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Four Common Medical Malpractice Defense Myths
In adjusting medical malpractice losses, insurers, attorneys and claim professionals encounter recurring opinions on and challenges to effective claims-handling. Here are four common medical malpractice claim fallacies, and the reasons why they wilt under close scrutiny.
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New Foreign Drug Trial Rule Coming
A new U.S. Food and Drug Administration final rule governing clinical trials held in foreign countries will spark painstaking legal review of pharmaceutical companies' protocols for trials.
Avoiding a Breach of Confidentiality
With so much attention on HIPAA, However, less attention has been accorded to individual state-statute based patient confidentiality requirements, many of which existed for a significant period of time before the enactment of HIPAA. Other privacy right claims can be made based on traditional tort concepts, such as breach of contract and negligence.
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NY Case Unwittingly Creates Community Property State?
A recent decision by a New York appellate court may have converted New York into a community property state. <i>Johnson v. Chapin</i>, 350749/01, NYLJ March 17, 2008, p. 25 col. 1.
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Health Care Account Choices for Law Firms
With the rising care of health costs, many law firms are finding it economically difficult to provide their employees with health insurance. One of the ways law firms are mitigating this issue is by offering health insurance plans with greater employee out-of-pocket expenses. Congress offers several types of tax-favored accounts that a law firm can provide to its employees that can be used to pay for these additional medical expenses. Each type of account comes with advantages and disadvantages, which are explored in this article.
Partnering Requires Careful Balancing
Law partnerships are fragile, volatile enterprises that can easily become unglued, regardless of how careful the partners were at the outset or how financially successful they become.
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