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Health Provider News – November 11, 2022

Hall Render

US flu hospitalization rate highest its been since 2009 swine flu pandemic, experts say. DC doctor encouraged by advances in therapies that treat diabetes. Hawaii doctor prevails in high court decision regarding reimbursements. After record-breaking malpractice award, Coralville clinic files for bankruptcy.

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Confident Learned Intermediaries Defeat Warning Causation

Drug & Device Law

They’re experienced at what they do and aren’t intimidated by plaintiffs’ counsel and their threats of malpractice claims if they don’t testify the way plaintiffs want them to. Further, “both doctors testified that they still prescribe [the drug] for patients with conditions similar to plaintiff’s condition.” Schering Corp. ,

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Removal, Severance & Rule 21

Drug & Device Law

That started us thinking about other uses of severance of non-indispensable parties to preserve diversity – particularly, as in the Rejuvenate case, medical malpractice defendants in product liability litigation – to preserve federal diversity jurisdiction. 2009 WL 1809990 (S.D. 2009)); here (discussing DeGidio v. Ohio 2009)).