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New York Law Journal

NY Legislature Approves Measure to Trim Sweeping Grant of Liability Immunity for Nursing Homes, Hospitals

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he could "see the rationale" in excluding lawsuit protections for cases not related to the coronavirus.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Verily's New General Counsel Says Health Tech Firm 'Poised to Change the World'

"We now have a platform that's making a huge difference in the pandemic that we're living in," Patton said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Bill Would Narrow Legal Immunity for Hospitals, Nursing Homes

The liability legislation is among a variety of bills being considered by state lawmakers this week.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Judge Blocks Implementation of Trump Administration ACA Rule Change on Abortion Coverage

James' office said Tuesday that the rule "would have made it more difficult for women in New York and across the nation to access abortion services" under the ACA and it had "threatened to potentially kick millions of women off their health plans if they failed to comply with a technical billing issue."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Access to Records of Psychiatric Care in the Defense of Medical Malpractice Cases

In his column on Medical Malpractice Defense, John L.A. Lyddane discusses access to the records of a patient's psychiatric treatment.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Practitioners Take Note: Don't Get Bitten by the Federal Tort Claims Act

Even a careful attorney may not necessarily know that what was thought and assumed to be a private entity or a state actor is actually considered by law to fall under the auspices of the Federal Tort Claims Act.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Steps Up Enforcement of Quarantine Mandate for Certain Interstate Travelers

Last month, New York required people entering the state to quarantine for 14 days if they are coming from states with significant coronavirus spread.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

COVID-19 Prompts Health Care Lawyers to Form Small Houston Firm

Three of the partners in new firm Nichols Brar Weitzner & Thomas came from Clark Hill in Houston, while the fourth came from Seyfarth Shaw.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia's Abortion Ban Struck Down in Court

"It is in the public interest, and is this Court's duty, to ensure constitutional rights are protected," Judge Steve Jones said in a 67-page order Monday.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

NuHealth's Megan Ryan Describes Hectic Life as a Health Care General Counsel During Coronavirus

"Work has been my life for the past few months. You basically get a few hours off to get some sleep."
8 minute read

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