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Drug & Device News
Important happenings in this crucial area.
Medicaid Liens Revisited
In the last couple of years, there have been important changes in the law on Medicaid liens on medical malpractice recoveries that have substantially altered the landscape with regard to such liens.
Pharmaceutical Products and Suicide Risks
In last month's issue, we noted that the federal government, drug companies and consumer watchdogs are increasing their efforts to find out whether a host of pharmaceutical products, when taken, can tend to render consumers susceptible to suicidal thoughts and/or actions. We continue the discussion in Part Two.
Nursing Home Litigation
When a nursing home resident is injured, tort litigation is traditionally the venue of choice for plaintiffs seeking compensation. However, with the risk of large verdicts appearing to increase in the last quarter-century, physicians and long-term health care facilities have begun to pursue mandatory arbitration as an alternative to traditional litigation.
NJ & CT News
Rulngs in neighboring states that may affect your practice.
Malpractice Suit over The Source Comments Proceeds
A Manhattan federal magistrate judge ruled that a client may proceed with a legal-malpractice claim against a law firm for failing to bring defamation claims on behalf of the client in a highprofile sexual harassment and discrimination case against hip-hop magazine The Source.
Verdicts
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Drug & Device News
Recent developments in this key arena.
Med Mal News
The latest news you need to know.
Mandatory Binding Arbitration
In the medical malpractice arena, the decision whether or not to arbitrate a case is an important one. Going through the arbitration process and allowing the case to be determined by an arbitrator or an arbitration panel, rather than trying the case and allowing the outcome to be determined by a civil jury, can have advantages and disadvantages to both the physician and the patient.

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