Charles No. 3

After Florida voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment 7, Florida’s Legislature tried to tear its heart out by passing Florida Statute Section 381.028 at the behest of their paymasters, the health industry. The Statute explicitly contradicted Amendment 7 by making the information about adverse medical incidents an industry secret again. Under the Statute, there was no way […]

Charles No. 3

After Florida voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment 7, the Florida’s Legislature tried to tear its heart out by passing Florida Statute Section 381.028 at the behest of their paymasters, the health industry. The Statute explicitly contradicted Amendment 7 by making the information available to consumers an industry secret again. Under the Statute, there was no way […]

“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).