Medicolegal / Medical Law

Neither Mangione nor his lawyers said why he pleaded guilty now, but they gave some clues.

Tramadol, fentanyl, benzodiazepines and ketamine were all found at the residence of Dr. William David Morton, stored in an ‘unsecured fashion.’

Cassandra Barksdale and her attorneys filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kaiser Permanente alleging the mix-up led to the surgery and months of physical and emotional pain.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. federal court in the Northern District of California by people held in California City claims detainees do not have appropriate clothing for the chilly desert nights, nor appropriate medical attention for life-threatening conditions.

FPs are increasingly caught between genuine medical necessity and patients’ post-pandemic lifestyle preferences.

Clancy and her ex-husband accuse her medical providers of failing to properly diagnose, treat and monitor her, according to lawsuits filed earlier this year.

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities took the provincial government to court over separate but related pieces of legislation, claiming they unconstitutionally denied patients who were admitted involuntarily the right to direct their care if capable to do so.

Dr. Keith Short, a family physician who practices palliative medicine in Amherst, N.S., made his first court appearance on July 13 and pled not guilty.

The drugmaker, which has been fighting talc-related lawsuits for more than a decade, said that the settlement is conditioned on at least 95% of remaining claimants participating.

Dr. Bruce Hoffman was also sanctioned for leaving unsecured patient records in a mailbox and improperly using another corporation for his medical practice.