Regulation Archives - The Thompson Law Firm

Improper Client Solicitation Is In The News Again

Bill Thompson Jun 27, 2023 Civics, Daily, Ethics, Law, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, Regulation, The American Lawyer Comments Off

Reward lawyers who do it the right way. Ignore the scammers. “The training manual literally teaches employees how to commit barratry by gaining the trust of vulnerable potential clients to sell them legal services,” the complaint said. Read more at: https://www.law360.com/personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/1692386?nl_pk=029cff45-637f-44e3-babf-75563f8e0bfd&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=personal-injury-medical-malpractice&utm_content=2023-06-27&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=9?copied=1

FDA Black Box Warnings

Bill Thompson May 24, 2023 Courts, Daily, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Pharma, Products, Regulation, Science Comments Off

FDA’s black box drug warnings can be powerful evidence in medical malpractice cases. But in Florida, they probably aren’t enough to relieve the requirement to have expert witness testimony. An Arizona appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit alleging a urologist negligently prescribed an antibiotic that caused harmful side effects to a patient, saying medical […]

Federal Preeemption: The Cost-Effective Way For Special Interests To Lock You Out of Court

Bill Thompson Apr 28, 2023 Access to Courts, Courts, Courts, Daily, Government, Law, Regulation Comments Off

The 11th Circuit (Atlanta) just created conflict with other jurisdictions in ruling that federal law “preempts” or blows up negligence claims against brokers. Preemption is the legal rationale that courts use to block victims of torts from suing rental car companies and other large corporate interests that successfully lobby Congress for special protection. In Aspen Amer., […]

Homeland Security Report on Severe Drug Shortages in the US

Bill Thompson Apr 6, 2023 Daily, Medical Literature, Patient Safety, Pharma, Products, Regulation Comments Off

Shortages of critical medications continue to rise—including drugs used in hospital emergency rooms and to treat cancer, prescription medications, and even common over-the-counter treatments like children’s cold and flu medicine. The number of active drug shortages in the U.S. reached a peak of 295 at the end of 2022. However, drug shortages are not a […]

Researching The Quality of Your Medical Care

Bill Thompson Mar 1, 2023 Daily, Health, Insurance, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Physicians, Regulation, Statistics Comments Off

“The AMA strongly believes patients should have access to reliable information about physicians, and state regulatory agencies are best positioned to offer well-balanced information to help patients make informed decisions about physicians,” an AMA spokesperson said in a statement. Trial lawyers shouldn’t be the only ones with access to relevant information about the background of […]

Why We Need A New Category For Medical Safety Devices

Bill Thompson Feb 28, 2023 Daily, Health, Hospitals, Investigation, Medical Error, News, Patient Safety, Personal Injury, Products, Regulation Comments Off

I have had the honor to work with many medical experts and engineers responsible for developing important medical equipment, like the Hassan clamp. The Government should properly regulate the products they engineer. … although acute medical care presents myriad risks to patient safety, there is no category for devices designed to preserve that safety. Why […]

Insys $250M Opioid Penalty for Quality Fraud

Bill Thompson Feb 27, 2023 Daily, Damages, Health, Law, Medical Bills, News, Patient Safety, Pharma, Products, Quality Fraud, Regulation Comments Off

Link to the DOJ announcement below: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Opioid Manufacturer Insys Therapeutics Agrees to Enter $225 Million Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations

NEJM: For-Profit Medical Schools — Concerns about Quality and Oversight

Bill Thompson Dec 5, 2022 Health, Medical Error, Medical Literature, Medical Malpractice, News, Patient Safety, Physicians, Quality Fraud, Regulation, Weekly Comments Off

The nonprofit-governance requirement for medical schools was a core component of U.S. medical care’s transformation. But recently, several for-profit schools have been provisionally or fully accredited. Here is the link to the New England Journal of Medicine article: For-Profit Medical Schools — Concerns about Quality and Oversight

How Hospice Became A Racket.

Bill Thompson Dec 1, 2022 Clients, Daily, Nursing Home, Patient Safety, Quality Fraud, Regulation, Wrongful Death Comments Off

There are many ways modern society degrades our right to a dignified death. This is one of them. Good trial lawyers compensate for such injuries. From the New Yorker. How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle The Black Belt, a swath of the Deep South that includes parts of Alabama, has some of the highest rates […]

When Public Clinics Make Medical Mistakes …

Bill Thompson Nov 30, 2022 Courts, Daily, Government, Government Health Care, Hospitals, Law, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Patient Safety, Regulation Comments Off

The challenge of litigating your claim against a Federally managed clinic is real. Immunities can apply to doctors and other individual healthcare providers – or they may not. Investigating the differences could be ‘make or break’ for your case. Choose your lawyer carefully. Here’s the story from the Kaiser news outlet. When Malpractice Occurs at […]

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