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Loss in Injury and Death Matters

Chad L. Staller

Careful attention to all the elements of economic loss, and careful discovery on damages, is essential in ensuring a fair recovery that compensates the plaintiff for what was actually lost.

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Genes Linked to Breast, Ovarian Cancers Are Ruled Unpatentable

Mark Hamblett

Two isolated genes closely associated with breast and ovarian cancer are unpatentable, a federal judge ruled in March. This article presents an analysis of the case.

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Courts Diverge on Ex-Parte Interviews Under HIPAA

Jamie Moncus

There is, as yet, no consensus on whether defense counsel in medical malpractice proceedings have the right to interview plaintiffs' treating physicians through ex parte interviews to which plaintiffs and their counsel are not invited.

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Jury Awards $25.16 Million on Claim Acne Drug Caused Bowel Illness

Henry Gottlieb

An Atlantic County jury awarded $25.16 million to a Birmingham, AL, man after finding that Roche Laboratories Inc. knew or should have known that Accutane caused inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and failed to warn prescribing physicians.

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Dissecting the Latest Pronouncements on Ex parte Physician Interviews

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There is a recurring battle playing out in trial courts across the country in medical negligence cases as to whether <i>ex parte</i> interviews with a patient's treating physicians are permissible under HIPAA and its implementing privacy rules.

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