Legal Issues: Page 84

NY court applies statute of limitations to lack of treatment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
If you want to sue a dentist for malpractice in the State of New York, you have to file the suit within two-and-a-half-years of the misdeed. But what if you are suing the dentist for not doing something?
December 13, 2009
U.S. senator would repeal insurers' antitrust exemption
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An amendment to the U.S. Senate healthcare reform bill introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), would repeal health and malpractice insurers' exemptions from federal anti-trust regulations.
December 2, 2009
Mom blames anesthetist for son's heart attack at dentist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Scottish mom has settled out of court in a malpractice case against the Greater Glasgow Health Board that claimed an anesthetist employed by the board caused her son to have a heart attack and subsequent brain damage during a dental procedure in 2002.
November 10, 2009
Congress moves toward insurance antitrust
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Senate committee voted Wednesday to revoke the exemption protecting the U.S. health and malpractice insurance industry from federal antitrust laws, while leaders in the House of Representatives planned similar legislation.
October 21, 2009
U.S. mulls malpractice reforms; new therapies for burning mouth syndrome
By Kathy Kincade
October 18, 2009
U.S. Congress mulls malpractice liability reform
By Laird Harrison
Would you practice differently if you didn't have to worry as much about getting sued? You would if you're like the average U.S. healthcare practitioner, according to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office.
October 18, 2009
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Dental malpractice case spotlights outdated California law
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In California, $250,000 is the most that can be recovered in a medical malpractice claim. The limit was set 34 years ago by the passage of the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975. Critics say the $250,000 cap hasn't been adjusted for inflation in 34 years.
September 20, 2009
The ABCs of informed consent
By Kathy Kincade
SAN FRANCISCO - The line between "maloccurrence" and "malpractice" is a thin one, often hinging on whether the standard of care was met and the patient was properly informed of treatment risks, benefits, complications, and alternatives.
September 9, 2009
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Align to pay Ormco $13 million in settlement
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Align Technology will pay Ormco $13 million in cash and 7.6 million shares as part of a settlement agreement related to ongoing patent litigation between the two companies.
August 16, 2009
Jury says Invisalign infringes Ormco patent
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A jury has ruled in favor of Ormco, a subsidiary of Danaher, in its patent infringement case against Align Technology.
June 25, 2009
CA dental board president paid $95,000 malpractice settlement
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The president of the Dental Board of California agreed to a $95,000 malpractice settlement before she was appointed to her post, according to a recent Los Angeles Times story.
June 2, 2009
Oral surgeon cleared in malpractice case
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An oral surgeon in Maine has been cleared of charges of negligence brought by a patient he performed a biopsy on in 2002, according to news reports.
May 6, 2009
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