The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion to prevent consumers from being targeted by illegal medical debt practices, including careless or predatory practices that can lead to inflated healthcare... Read more »
Washington, DCMany readers know the story of U.S. Army Specialist (Ret.) Dez Del Barba whose strep infection was mistreated by military medical professionals. It morphed into necrotizing fasciitis and cost him a... Read more »
Idaho medical malpractice lawsuits may cover a wide variety of medical blunders – from misdiagnoses to prescribing the wrong medicine or even failing to share adequate information with a patient. Not all are... Read more »
In Montana, a patient who has been injured by substandard medical care may file a medical malpractice lawsuit. These lawsuits cover things like failing to order medical tests, ignoring a call for... Read more »
Wyoming medical malpractice claims may be made against doctors or other healthcare professionals or organizations when the treatment rendered falls below the commonly accepted professional standard. To be successful, though, these claims must... Read more »
On March 19, 2024, the Connecticut Appellate Court upheld an employer’s right to discharge an employee for being impaired on the job from medical marijuana under a state law that provides employment... Read more »
In a significant decision about workplace drug use, the Connecticut Appellate Court backed an employer’s right to terminate a worker who was impaired on the job by medical marijuana. The decision also... Read more »
On February 14, 2024, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont dismissed a plaintiff’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination and failure-to-accommodate case, holding that his medical... Read more »
South Korean police raided offices of the Korean Medical Association (KMA) on Friday. The raids come as walkouts by junior doctors in Seoul have continued despite backlash from the South Korean government.... Read more »
California has a long history of protecting privacy rights. Article I, Section 1, of the California Constitution expressly provides a right of privacy. Recently, the focus has been on compliance with the... Read more »