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Informed Consent
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Onion Satirizes Abortion “Informed Consent” Laws
New Law Requires Women To Name Baby, Paint Nursery Before Getting Abortion
Drug & Device Law
Once More Into The Breach
By Bexis
As long-time readers know, this blog was founded by a couple of guys who first got to know each other defending co-defendant manufacturers in the Orthopedic Bone Screw Mass Tort. …
Health Industry Washington Watch
Proposed Rule Amending Informed Consent Disclosure
This post was written by Paul Sheives. On December 29, 2009, the Food & Drug Administration Act (FDA) issued a proposed rule that would amend the informed consent regulations to…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
How Does an Attorney End the Relationship and Avoid Legal Malpractice?
A recurring problem in medical malpractice cases is one in which the attorneys take on a case, start the case, and then at the critical juncture when an expert has…
The Faculty Lounge
The Discourse of DNA
My co-author, John Conley (UNC) will be giving an interdisciplinary (their terminology, but perhaps we should say “multidisciplinary”?) seminar sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Center…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
South Dakota Appeals U.S. District Court Decision on its Informed Consent Law
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: South Dakota appealing judge's ruling in abortion case:Attorney General Marty Jackley is appealing a judge’s ruling which struck down portions of South Dakota’s law on informed…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
False Positives Common During Cancer Screenings
As reported by the Annals of Family Medicine, cancer screening frequently yields false positives — with resulting invasive procedures. Researchers studied nearly 68,500 adults, aged 55 to 74, who underwent…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Risks of Healthy Ovary Removal With Hysterectomy
Posted by Amy S. Gurgle, Esq. A new study has determined that women whose healthy ovaries are removed during hysterectomy have a higher likelihood of developing a condition leading to death,…
InsureReinsure
Federal Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of Africa Drug Testing Case Against Pfizer
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that drug manufacturer Pfizer, Inc. violated the Federal Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”)…
Litigation & Trial
Can a Patient Consent to Medical Malpractice? (A Followup on the Octuplets)
In the comments to "Can the Octuplets Sue for Medical Malpractice," B. Barton asks: Numerous sources have reported that Ms. Suleman wanted these [6] remaining embryos transferred [2 of which split…