September 2016
Kim Sveska to Speak at 2016 MSHRM Fall Meeting
FBMJ’s Kim Sveska will be speaking at the upcoming Michigan Society of Healthcare Risk Management (MSHRM) Fall Meeting set for October 4th at the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development in Lansing. Sveska’s presentation titled “The Opioid Epidemic – What Happens to Health Care Professionals ‘Breaking Bad’” will address... READ MORE
September 2016
Randall Juip Featured in New Videos Released in the “Two Minutes, What’s the Risk?” Series
FBMJ Partner, Randall Juip was recently featured in a continuing YouTube video series “Two Minutes, What’s the Risk?” produced by ProAssurance, a provider of innovative healthcare liability insurance solutions. In this video, Randy explains the disconnect that often occur in the minds of jurors when physicians order various patient tests, but... READ MORE
July 2016
Randall Juip Featured on ProAssurance YouTube Video Series “Two Minutes, What’s the Risk?”
ProAssurance, a provider of innovative healthcare liability insurance solutions, recently featured Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip Partner Randall Juip on its YouTube video series “Two Minutes, What’s the Risk?” In the video, Randy explains the importance of electronic health records (EHR) and charting in the context of litigation. In particular, he... READ MORE
July 2016
FBMJ Attorneys Co-Author Article for The Litigation Journal on the History & Development of Woodard v. Custer
FBMJ attorneys Anthony Pignotti and Mitchell Jackson co-authored “The 10th Anniversary of Woodard v. Custer: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going” published in the Summer 2016 issue of The Litigation Journal. The article focused on issues surrounding standard of care qualification requirements set forth for expert witnesses in medical... READ MORE
June 2016
Critics State Proposed Changes to the SMS Will Only Benefit Those Who Can “Buy” Safety Credits
Trucking companies may soon be graded using another parameter to measure their safety if proposed changes to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) are effected as a result of a new Beyond Compliance Program proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on April 20, 2016. Under the proposed program,... READ MORE
June 2016
FBMJ’s Clyde Metzger Leads Millennial Discussion at MDTC 2016 Annual Meeting
In today’s connected world, many businesses are struggling with the defining today’s workplace. Baby-boomer attorneys believe that work should be done at the office, while millennials are still sorting out whether the office, the home, a coffee shop, an airport, or all of these are the best place to work.... READ MORE
June 2016
New Michigan Act Allows Appointment of Funeral Representative
In late 2015, the Michigan Legislature introduced a bill which would provide greater clarity in determining who has the legal right to make funeral arrangements and final disposition decisions for deceased individuals. On March 29, 2016, Governor Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill 551 into law as Public Act 57 of... READ MORE
May 2016
FBMJ Attorneys Co-Author Article for CLM on Flint Water Crisis – “Tragedy on Tap”
Richard Baron and Ben Fruchey co-authored “A Tragedy on Tap,” published in the May 2016 issue of Claims Management Magazine. The article focused on issues surrounding the Flint, Michigan water crisis that are of interest to claims professionals and attorneys, concentrating on the claims and litigation aspect of the recent... READ MORE
May 2016
Practitioners Beware: Loose Lips Should Be Zipped!
A split panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals held that improper disclosure of a diagnosis to the patient’s wife constituted ordinary negligence. (William Brandon v. Denise L. Handelsman, D.O. 2/23/16-Unpublished) While unpublished decisions are only binding on the case in which it was decided and have no precedential value... READ MORE
April 2016
Clyde Metzger to Speak at 2016 MDTC Annual Meeting
FBMJ Partner Clyde Metzger will be speaking at the upcoming Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC) Annual Meeting and Conference set for May 12th and 13th at the Atheneum Suite Hotel in Detroit. Metzger will participate on May 13th as a panel member speaking on the topic “Let’s Get Real: An... READ MORE