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Medical liability suit seeks change to informed consent for surgery

State supreme court examines whether a patient’s informed consent to surgery can be predicated on information provided in part by a physician’s assistant, as opposed to just the physician.

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Challenge to medical liability law could complicate discovery

State supreme court of Florida studies challenge to pre-suit investigation requiring plaintiff to authorize release of confidential health information as a condition of bringing a lawsuit for medical liability.

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Banning expert testimony from liability cases: Court decides

Does a physician have the right to present expert testimony that differs from the plaintiff’s? A Wisconsin court of appeals rules it’s jury’s role to decide which competing scientific theory best fit facts of the case.

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Court case examines telemedicine safety regulations

A case before a U.S. Court of Appeals deals with a telemedicine service and the ability of physicians to prescribe medications. At issue is the Texas state medical board’s required establishment of a patient-physician relationship.

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Supreme Court ruling on race and med school admissions

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled med schools have a right to create a more racially and ethnically diverse physician workforce. They have an obligation to redress current disparities in health care by graduating doctors who more closely reflect the patient population.

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High court protects patients from unjustified government intrusion

The AMA applauds the Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt ruling, which protects patients from unjustified government intrusion in medicine.

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Confidential patient safety information threatened in Florida court case

What if a state agency does not request patient safety information documents from a physician or hospital? Are those confidential documents protected from disclosure in medical liability litigation? Such a case is being considered the Supreme Court of Florida.

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California court decides on medical liability protections

At issue is if a claim based on medical negligence committed against an elderly patient could give rise to action under the California Elder Abuse Act. This approach would avoid protections allowed in medical negligence cases under state law.

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Freedom of patient-physician conversations hinges on federal court case

A federal court is reviewing a Florida case about a law that restricts physicians from discussing firearm safety with patients and their families. The AMA’s amicus brief argues the law intrudes on the practice of medicine.

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