April 2021

The Early Bird Gets the Worm (& Expert Witness)

In deciding an issue of first impression, the Michigan Court of Appeals, in the published case of Teutsch v. Van De Ven, adopted a new test to determine whether an expert witness should be disqualified from serving as a defense expert after he had issued a bright line rule that

April 2021

Unlicensed = Uncapped?

Claims against an unlicensed medical assistant employed by a non-profit medical institution sound in ordinary negligence and are not subject to the non-economic medical malpractice damages cap—at least according to the Michigan Court of Appeals’ recent published decision in Estate of John Swanzy v. Edward J. Kryshak, M.D., et al. If it

April 2021

FBMJ Attorneys Featured Presenters at MSHRM Event

FBMJ attorneys, Saulius Polteraitis and Carlos Escurel, recently presented “Covid Liability and Impact Medical Malpractice Claims” to the Michigan Society of Healthcare Risk Managers (MSHRM) as part of its Webinar series. They were joined by Mike Severyn of ProAssurance on the panel. The presentation covered the anticipated landscape of malpractice claims