Medical Malpractice
Governor Snyder Signs Naloxone Standing Order
On May 25, 2017, Governor Rick Snyder approved and signed the Michigan Chief Medical Executive’s Standing Order (akin to a state-wide prescription) pre-authorizing the distribution of naloxone by pharmacists. Naloxone hydrochloride (naloxone) is a fast-acting medication intended to reverse the effects of an opioid-related drug overdose. Prior to this Standing Order only law enforcement or ot
Improved Michigan Automated Prescription System Now Operational
In what has been identified as a new tool in the fight against opioid abuse and controlled substance diversion, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) announced Tuesday, April 11, 2017, that improvements to the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS), Michigan’s electronic monitoring system that tracks Schedule 2-5 controlled substances dispensing, were completed with it
2017 Non-Economic Damages Caps
The State of Michigan Department of Treasury has announced the 2017 Non-Economic Damages Caps for 2017 for medical malpractice claims. With respect to obtaining compensation for the injured plaintiff, Michigan – by statute – places a cap on the amount of noneconomic loss that a plaintiff may be awarded in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Noneconomic damages are designed to compensate for injur
Juip Featured in Another Video in the Series, “Two Minutes, What’s the Risk?”
FBMJ Partner, Randall Juip was again featured in the continuing YouTube video series “Two Minutes, What’s the Risk?” produced by ProAssurance, a provider of innovative healthcare liability insurance solutions.In this video Juip explains that statistics show the question of whether a physician will be sued is not “if,” but “when.” He offers three important recommendations on how pract
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 fail to follow up with them on the results. He fur
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 discussed why it's critical to review EHRs
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 malpractice cases in MCL § 600.2169, 10 years after
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 in other cases, the majority opinion is noteworthy as it provides some
Kim Sveska Appointed to SBM’S Michigan Marijuana Law Section Science Committee
Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, PLLC is pleased to announce the appointment of attorney Kim Sveska to the State Bar of Michigan’s (SBM) Marijuana Law Section Science Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to educate the Section’s members about marijuana legal issues related to science. Some of the identified issues include biological testing for identification of all marijuana related co
FBMJ’s Randall Juip to Present at ABA TECHSHOW 2016
Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip Partner Randall Juip will once again be presenting at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) ABA TECHSHOW Conference and EXPO on Friday, March 18, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Randy’s presentation, Opening, Closing, and Everything in Between: Organizing Your Visual Evidence will address the challenge of clearly distilling a complex case into a time-limited opening