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| 1 | New Jersey Appellate Division Opens Door to Malpractice Liability for Hospitals that Use Contract Physicians Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP; December 17, 2008, previously published on November 11, 2008 The New Jersey Appellate Division has held that a hospital that vests a contractor physician with apparent authority may be held liable for the physician's negligence in Estate of Cordero v. Christ Hospital et al., A-1289-07T1. |
| 2 | Federal Court of Appeals Absolves Louisiana Hospital of Liability in Failure to Report Physician Impairment While on the Medical Staff Linda G. Rodrigue; Kean Miller Hawthorne D'Armond McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P.; November 3, 2008, previously published on October 20, 2008 In May of this year, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit absolved Lakeview Regional Medical Center ("Lakeview") of any liability, and reversed a damage award against it, in a lawsuit that had been brought against Lakeview and a physician group practice by Kadlec... |
| 3 | Proposition 12 a Winner Five Years Later Joseph M. Nixon; Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.; November 3, 2008, previously published on October 1, 2008 Five years ago, Texas voters adopted Proposition 12, the constitutional amendment ratifying the cap on noneconomic damages in lawsuits against doctors that the Texas Legislature established in House Bill 4. |
| 4 | Federal Vaccine Act Does Not Preclude Civil Remedy, Oregon Court of Appeals Holds Ater Wynne LLP; October 30, 2008, previously published on October 13, 2008 Last week, the Oregon Court of Appeals held the federal Vaccine Act, which creates a special program for compensation for a vaccine-related injury or death, does not bar family members of a person who has suffered a vaccine-related death from filing a civil action seeking damages for their own... |
| 5 | Minimizing Risk: Documenting Informed Consent Marshal S. Endick; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP; October 4, 2008, previously published on September 2008 Every person has the fundamental right to limit access to his or her own body. |
| 6 | Minimizing Risk: The Importance of Taking and Documenting Medical and Dental History Marshal S. Endick; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP; October 3, 2008, previously published on September 2008 Dental practitioners routinely face malpractice claims stemming from the failure to take and document a proper medical and dental history. |
| 7 | Texas Supreme Court Upholds Holding of Gross Negligence in Medical Malpractice Case Susan Feigin Harris, Ameena Ashfaq; Baker & Hostetler LLP; September 27, 2008, previously published on September 18, 2008 On August 29, 2008, the Texas Supreme Court upheld a jury finding of gross negligence in a decision that serves as warning to providers who may elect to outsource emergency medical services without guaranteeing response time. |
| 8 | Fifth Circuit Reverses Lower Court Poliner Decision and Reaffirms Broad Immunity for Hospitals and Physicians in Peer Review Cases Terri Donna Keville, Barry S. Landsberg, Doreen W. Shenfeld; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; August 21, 2008, previously published on August 1, 2008 In a case that has been closely watched around the nation for several years, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reaffirmed hospitals' and physician peer reviewers' broad immunities from damages claims under the 1986 Health Care Quality Improvement Act ("HCQIA"). |
| 9 | New Standards Established for Certain Procedures in Office-Based Settings Susan E. Ziel, Neil Hazaray; Krieg DeVault LLP; August 19, 2008, previously published on July 2008 On June 24, 2008, the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (the "Board") established new standards for procedures performed in office-based settings that require moderate sedation/analgesia, deep sedation/analgesia, general anesthesia, or regional anesthesia (the "Procedure" or... |
| 10 | Texas Hospital Association Adopts Billing Policy for Adverse Events Susan Feigin Harris; Baker & Hostetler LLP; August 9, 2008, previously published on July 24, 2008 The Texas Hospital Association (THA) joined at least a dozen other state hospital associations in adopting guidelines for its member hospitals addressing the application of voluntary discounts or waivers of patient payment obligations associated with medical errors or adverse events. |



