records into the electronic realm, metadata has become an increasingly integral aspect of personal injury litigation. Specifically, in medical malpractice litigation, electronic discovery (e-discovery) of the electronic medical record (EMR) and the analysis of metadata offers valuable information.