Health Care Liability Practice Group Articles

Defense Digest, Vol. 13, No. 4, December 2007

• Plaintiff's Podiatry Expert De-'Feet'-ed
  By Robert P. Good, II, Esq
• Pennsylvania Superior Court Rejects Attempt To Expand The Tort Of Lack Of Informed Consent In Medical Liability Case
  By Wendy J. Bracaglia, Esq.

Physician's News Digest, August 2007

• Medicare Out-Of-Network Payments
  By Katherine M. Keefe, Esq.

Defense Digest, Vol. 13, No. 1, March 2007

• George V. Ellis: The Next Wave Of MCARE Interpretation
  By Eileen K. Keefe, Esq
• Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Motion For Relief From Judgment of Non Pros Lacks Merit
  By Aaron E. Moore, Esq.

Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 4, December 2005

• Motion For Summary Judgment Upheld Based Upon The Mental Health Procedures Act Immunity For Health Care Providers Absent Gross Negligence
  By Frederic Roller, Esq.

Pennsylvania Law Weekly, November 29, 2004

• What Makes an Expert?
  By Paul A. Bechtel, Jr., Esq. and Matthew C. Wilson, Esq.

Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 3, September 2005

• A New Twist On An Old Theory: Medical Monitoring Within The Context Of Medical Negligence Claims
  By Michele V. Primis, Esq .

Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 2, June 2005

• Who's The Boss?
  By Nestor H. Smith, Esq. and Jack S. Senechal, Esq.
• Superior Court Refuses To Expand Psychologist's Duty To Warn
  By Michael D. Pipa, Esq.
• Superior Court Quashes Appeals From Discovery Orders, Rejecting Claims Of Privilege Under Peer Review Protection Act
  By Michael J. Panichelli, Esq.

Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2005

• To Get It Right, Get It In Writing
  By Rasheen N. Davis, Esq.

Defense Digest, Vol. 10, No. 4, December 2004

• Superior Court Strictly Construes Certificate of Merit Requirements in Professional Liability Claims
  By Paul G. Lees, Esq. 

Defense Digest, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 2004

• A Physician's Action, Judgment or Decision is Considered Part of the Standard of Care Analysis and Not An Error in Judgment
  By Jacqueline Reynolds, Esq. 
• A Further Look at Venue in Medical Malpractice Cases
  By Wendy Walker, Esq.
• Pennsylvania Appellate Courts Begin Interpreting Expert Qualifications Under The MCARE Act
  By Paul A. Bechtel, Jr., Esq. and Matthew C. Wilson, Esq.
• The (Rarely Heard) Other Voice In The Courtroom
  By Timothy Hartigan, Esq.

Defense Digest, Vol. 10, No. 2, June 2004

• Superior Court Fails To Extend Pa.R.E. 803(6) To Test Results In A Medical Chart
  By Lynne F. Reutelhuber, Esq

Defense Digest, Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2004

• Mental Health And Collateral Jurisdiction: Perfect Together
  By Jeffrey Bates, Esq.
• Procedural "Punch" Taken Out Of The Affidavit Of Merit Statute
  By Hillary A. Fraenkel, Esq.

Defense Digest, Vol. 9, No. 4, December 2003

• Revisiting The Role Of Res Ipsa Loquitur In Medical Malpractice Cases
  By John Hare, Esq.
• Florida Passes Medical Malpractice Caps
  By G. Mark Thompson, Esq. & Adam C. Herman, Esq.

Defense Digest, Vol. 9, No. 3, September 2003

• Superior Court Holds That New Trial Is Warranted Whenever a Jury Seeks Its Own Expert Opinion
  By Christopher A. Reeser, Esq.*
• An IME Doctor's Admission Of Some Injury Ensures Plaintiff's Recovery
  By Joseph F. Murphy, Esq.*
• The Jury Can Only Follow The Instructions It's Given:  An Analysis of Vallone v. Creech (2003 PA Super. 111)
  By Laurianne Falcone, Esq.*
• New Jersey Limits Application Of The Doctrine of Avoidable Consequences In Medical Malpractice Actions
  By John L. Slimm, Esq.*