HEALTH CARE LAW
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP represents a broad spectrum of health care clients including physicians, physicians’ practices, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and diagnostic laboratories. The Health Care Department at O’Brien & Ryan, LLP assists clients with regulatory issues including transactional, certificate of need approvals, as well as Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues. Additionally, the Health Care Department represents clients regarding compliance with the Stark Act and HIPAA, as well as other state and federal regulations. This department has also assisted in the drafting of medical staff by-laws, physician credentialing, and disciplinary matters. We also represent clients in employment matters, including termination issues, hiring practices and litigation.
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Federal Judge Reprimands Defense Counsel After Delays Regarding Slip-and-Fall Settlement
In an opinion issued April 23, 2013, U.S. District Chief Judge J. Curtis Joyner denied a plaintiff’s motion to enforce settlement, while at the same time, admonishing defense counsel for their role in delaying the same. The underlying case of Mackrides...
Superior Court Rules on Whether to Include Medicare in Verdict Payment
In a three judge panel's decision filed on November 17, 2010, the Superior Court in Zaleppa v. Seiwell affirmed an order of the trial court entered on October 26, 2009, which refused to allow the Appellant to pay the underlying verdict either (1) by naming...
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Earlier Prediction Regarding Adoption of Third Restatement in Pennsylvania
In an opinion issued on July 12, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a defendant in a products liability case can rely on evidence that a product satisfied the standards of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. In so...
PA Superior Court Rules Pre-Accident Mental Health Records are Discoverable
In an April 26, 2010 opinion authored by the Honorable Mary Jane Bowes on behalf of a three-judge panel, the Pennsylvania Superior Court unanimously ruled that pre-accident mental health records are discoverable when plaintiffs claim they have suffered anxiety as a...
Common Pleas Court Holds That Attorney-Client Privilege Protects Communications Between Co-Defendants Engaged in Joint Defense
A Philadelphia judge has ruled that the attorney-client privilege protects communications between parties in a civil case who are engaged in a joint defense effort. Executive Risk Indemnity, Inc. v. CIGNA Corp., 2006 Phil. Ct. Com. Pl. Lexis 328 (2006). This...
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