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The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law enacted in 1986 to stop the practice of "patient dumping," or turning patients away from emergency rooms based on their lack of ability to pay. Under EMTALA, any...

Medical Malpractice Countersuits

Medical Malpractice Countersuits

What happens when a physician believes he or she has been sued unfairly? Does a physician have any recourse except to defend the suit successfully? What about the financial...

Compensating the Expert Medical Malpractice Witness

We have all seen it on television - the expert doctor is testifying about severe and disfiguring injuries to the patient caused by the malpractice of another physician. On cross-examination, the expert is asked whether or not...

Malpractice Liability of Sports Medical Care Providers

Children and young adults are playing a large variety of sports in ever-increasing numbers. As the number of participants increases, so does the occurrence of sports-related injuries and deaths resulting in more medical malpractice actions...

Obtaining Substance Abuse Records in Medical Malpractice Cases

If you are a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action, you might be seeking information on the issue of whether or not the physician who treated you had a substance abuse problem that might have contributed to his or her claimed negligence. If...