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National Staffing Organization Opens MediSums, Medical Records Summarizing

The Estrin Report

The launch comes at a critical time as the COVID-19 global pandemic adds pressure with personal injury, med/mal, products liability, mass tort, healthcare, workers comp cases and insurance claims on the rise. The best Plan B's are different, but.

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Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale (RDIPP) No 4/2023: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

We then looked at the nature of the healthcare contract to assess whether patients can fall into the category of consumers and consequently enjoy the protection reserved to them. Climate Change Litigation and EU Private International Law: Is There Room for Collective Redress?;

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4 Facts to Know About Becoming a Legal Nurse Consultant

Blackstone Career Institute

LNCs work as consultants in areas that relate to the intersection of healthcare and legal matters. RNs who have been trained as LNCs offer expertise in nursing, medicine, and overall healthcare systems. Attorneys need trained LNCs to consult on nursing malpractice and other healthcare-related legal cases. What do LNCs Do?

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Can Tech Advances Fuel a Medical Malpractice Crisis?

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All crises saw a jump in litigation, a reduction in insurance companies willing to shoulder the risks, and soaring premiums (in the early 2000s, premiums nearly doubled). Looming Medical Malpractice Crisis. The previous medical malpractice crises occurred in the mid-1970s, mid-1980s, and early 2000s. and 1.2%, respectively.

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Medical Negligence during a Pandemic

LexForti

It is argued that entangling medical professionals in litigation at a time when they are under immense pressure may lead to demotivation of the community. Medical negligence litigation is among those grey areas of law that have strong and ardent proponents on both sides. The Way Ahead.

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Conference Report: The Private Side of Transforming our World – UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the Role of Private International Law

Conflict of Laws

With these resources, universal health coverage and healthcare as such – even in the poorest countries of the world – could be supported by PIL. In her presentation, she focused on tort law. She first talked about telemedicine and e-health platforms with cross-border functions. ” Nikitas E.

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Trump’s steel tariffs, UNC affirmative action, and Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

SCOTUSBlog

Issue : Whether the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act immunizes the United States from tort liability for acts taken by its employees in violation of the Constitution. United States. Bridgeton Landfill, LLC. Court of Appeals for the 5th and 8th Circuits hold). Haystings v.