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Pangloss, Patrick O. Gudridge Apr 2007

Pangloss, Patrick O. Gudridge

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ethics Schmethics: The Schiavo Case And The Culture Wars, Kenneth Goodman Apr 2007

Ethics Schmethics: The Schiavo Case And The Culture Wars, Kenneth Goodman

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Wanted! Dead And/Or Alive: Choosing Among The Not-So-Uniform Statutory Definitions Of Death, Jason L. Goldsmith Apr 2007

Wanted! Dead And/Or Alive: Choosing Among The Not-So-Uniform Statutory Definitions Of Death, Jason L. Goldsmith

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Assault On The Judiciary: Judicial Response To Cirticism Post-Schiavo, Meghan K. Jacobson Apr 2007

Assault On The Judiciary: Judicial Response To Cirticism Post-Schiavo, Meghan K. Jacobson

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Schiavo: The Road Not Taken, Mary I. Coombs Apr 2007

Schiavo: The Road Not Taken, Mary I. Coombs

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Compensating Post-Conception Prenatal Medical Malpractice While Respecting Life: A Recommendation To North Carolina Legislators, Michelle Mcentire Apr 2007

Compensating Post-Conception Prenatal Medical Malpractice While Respecting Life: A Recommendation To North Carolina Legislators, Michelle Mcentire

Campbell Law Review

Part I of this Comment will provide an overview of the national perspective on these three types of prenatal negligence claims. Part II will discuss North Carolina's viewpoint and the evolution of its case law addressing prenatal negligence. Part III examines fundamental rights recognized by the United States Supreme Court and related North Carolina laws. Part IV considers the policy issues dominating the debate surrounding prenatal torts. Part V suggests North Carolina should protect the rights of expectant parents through legislation allowing medical malpractice claims for post-conception prenatal negligence.


Federal Malpractice In Indian Country And The "Law Of The Place": A Re-Examination Of Williams V. United States Under Existing Law Of The Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians, J. Matthew Martin Apr 2007

Federal Malpractice In Indian Country And The "Law Of The Place": A Re-Examination Of Williams V. United States Under Existing Law Of The Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians, J. Matthew Martin

Campbell Law Review

This paper analyzes the law applicable in malpractice cases occurring within Indian Country and brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, applying the "Law of the Place." In particular, this paper argues that the law of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, including the customs and traditions of the Tribe, should have been applied by the Federal Courts in lieu of the law of North Carolina in Williams v. United States. The paper concludes by suggesting that a complete "laboratory" of Federalism should include the application of the laws of the respective Tribes where Federal medical negligence occurs.


A Legal Autopsy Of The Lawyering In Schiavo: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence/Preventive Law Rewind Exercise, Bruce J. Winick Apr 2007

A Legal Autopsy Of The Lawyering In Schiavo: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence/Preventive Law Rewind Exercise, Bruce J. Winick

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Schiavo And Contemporary Myths About Dying, Rebecca Dresser Apr 2007

Schiavo And Contemporary Myths About Dying, Rebecca Dresser

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fear Of Prescribing: How The Dea Is Infringing On Patients' Right To Palliative Care, Ashley Bruce Trehan Apr 2007

Fear Of Prescribing: How The Dea Is Infringing On Patients' Right To Palliative Care, Ashley Bruce Trehan

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Suppose The Schindlers Had Won The Schiavo Case, Alan Meisel Apr 2007

Suppose The Schindlers Had Won The Schiavo Case, Alan Meisel

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


A New Model For Media Criticism: Lessons From The Schiavo Coverage, Lili Levi Apr 2007

A New Model For Media Criticism: Lessons From The Schiavo Coverage, Lili Levi

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


(Mis)Framing Schiavo As Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities, Leslie Pickering Francis, Anita Silvers Apr 2007

(Mis)Framing Schiavo As Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities, Leslie Pickering Francis, Anita Silvers

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Legal Issues Associated With Safe Drinking Water In Washington, D.C., James W. Moeller Apr 2007

Legal Issues Associated With Safe Drinking Water In Washington, D.C., James W. Moeller

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Getting The Lead Out: Revising Lead Hazard Legislation To Reach Children In Poverty, Sara Outterson Apr 2007

Getting The Lead Out: Revising Lead Hazard Legislation To Reach Children In Poverty, Sara Outterson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Health Law—The Arkansas Resident's Rights Statute And Civil Enforcement—Cutting Off Its Nose To Spite Its Face: How The Arkansas Resident's Right Statute Is Defeating Its Purpose Of Improving Quality Of Care To Nursing Home Residents By Crippling The Nursing Homes Themselves. Health Facilities Management Corp. V. Hughes, No. 05-90, 2006 Ark. Lexis 122 (Feb. 9, 2006)., Carol Elizabeth Nixon Apr 2007

