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Florida Hospitals Challenge Proposed 'Transparency' Rules

Florida hospitals are battling back against a pair of proposed "transparency" rules requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to provide information to patients and prospective patients about potential costs of treatment.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Judge: End 'Disquieting' Use of Invalid Med Mal Defense

Seeking to finally put to rest what he called a "perplexing and disquieting" trend of medical malpractice defendants attempting to bar vicarious liability claims where a plaintiff failed to name a specific agent, a Lackawanna County judge reiterated what he said the Pennsylvania Superior Court held more than three years ago: no such bar exists.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Donovan

FCA Qui Tam Suit Raises 'Disquieting,' Plausible Claims on Hospital Podiatric Resident Program
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Daily Report Online

Florida Hospitals Challenge Proposed 'Transparency' Rules

Florida hospitals are battling back against a pair of proposed "transparency" rules requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to provide…
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Conn. Attorneys Respond to Crisis in Puerto Rico

Connecticut's legal community has been eager to assist fellow Americans in Puerto Rico who have experienced a humanitarian crisis since Hurricane Maria hit the island Sept. 20.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Borrell v. Bloomsburg Univ. et al, PICS Case No. 17-1446 (3d Cir. Aug. 30, 2017) Hardiman, J. (16 pages).

The district court erred in granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment in her §1983 action where the record failed to demonstrate that state actors were responsible for her dismissal from a nursing program jointly operated by a private hospital and a public university. The court reversed and remanded for the entry of judgment for defendants.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

James v. Albert Einstein Med. Ctr., PICS Case No. 17-1456 (Pa. Super. Sep. 12, 2017) Platt, J. (16 pages).

Medical expert could testify outside of his or her primary specialty where he or she had practical work experience in or where his or her primary specialty overlapped with the specialty at issue. Judgment affirmed.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Failing to Protect Our Elderly: Blame for All After Hollywood Deaths

Former Florida Bar president Eugene Pettis points the finger of blame for the post-hurricane deaths of Hollywood nursing home patients at Tallahassee.
1 minute read

Legaltech News

Does Apple Need FDA Review to Add Medical Monitoring Features to Apple Watch?

Speculation builds as the FDA announced this week that Apple was one of nine companies the agency has approved for a pilot Digital Health Software Precertification program.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Nursing Homes Look for Answers on Generator Costs

With time running out to comply with what could be a $240 million generator mandate handed down by Gov. Rick Scott, nursing-home administrators and long-term care lobbyists left a meeting without an indication of what, if anything the state will do to help offset the costs.
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