At the Lectern

JULY 13, 2023

the Supreme Court today upholds the dismissal without trial of negligence, wrongful death, and elder abuse claims against a Medicare Advantage HMO and plan administrator for the alleged premature discharge of an 85-year-old man from a skilled nursing facility. A federal Medicare statute preempts those claims, the court concludes.

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Day on Torts

APRIL 25, 2022

Plaintiff argued that the arbitration agreement was not enforceable because the POA did not mention the authority to make health care decisions, and the trial court agreed, denying the motion to compel arbitration. On appeal, this ruling was affirmed. The Court looked to a 2017 Tennessee Supreme Court Case, Beard v.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 11, 2022

When the brother was admitted, plaintiff filled out admission paperwork, including an arbitration agreement, as plaintiff had a durable power of attorney for healthcare executed by the brother and naming plaintiff as the attorney-in-fact. In Welch v. Oaktree Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC d/b/a Christian Care Centers of Memphis , No.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Share With over 100,000 Americans hospitalized for COVID-19 as a result of the highly contagious Omicron variant, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument Friday in two sets of challenges to the Biden administration’s authority to take action to combat the pandemic. 7 but left the 6th Circuit’s ruling reviving the mandate in place.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 24, 2024

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. After going two conferences without any new relists, the Supreme Court ended the relist drought this week with a vengeance. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to lift those orders while they appealed.

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Day on Torts

APRIL 1, 2022

Bradley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center , No. Because the trial court considered this deposition of the NP filed by defendant, the motion should have been considered a motion for summary judgment.) The trial court found that plaintiff had complied with the HCLA, ruling that Exhibit 7 “satisfied the requirements[.]”

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, challenges to President Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on Turkish steel, the University of North Carolina’s use of race in admissions, and Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. Trade and national security. Affirmative action.

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Patently O

AUGUST 9, 2022

Accord Healthcare, Inc., The patentee in the case argues that inherency is too strict a standard and that it goes beyond what is required by the statute and prior precedent. Written description is a question of fact, and that the district court made a number of factual findings based upon evidence presented at the bench trial.

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 19, 2021

Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, which the trial court granted and the Court of Appeals affirmed. The Court pointed out that the motion in Martin was a motion for summary judgment, which is why the Court therein cited Rule 56, but that the Martin opinion held that “a Rule 12.02(6)

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Its legal proceedings take place out of public view, under seal, with a low standard of evidence and often a court-appointed attorney for the fetus — but none for the person gestating it. Once the court has exercised this jurisdiction, she says, “they’re free to do all kinds of stuff that are ‘in the best interests of the unborn child.’ ”.

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MyCase

AUGUST 16, 2022

The article also states, “It is critically important to understand the labyrinth of potentially applicable ethics rules that intertwine with certain court rules on retirement.”. Review Active Cases and Address Pending Court Dates. When Do Lawyers Retire? According to the U.S. is 65 for men and 63 for women.

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