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Reverse Pre-Empting The Federal Arbitration Act: Alleviating The Arbitration Crisis In Nursing Homes, Jana Pavlic
Reverse Pre-Empting The Federal Arbitration Act: Alleviating The Arbitration Crisis In Nursing Homes, Jana Pavlic
Journal of Law and Health
In Casarotto, the Supreme Court enunciated that Montana's notice requirement conflicted with the "goals and policies of the FAA." The inequities associated with the process of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in nursing homes, however, confirm that the FAA's "goals and policies"' conflict with "accepted principles of contract law"' in this context. Long standing principles of contract law that predate the FAA, as well as basic human morality, should supersede the interests of efficiency and convenience purportedly served by the general enforceability of the statute. State case law as well as attempted state legislation already evince an underlying public policy to protect …
To Preempt Or Not To Preempt: Hmo Liability Pre And Post Pegram V. Herdrich , Adam D. Glassman
To Preempt Or Not To Preempt: Hmo Liability Pre And Post Pegram V. Herdrich , Adam D. Glassman
Journal of Law and Health
Should consumers have the right to sue their HMOs (health maintenance organizations) for the way they deliver medical care? In recent years, the federal courts have focused their attention upon, inter alia, the issue of whether HMOs have a duty to reveal financial incentive provisions contained in contracts between the HMO plan physicians to plan members and beneficiaries under a health plan. In fact, on June 12, 2000, the United States Supreme Court, in Pegram v. Herdrich, pondered whether HMO physicians and administrators are fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and if so, must they exercise their …
Electronic Signatures In E-Healthcare: The Need For A Federal Standard, Ashoke S. Talukdar
Electronic Signatures In E-Healthcare: The Need For A Federal Standard, Ashoke S. Talukdar
Journal of Law and Health
Healthcare, like many industries, is fast embracing the benefits of modern information technology ("IT"). The wide range of available publications on the use of IT in healthcare indicates that IT provides the promise of faster and more comprehensive information about all aspects of the healthcare delivery process, to all classes of its consumers - patients, doctors, nurses, insurance adjudicators, health inspectors, epidemiologists, and biostatisticians. But the drive towards electronic information in health care is not rooted merely in efficiency; more recently, significant emphasis has been placed on patient safety issues raised by the Institute of Medicine's ("IOM") year 2001 quality …
Erisa Preemption: Will The Elimination Of The Erisa Preemption Clause Help Or Harm America's Ability To Deal With Its Pending Health Care Crisis, Damon Henderson Taylor
Erisa Preemption: Will The Elimination Of The Erisa Preemption Clause Help Or Harm America's Ability To Deal With Its Pending Health Care Crisis, Damon Henderson Taylor
Journal of Law and Health
This article explores the arguments surrounding the fate of the preemption clause and argues that Congress must work to preserve self-insured employers' accountability to its employees while concurrently retaining the services of self-insured employers in the health care business. Part II analyzes the federal government's relationship with the health care industry, concentrating selectively on four episodes of federal regulation which helped create the health care crisis that we encounter today - the Hill-Burton Act, the Congressional amendments to the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act, the advent of Medicare, and ERISA. Armed with this understanding, Congress's evaluation of health care issues, …
A National Product Liability Statute Of Repose - Let's Not, Stephen J. Werber
A National Product Liability Statute Of Repose - Let's Not, Stephen J. Werber
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
Despite the failure of the 104th Congress to override President Clinton's veto and enact the Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act, there is little doubt that such an Act will be passed by the 105th Congress. Uniform national laws concerning product liability are necessary, can be enacted consistent with Congressional authority, and should be enacted at the earliest possible time. A balanced Act, recognizing the need to protect injured consumers while providing necessary protection to product manufacturers and distributors, can be drafted. Such an Act could include provisions that abolish the consumer expectancy test for design defect litigation, reject …
Meeting The Objectives Of The Mda: Implied Preemption Of State Tort Claims By The Medical Device Amendments, Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
Meeting The Objectives Of The Mda: Implied Preemption Of State Tort Claims By The Medical Device Amendments, Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
Journal of Law and Health
This article attempts to reconcile the competing purposes of the MDA, and to offer one alternative to effectuate Congress' purposes without preempting some claims and permitting others. First, this article will describe the arrangement of the MDA, including the classification provisions for medical devices and the preemption provision of the MDA. Next, this article will interpret the caselaw regarding preemption in general, and specifically preemption of state tort claims by the MDA. Finally, this article seeks to reconcile two competing purposes of Congress in enacting the MDA through implied preemption of state tort claims, with exceptions for devices which have …
The Politics Of Reducing Tobacco Use Among Children And Adolescents: Why The Food And Drug Administration Cannot Regulate Tobacco And A Proposed Policy For States And Local Communities, Timothy J. Degeeter
The Politics Of Reducing Tobacco Use Among Children And Adolescents: Why The Food And Drug Administration Cannot Regulate Tobacco And A Proposed Policy For States And Local Communities, Timothy J. Degeeter
Journal of Law and Health
This paper will reveal that although the FDA has a compelling argument from a public health point of view to regulate tobacco products, the proposed federal rule is beyond the scope of the FDA's authority. The FDA cannot unilaterally assert jurisdiction over tobacco products in order to implement restrictions for children and adolescents without specific Congressional action. Instead, Congress has specifically delegated such regulatory authority to the states. Moreover, the proposed rule lacks necessary enforcement mechanisms to adequately keep tobacco products out of the hands of children and adolescents.
Medtronic V. Lohr: State Lawsuits May Proceed Against Medical Device Manufacturers, Robert A. Gerberry
Medtronic V. Lohr: State Lawsuits May Proceed Against Medical Device Manufacturers, Robert A. Gerberry
Journal of Law and Health
This comment discusses the Medical Device Amendments of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and its effect on the marketing of medical products. Part II examines the statutory language of the MDA and its regulatory impact on medical devices. Part III explores the history of the preemption doctrine established by the Supreme Court Cipollone. Part IV delineates the facts and procedural history of Medtronic v. Lohr and analyzes the effect of this case on the federal preemption of state common law suits. Finally, Part V assesses the impact of this decision on the medical device industry and the expansiveness …
Public-Private Partnerships In Biomedical Research: Resolving Conflicts Of Interest Arising Under The Federal Technology Transfer Act Of 1986, Thomas N. Bulleit Jr.
Public-Private Partnerships In Biomedical Research: Resolving Conflicts Of Interest Arising Under The Federal Technology Transfer Act Of 1986, Thomas N. Bulleit Jr.
Journal of Law and Health
The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 offers private industry the opportunity to enter into cooperative research and development agreements with scientists in federal laboratories and to gain rights in intellectual property resulting from such collaborations. Increased collaborations with private industry, however, expands the potential for conflicts of interest. Resolution of the tensions between the Technology Transfer Act and federal conflict of interest rules is important because federal laboratories, such as the NIH, are experiencing a loss of senior scientists to universities and private industry due to inadequate compensation. These tensions may be resolved by some combination of policies, regulations, …