American Medical News Articles on Court Cases

Trends are being sorted out as claims of misdiagnosis and other legal challenges increase, and recordkeeping improves, in a fast-growing specialty.

An Ohio Supreme Court ruling highlights differences among states on protections for doctors to express sympathy to patients without the threat of being sued.

Recent rulings have addressed requirements for experts who testify against physicians. The central issue: Should witnesses and defendants have the same or similar medical specialty?

Physicians say Allscripts misled them about a software program's functionality and quality. The case could encourage more litigation as doctors become dissatisfied with systems.

Around the globe, physicians express outrage in the case of an oncologist prosecuted in the United Arab Emirates despite being cleared of wrongdoing by a medical panel.

They say the agency's comments to lawmakers go beyond its expertise and that clinical practice qualifications should be left to physicians and others.

Backers of the change hope to build on an Oregon settlement in which the state altered its insurance policy in favor of transgender employees.

Bridging communication gaps between medical staffs and hospitals can prevent unnecessary lawsuits.

The U.S. Supreme Court must see through flimsy justifications for genetic exclusivity rights that impede innovation, raise ethical concerns and endanger patient health.

The number of facilities is on the rise due to pressures from increased health care demand, but questions over fees are dogging their operators.

Medical offices must train employees adequately about confidentiality rules to avoid legal risks, experts say.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision on a North Carolina law could mean faster resolutions for plaintiffs and doctors in cases involving patients receiving Medicaid-funded care.

Connected coverage — selected articles on trends, challenges and controversies in the changing world of medicine.

North Dakota has enacted the earliest abortion ban in the nation, among other measures restricting the availability of the procedure.

In addition to ruling that the Arizona law is constitutional, justices defined “specialist” and “board certified” and outlined how courts should apply the law.

A federal judge declined to block a government waiver allowing Maine to reduce eligibility levels below those mandated by the ACA.