OUT OF STATE COMPANIES MAY BE CAUGHT IN “WEB” OF NY JURISDICTION
Mark A. Berman , in today’s New York Law Journal , discusses one of the risks of doing business on the internet via a website: ... Read More
NEWS YOU CAN USE: VOIR DIRE FOR DRUG AND DEVICE PRODUCTS CASES
The folks at the Drug and Device Law blog share their insights into how lawyers must take the negative press constantly swirling around the... Read More
HEALTHGRADES LISTS BEST AMERICAN HOSPITALS
According to Forbes Magazine , HealthGrades has ranked American hospitals based on quality of care and lack of complications. Here in New York, New York... Read More
PRI ISSUES BOOK ON PROTECTING PHYSICIANS FROM MALPRACTICE LITIGATION
According to today’s Business Wire , Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, the “ second-largest medical malpractice writer in New York State and one of the leaders in... Read More
THIRD DEPT.’S APPLICATION OF ARONS V. JUTKOWITZ RESULTS IN NEW TRIAL FOR PLAINTIFF
In a case decided on January 22, 2009, the Appellate Division, Third Department, affirmed the trial court’s granting of plaintiff’s motion to... Read More
WEEKEND NEWS
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PREMIUMS DOWN NATIONWIDE- Renal and Urology News reports that premiums have stabilized for most physicians, and that over 40% actually paid lower premiums... Read More
GREEN BERET’S DEATH WHILE SHOWERING TIED TO KBR’S NEGLIGENCE
In one of the saddest, and most infuriating pieces of bad news to emerge from Iraq to date, it turns out that... Read More
NEWS FLASH! FDA INVOLVED IN A POSITIVE NEWS STORY!
According to today’s U.S. News & World Report , the FDA has approved the first human trial using embryonic stem cells . A California company, Geron Corp., will... Read More
MEDICINE LOOKS TO ONLINE DISCLOSURE TO ADDRESS FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
In the January 22, 2009 online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine , Dr. Robert Steinbrook discusses how physicians and medical institutions can profitably... Read More
USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS HITS SNAG AT VA FACILITIES
The good news is that VA health centers around the country have begun implementing the use of electronic medical records for their... Read More