Health Law—The Arkansas Resident's Rights Statute And Civil Enforcement—Cutting Off Its Nose To Spite Its Face: How The Arkansas Resident's Right Statute Is Defeating Its Purpose Of Improving Quality Of Care To Nursing Home Residents By Crippling The Nursing Homes Themselves. Health Facilities Management Corp. V. Hughes, No. 05-90, 2006 Ark. Lexis 122 (Feb. 9, 2006)., Carol Elizabeth Nixon

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

Arkansas's current path in nursing-home regulation is leading to the destruction of its nursing-home system. In particular, the Arkansas Resident's Rights Statute favors plaintiffs and allows for high damage awards. The statute's civil enforcement provision lacks guidelines for the application of the statute or the award of damages. In February of 2006, the Arkansas Supreme Court decided Health Facilities Management Corp. v. Hughes, a nursing home case concerning the Arkansas Resident's Rights Statute. The court's decision on the issue of liability under the statute was well-reasoned and stayed faithful to the goals of the statute, encouraging nursing-home licensees to live …


Mission Creep: Public Health Surveillance And Medical Privacy, Wendy K. Mariner Apr 2007

Mission Creep: Public Health Surveillance And Medical Privacy, Wendy K. Mariner

Faculty Scholarship

The National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program has parallels in the growth of disease surveillance for public health purposes. This article explores whether laws requiring health providers to report to government names and identifiable information about patients with infectious or chronic diseases may be vulnerable to challenge as an invasion of privacy. A shift in the use of disease surveillance data from investigating disease outbreaks to data mining and analysis for research, budgeting, and policy planning, as well as bioterrorism, tests the boundaries of liberty and privacy. The Supreme Court has not reviewed a disease reporting law. Its few related …


Health Care Price Transparency And Price Competition, Mark Merlis Mar 2007

Health Care Price Transparency And Price Competition, Mark Merlis

National Health Policy Forum

Growing numbers of consumers are in health plans that give them incentives to be more cost-conscious. Yet complex pricing systems and limited information may make it hard to choose among providers and treatment options. This report examines steps that insurers and others have taken to make better price information available, possible government measures to further promote price transparency or to simplify price comparisons, and the likely effects on consumer behavior and provider competition.


Fairfax County's Commitment: A Housing And Health Continuum For Seniors, Judith D. Moore, Lisa Sprague Mar 2007

Fairfax County's Commitment: A Housing And Health Continuum For Seniors, Judith D. Moore, Lisa Sprague

National Health Policy Forum

This one-day site visit focused on the range of services made available to seniors by Fairfax County, Virginia, including senior centers, adult day health care, and assisted living and independent housing. Services to low-income residents were emphasized. Participants were introduced to the different agencies and funding streams involved and were able to observe how county officials have acted on a stated commitment to help seniors who wish to age in place, staying in the county and in their own homes rather than in a nursing home or other institution. The day included tours of two Fairfax County multiservice sites, in …


Keeping The Government Away From Medicaid Recipients' Pocketbook: Protecting Medicaid Recipients' Rights To Proceeds Of Third-Party Settlements In Arkansas Department Of Health & Human Services V. Ahlborn, Sean Sandison Mar 2007

Keeping The Government Away From Medicaid Recipients' Pocketbook: Protecting Medicaid Recipients' Rights To Proceeds Of Third-Party Settlements In Arkansas Department Of Health & Human Services V. Ahlborn, Sean Sandison

Mercer Law Review

In Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services v. Ahlborn, the United States Supreme Court approached the contentious issue of whether Medicaid and state Medicaid agencies can recover expenses incurred on behalf of a Medicaid recipient from the entirety of the recipient's third-party settlement. Over the past decade, several states and the United States Department of Health and Human Services have reached opposite results on this question. In its unanimous opinion, the Court quelled the debate by limiting Medicaid and the corresponding state programs' recoveries from third-party settlements to the proceeds representing repayment of medical expenses, a move likely …


Pediatric Neuroimaging Ethics, Jocelyn Downie, Jennifer Marshall Mar 2007

Pediatric Neuroimaging Ethics, Jocelyn Downie, Jennifer Marshall

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

Neuroimaging has provided insight into numerous neurological disorders in children, such as epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Many clinicians and investigators believe that neuroimaging holds great promise, especially in the areas of behavioral and cognitive disorders. However, concerns about the risks of various neuroimaging modalities and the potential for misinterpretation of imaging results are mounting. Imaging evaluations also raise questions about stigmatization, allocation of resources, and confidentiality. Children are particularly vulnerable in this milieu and require special attention with regards to safety guidelines and modality adaptations. This article examines pediatric neuroimaging practice through an ethics lens. Most authors in the field …


The Whole Is Not Always Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts: A Call For Stricter Regulation Of Post-Mortem Human Tissue, Megan A. Scanlon Mar 2007

The Whole Is Not Always Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts: A Call For Stricter Regulation Of Post-Mortem Human Tissue, Megan A. Scanlon

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

This article examines the regulatory system surrounding the post-mortem human tissue industry. The author begins by describing many valuable applications of human tissue donations and then how persons misuse and abuse such privileges. The author goes on to explain current regulatory systems and agencies which oversee the regulation, concluding the laws need reform of several issues.


