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New York Law Journal

NY High Court Rejects Constitutional Right to Assisted Suicide

New York's highest court rejected the argument Thursday that mentally competent, terminally ill patients have a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, upholding lower court rulings.
15 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Whistleblower Nets $2.25M Exposing NM Medicaid Scheme

Santa Fe, New Mexico's St. Vincent Regional Medical Center and its Irving, Texas-based partner Christus Health have agreed to pay $12.24 million plus interest to settle allegations that they made illegal donations to county governments under a discontinued state matching program, and a whistleblower will receive $2.25 million for his or her share of the recovery.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Compares 'Woeful' Insurance Contract to Country Ballad

Singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale notched a new cover credit when he was quoted by U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Nakai v. Friendship House Association of American Indians, Inc.

C.A. 1st; A147966 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that an employee’s termination arising from his marriage to…
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Chart: FCA Healthcare Settlements

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1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jury Awards $11M to Elderly Man Blinded by Eye Injection

The jury found the surgeon who made the injection was acting on behalf of a South Florida medical center.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Scampone v. Grane Healthcare Co., PICS Case No. 17-1241 (Pa. Super. Aug. 8, 2017) Bowes, J. (66 pages).

Trial court erred in finding that health-care company had no duty to residents of nursing home that health-care company was contractually bound to manage and oversee, in executor's action over nursing home resident's death, and the fact that nursing home had a nondelegable duty under 'Thomson' in direct corporate liability did not absolve health-care company from the duty it assumed and executor was entitled to a new trial on punitive damages. Judgment reversed, appeal dismissed, order affirmed and remanded.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Delco Jury Awards $1.125M Over Med Mal Claims

A Delaware County jury has awarded $1.125 million to a woman who had an extra bone removed during a foot surgery.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tursi v. USA

Amendment of Damages Claim Denied Where Subsequent Surgery Not Unforeseeable
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Allowed Defense to Mislead Jury in Med Mal Case, Court Rules

The Third District Court of Appeal reversed a judgment in favor of a radiologist sued for medical malpractice.
6 minute read

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