One of the things universal health care was designed to address was the use of the Emergency Room for routine medical care by uninsured individuals. It was hoped that if a person could call a […]
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As mentioned in this blog earlier, 2015 saw at least six states renew efforts for medical tort reform. We anticipated we would see the efforts continue in other states and we were right. One of […]
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Every day, parties and businesses enter into contractual relationships with high hopes and expectations for the future. Even with the best of intentions, many business and personal relationships do not work out as planned, and […]
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In the last post, we examined several Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which allow a party to recover attorneys’ fees for certain discovery abuses by an opponent. But what if the other party engages in […]
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Refusing to respond to discovery request. Failing to produce responsive documents. Answering questions on behalf of a witness at a deposition. Failing to participate in a pretrial scheduling conference. As every litigator knows, these tactics […]
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Every litigator is aware of, or should be aware of, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (“Rule 11”), a rule which has long been the subject of commentary and criticism. Rule 11 requires an attorney […]
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Since the Affordable Care Act was enacted in 2010, millions of Americans have access to medical care that had previously been unavailable. With that many more patients entering the nation’s clinics, hospitals, and emergency rooms, […]
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