Do Defendants Pay What Juries Award? Post-Verdict Haircuts In Texas Medical Malpractice Cases, 1988–2003, David A. Hyman, Bernard Black, Kathryn Zeiler, Charles Silver, William M. Sage Mar 2007

Do Defendants Pay What Juries Award? Post-Verdict Haircuts In Texas Medical Malpractice Cases, 1988–2003, David A. Hyman, Bernard Black, Kathryn Zeiler, Charles Silver, William M. Sage

Faculty Scholarship

Legal scholars, legislators, policy advocates, and the news media frequently use jury verdicts to draw conclusions about the performance of the tort system. However, actual payouts can differ greatly from verdicts. We report evidence on post-verdict payouts from the most comprehensive longitudinal study of matched jury verdicts and payouts. Using data on all insured medical malpractice claims in Texas from 1988–2003 in which the plaintiff received at least $25,000 (in 1988 dollars) following a jury trial, we find that most jury awards received “haircuts.” Seventy-five percent of plaintiffs received a payout less than the adjusted verdict (jury verdict plus prejudgment …


Why Are Demonstrations Of Comprehensive Malpractice Reform So (At All) Controversial, William M. Sage Mar 2007

Why Are Demonstrations Of Comprehensive Malpractice Reform So (At All) Controversial, William M. Sage

Faculty Scholarship

We are currently coming to the end of what I have described as the first malpractice crisis of the 21st century. Malpractice crises, which are defined by shrinking liability coverage and/or rising premiums, occur periodically. The insurance crisis that now seems to be ebbing was different in certain ways from its 20th century predecessors, but will almost certainly not be the last such period to arise. As interest in "solving" this crisis wanes for various reasons, we have to ask what we have learned from the last five years. In my opinion, this crisis has produced strong arguments for testing …


Cold Comfort Pharmacy: Pharmacist Tort Liability For Conscientious Refusals To Dispense Emergency Contraception, Kristen Marttila Gast Feb 2007

Cold Comfort Pharmacy: Pharmacist Tort Liability For Conscientious Refusals To Dispense Emergency Contraception, Kristen Marttila Gast

ExpressO

The past several years have seen an increasing number of pharmacists refuse to dispense emergency contraception, an effective, post-coital form of contraception, on the grounds that the drug violates their personal beliefs. This Article addresses the impact of those pharmacist refusals under existing principles of tort law. The Article draws on existing pharmacy case law, state-specific refusal clauses, and ethics statements promulgated by professional pharmacy associations to investigate whether pharmacists have a legal duty to dispense emergency contraception, notwithstanding religious or ethical objections. Concluding that in most states, such a legal duty does exist, the Article develops a “wrongful conception” …


Accessing Reproductive Technologies: Invisible Barriers, Indelible Harms, Judith F. Daar Feb 2007

Accessing Reproductive Technologies: Invisible Barriers, Indelible Harms, Judith F. Daar

ExpressO

The use and success of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) over the past decade has contributed perceptibly to family formation nationwide. Today, 3 of every 100 children born owe their existence to some form of assisted conception. Despite, or perhaps because of, its technical successes, a growing body of evidence suggests that barriers to ART are being constructed to prevent procreation among select populations. The article’s theme is one of harm, specifically the harm that befalls patients, physicians, offspring and society when fertility treatments are denied on the basis of personal characteristics, including race, marital status and sexual orientation. While ART …


Brave New Babies, Lori B. Andrews Feb 2007

Brave New Babies, Lori B. Andrews

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Newsgathering In Light Of Hipaa, Alexander A. Boni-Saenz Feb 2007

Newsgathering In Light Of Hipaa, Alexander A. Boni-Saenz

All Faculty Scholarship

This short piece examines the interaction between the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a federal law designed to protect the privacy of individuals’ health information, and state Freedom of Information (FOI) laws, which are designed to ensure public access to government documents. It describes three recent cases from different states that addressed difficult issues about where and how to draw the line between the public’s right to know and individuals’ rights to keep their medical information secret. It concludes that questions about the interaction of state FOI laws and HIPAA should be guided by the framework suggested in …


Tobacco Regulation Review, V. 5, No. 2, Feb. 2007 Feb 2007

Tobacco Regulation Review, V. 5, No. 2, Feb. 2007

Tobacco Regulation Review

No abstract provided.


Federalism And False Claims, Pamela H. Bucy Feb 2007

Federalism And False Claims, Pamela H. Bucy

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.