March 16, 2017
Travel day across the Alley yesterday. New proposal for supervised injection centers to save lives today. Another Senseless Death – New England Journal of Medicine
March 14, 2017
Twenty four million Americans will lose insurance within the next two years and premiums will explode if the ACA is repealed and replaced as planned. Cost of Obamacare Repeal You can read the CBO Report here. CBO Report on ACA Repeal
Owens v. Nationwide
The Charles decision from the Supreme Court is not our only important victory in appellate court for consumers. We have successfully pursued appeals in many and varied matters. You can find many of them on our website. In 2004, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal ruled in our client’s favor in Owens v. Nationwide. You […]
“Watch Me.” The Torch Passes – A Press Release.
H/T Sara Fitzpatrick Comito of Conric for her beautiful writing. Lawyer celebrates fulfillment of father’s legacy with landmark Supreme Court decision William deForest Thompson Jr. helped lay groundwork in healthcare consumer victory FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. xx, 2017) – Two years after the death of his father, Fort Myers attorney William deForest Thompson, Jr. is […]
March 7, 2017
Quality Fraud: Over forty convictions in Biodiagnostics cases
“Watch me,” he said.
Eight years ago, an article appeared in the Florida Bar Journal tracking the tumultuous progress of Amendment 7. “On November 2, 2004, voters in Florida overwhelmingly approved Amendment 7. Known as the ‘Patients Right to Know About Adverse Medical Incidents,” Amendment 7 represents one of the most sweeping changes in law and public policy ever […]
February 10, 2017
“Gaps in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s system for reporting adverse events meant that doctors and hospitals failed to inform the agency of suspected cases of a surgical device spreading cancer in women’s bodies, according to a Government Accountability Office report on Wednesday.” Reported today in Law360 (subscription required).
February 9, 2017
Judge Blocks Anthem/Cigna Merger
February 8, 2017
Daily Quality Fraud Roundup: Two doctors, $31.4 Million Florida Dermatology Fraud Alabama Pill Mill Fraud
February 7, 2017
Healthcare Hospital Manager agrees to pay $60 million dollars for up-charging procedures billed to Medicare and Medicaid. IPC Healthcare Fraud