Health Care Liability Articles
Defense Digest, Vol. 17, No. 4, December 2011
- Counsel Fees On Future Medical Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases: Do We Have To Cut Another Check?
By Edward M. Galang, Esq. - Clarifying Qualifications Necessary To Provide A Written Statement In Support Of A Certificate Of Merit
By Elizabeth Underwood, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 17, No. 2, June 2011
- Pennsylvania Superior Court Holds That A Methadone Clinic Owes No Duty To Injured Third Parties
By Ronald M. Puntil, Jr., Esq. - The Potential Watering Down Of County Immunities And The Impact Of Federal Legislation On Nursing Homes
By Rasheen Davis, Esq.
University of Florida Risk Rx, Vol. 8, No. 1, Jan.-March 2011
- A View From The Trenches: Discovery Issues With Electronic Medical Records
By Matthew P. Keris, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 17, No. 1, March 2011
- Nurses: Their Expanding Role As Expert Witnesses
By John O. Ford, Esq. - The Pennsylvania Superior Court Expands The Doctrine Of Corporate Negligence To Skilled Nursing Facilities On The Basis Of Understaffing
By Michele V. Primis, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 16, No. 4, December 2010
- Psychiatric Records Can Be Subject To Discovery In Pennsylvania
By T. Kevin FitzPatrick, Esq. - Contracts Requiring Nursing Home Residents To Arbitrate Disputes With Facility Enforceable But With Exceptions
By Philip J. Anderson, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 16, No. 3, September 2010
- MCARE Exception Provides Courts With Broad Discretion For Qualifying An Expert On Standard Of Care
By Kimberly A. McCarthy, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 16, No. 2, June 2010
- A Liberal Interpretation Of The Affidavit Of Merit Statute In New Jersey
By Philip J. Anderson, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 15, No. 4, December 2009
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Expands Nurses' Expert Testimony To Now Include Opinions On Causation
By Mark S. Royster, Esq.












