Medicine & the Law

Each year, the Federation of State Medical Boards publishes the Summary of Board Actions, a compilation of disciplinary actions initiated by its 70 member medical boards. In ...

By:  Michael R. Burke, Esq. In August 2009, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health & Human Services (“OIG”) issued a report ...

By Daniel M. Bernick, Esq. In our practice of assisting physicians with contracts, we are privileged to see a large volume of “deal flow.”  Recently, ...

By John W. Jones, Esq Investigations of and settlements by pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers with respect to their arrangements with physicians has led to ...

By Charles E. Kutner Since the declaration of an H1N1 influenza pandemic in June 2009, virtually all countries are now reporting cases. Speaking at a ...

While Congress is in the process of further complicating the practice of medicine, the state of New Jersey has decided to blame the docs in ...

Fact Sheet: Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Demonstration On September 9, 2009, President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to announce his proposals ...

By Alan Lyndon President Obama’s efforts for massive healthcare reform endured a predictable setback in July.  With so many moving parts, Obama’s chances of fast-tracking ...

By Rebecca J. Patchin, M.D. Every day across America physicians are forced to consider the broken medical liability system when making important medical decisions. Physicians ...

    by Katherine M. Keefe Chair, Health Law Practice Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin    The federal stimulus bill enacted on February 17, 2009, ...