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Verdicts
Recent key rulings of significance.
Med Mal News
A look at what's happening in the practice area.
Drug & Device News
Recent news of importance.
Defendants Must Heed New Medicare Reporting Obligations
We continue this month with our discussion of the expanded reach of the Medicare reporting requirements under the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA), which as of January 2011 is applicable to liability insurers and self-insured entities.
ACA and FCA Litigation
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) changes federal law governing FCA claims in a way that gives individual plaintiffs new power to use information learned in discovery in a civil case as the basis for a <i>qui tam</i> case brought under the FCA.
When Patients Require Transfer
It is not uncommon to see a medical malpractice case arising out of treatment received in an emergency situation. State legislatures are becoming more sensitive to this litigation and the effect that it has on the cost of medical malpractice insurance, as well as access to medical treatment.
Verdicts
The latest rulings you need to know.
Drug & Device News
Important new developments.
Med Mal News
Recent news of importance to you and your practice.
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.

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