The Litigation Center is always looking for new and interesting cases to support. On this page, you will find some of our current cases.
For more information on how to partner with the Litigation Center, visit the case selection criteria page.
Litigation Center case selection criteria
Physician tort liability—general cases
Bell vs. Chance (Md. CtApp)
Standard of care for psychiatrist’s release of patient from involuntary confinement
Davis vs. Armacost (Md. CtApp)
Jury instructions on standard of care
Doe vs. Cochran (Conn. SCt)
Physician’s professional liability to a non-patient
Gunn vs. McCoy (Texas SCt)
Sufficiency of evidence to prove proximate cause
In re Accutane Litigation (N.J. SCt)
Exclusion of evidence based on “junk science”
Shikora vs. Mitchell (Pa. SCt)
Trial court discretion to determine relevance of evidence
Nicolaou vs. Martin (Pa. SCt)
Application of statute of limitations
Phatak vs. Dean (5th Cir)
Immunity of coroner for autopsy report
Reyes vs. Yakima Health District (Wash. SCt)
Sufficiency of expert testimony
Physician tort liability cases
Tort reform cases
Capanna vs. Orth (Nev. SCt)
Validity of collateral source payments statute
Claycomb vs. Commonwealth of Kentucky (KY CtApp)
Validity of health law courts statute
Mayo vs. Wisconsin Injured Patients Families Compensation Fund (Wis. SCt)
Validity of statutory cap on damages
Trowell vs. Providence Hospital (Mich. SCt)
Failure to meet suit requirements imposed by tort reform law
Scope of practice cases
Texas Medical Association vs. Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Texas CtApp)
Validity of Chiropractic Board scope of practice rule
Medical staff self-governance cases
Tulare Hospital Medical Staff vs. Tulare Regional Hospital (Calif. SuperCt)
Hospital’s unilateral discharge of medical staff officers and replacement of medical staff bylaws
Medical staff self-governance cases
Medicare/Medicaid cases
Averett vs. U.S. Department of HHS (MDist. Tenn.)
Validity of HHS regulations under Medicaid Enhanced Payment Statute
Nitta vs. Hawaii Department of HHS (Hawaii Intermed.Ct.App.)
Audit of payments made under Medicaid Enhanced Payment Statute
Antitrust cases
Miranda vs. Laredo Specialty Hospital (Texas DistCt)
Suspension of medical staff privileges to eliminate competitor to hospital services
Ohio vs. American Express (SCt)
Legality of network anti-steering prohibitions
Health insurance regulation cases
Connecticut Campaign Consumer Choice vs. Connecticut Commissioner of Insurance (Conn. Super. CT.)
FOIA request to Insurance Commissioner
Health insurance regulation cases
Peer review cases
Brugaletta vs. Garcia (N.J. SCt)
Privilege claim against discovery of hospital patient safety report
Daley vs. Teruel Ingalls Hospital (Ill. Ct.App.)
Privilege claim against discovery of hospital patient safety report
Reginelli vs. Boggs (Pa. SCt.)
Privilege claim against discovery of independent contractor review of physician on hospital medical staff
Health insurance companies cases
Capital Health Systems vs. Horizon Healthcare Services (N.J. SuperCt)
Breach of contract by imposing tiered network
Health insurance companies cases
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