Notice/Prejudice and the Role of State Law
In last month's newsletter, we began discussion of claims-made-and-reported medical malpractice insurance policies and of how most states are strict in requiring insureds to notify their insurers of claims within their policies' designated reporting periods. However, a recent Maryland case shows that state law sometimes may trump a policy's reporting requirements.
Traps for the Unwary
Medical malpractice liability insurers and self-insured entities that ignore the new Medicare reporting requirements do so at their peril. Here's why.
Discovery Is Changing
Two new developments promise to affect medical-malpractice litigation profoundly.
Women's Initiatives Bulk Up
When women's initiatives work well, the benefits inure not only to individual women, but to their firms and to the profession more broadly. What's good for female attorneys is good for their male counterparts and good for business.
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Facilitating Follow-Up
By setting clear guidelines and limiting lawyers' obligations, a law firm's marketing staff will make it more likely that their lawyers will be successful new business generators.
Sustainable Business Development Success
Generational differences need to be embraced and bridged to convey a consistent brand of business development, service delivery and client transitioning from generation to generation.
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Media & Communications Corner: Fueling Your Knowledge
The following tools are some of the latest to cross our radar ' and the author has found them to be remarkably useful.
The Push Is Over, Shift to a Pull Strategy
Technology and the explosion of social media have not only changed the game, they have permanently altered the playing field. Now the small law firm and the multinational giant have the same capacity to reach their audience.
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The Battle over Food-Related Liability
Part One of this article in last month's issue discussed the litigation faced by manufacturers and purveyors of food. Part Two herein addresses the relevant legislation.
Toyota Recalls Crisis Update
The Congressional and NHTSA investigations of Toyota may be finished, but the litigation surely is not ... there are, for instance, over 100 consolidated class actions and product liability cases in federal court alone.
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