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Energy Lateral Market Heats Up

Like the temperature, the market for energy lawyer laterals is heating up in Texas.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Lewis v. Superior Court (Medical Board of California)

Cal.Sup.Ct.; S19811 The California Supreme Court affirmed a court of appeal decision. The court held that the Medical Board of California’s actions…
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Huff Powell Lawyers Pull Defense Win for Doctors in Fatal Med-Mal Case

A Fulton County jury found no liability for two doctors who were accused of failing to follow up on masses detected in a man's kidney several years before he ultimately developed a fatal renal cancer.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

2-Year Time Limit Applies to Wrongful Disclosure of HIV Status

A two-year statute of limitations applies to an HIV-positive patient who claims one of his doctors improperly disclosed his medical status to a third party without his consent, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Shinal v. Toms, PICS Case No. 17-0965 (Pa. June 20, 2017) Wecht, J.; Todd, J., concurring and dissenting; Baer, J., dissenting. (53 pages).

Trial court erred in instructing jury to consider information that defendant physician's qualified staff provided to plaintiff-patient, because a physician could not delegate duty to provide information sufficient to obtain patient's informed consent. Judgment reversed, case remanded for new trial.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Thomas Jefferson Univ. Hosp., Inc. v. Pa. Dep't of Labor and Indus., PICS Case No. 17-1056 (Pa. June 20, 2017) Wecht, J. (17 pages).

Commonwealth Court erred in finding that a terminated employee had a right to review her personnel files under the Personnel Files Act because former employees, who were not laid off with re-employment rights and who were not on a leave of absence, were not "employees" and had no right to access their personnel files. Reversed.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hospice Company to Pay $4.4M in Pair of Whistleblower Settlements Over Alleged Fraud

The settlements are the latest example of the DOJ going after fraud in hospice facilities and nursing homes.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Battle Over Venue for 1,300 Mo. Talc Cases Flares in Wake of 'Bristol-Myers'

Armed with last month's U.S. Supreme Court decision in , Johnson & Johnson has moved to dismiss the claims of 1,365 women with talcum powder suits in Missouri state court in part because their lawyers have engaged in "blatant forum shopping on a grand scale."
29 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Administration Focus on Opioids Reflected in DOJ's Largest Ever Health Care Fraud Action

The DOJ has brought its largest health care fraud enforcement action ever with more than 400 defendants charged nationwide.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Battling Against Higher Bar for Expert Testimony in Pharma Case

Plaintiffs lawyers hoping to revive 3,128 lawsuits over cholesterol drug Lipitor are asking an appeals court to overturn what they consider to be a heightened standard on expert evidence that could hasten the demise of other multidistrict litigation.
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