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The Legal Intelligencer

Narrowing the Scope of Medical Malpractice E-Discovery Requests

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was at trial, sitting at the defense table and the plaintiff's electronic medical records (EMR) expert was testifying before the jury
8 minute read

The Recorder

California Grabs Legal-Fee Slice From Anthem and Cigna in Antitrust Suit

The plaintiff states will divide the settlement funds. California, Connecticut, New York, Georgia and the District of Columbia were among the states that challenged the proposed $54 billion tie-up.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Anthem, Cigna Pay $3M in Legal Fees to States That Sued to Block Merger

The plaintiff states will divide the settlement funds. California, Connecticut, New York, Georgia and the District of Columbia were among the states that challenged the proposed $54 billion tie-up.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Health Care Tech, Biopharma Companies Get New Legal Execs

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Kala Pharmaceuticals, which currently is focused on technology to treat eye diseases, has named Eric Trachtenberg as general counsel and corporate secretary. SomaLogic Inc. of Boulder, Colorado, has appointed Melody Harris as the health tech company's chief legal officer.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Patient Safety Protections Require Hospitals to Strictly Comply With Mandated Protocols

The Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act, 40 Pa. C.S. Section 1303.101, et. seq., contains provisions which create an institutional “patient safety” process, and provides protections—contained in Section 1303.311— that afford to health care institutions the ability to report and investigate “serious events or incidents,” and develop and implement solutions to systemic patient safety problems that may lead to future “serious events or incidents” discovered thereby, free from concern about exposure during litigation discovery.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Home Cases

A recurring issue in cases involving injuries to patients or residents of nursing and rehabilitation facilities is the existence of and the importance to the case of agreements to arbitrate any disputes that arise from the admission.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hoppin' Down the EMR Audit Trail

The recent discovery trend in medical malpractice litigation is to not only request a copy of the patient's medical record, but to also request the defendant's electronic medical record (EMR) "audit trail," which can show a true history of the chart entries including the identity of persons who have reviewed its information.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GE Regulatory Lawyer Michael Fitzpatrick Helping to Shape World of Tomorrow

Fitzpatrick and GE outside counsel Lisa Ellman of Hogan Lovells recently spoke with Corporate Counsel about emerging technologies.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Awards $112.5M in Total Attorney Fees in NFL Concussion Case

The judge has reserved for a later time her determination of the exact amount each firm will receive for its respective efforts.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DOJ Issues Two 2018 Memoranda Related to Actions Brought Under the FCA

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued two internal memoranda in January which relate to the agency's role in actions brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) 31 U.S.C. Section 3729.
5 minute read

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