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New Jersey Appeals Court Says Plaintiffs Don’t Need Affidavit to Sue LPN in Medical Malpractice Cases

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Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In a precedent-setting case, on November 9, 2022, for the first time, a New Jersey appeals court ruled that plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases do not need an affidavit of merit before filing a claim against a licensed [.] Indest III, J.D.,

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New Jersey Appeals Court Says Plaintiffs Don’t Need Presuit Affidavits to Sue LPNs in Medical Malpractice Cases

The Health Law Firm Blog

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In a possibly precedent-setting case, on November 9, 2022, for the first time, an appeals court in New Jersey ruled that plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases do not need an affidavit of merit to file claims against a [.] Indest III, J.D.,

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New Jersey Appeals Court Says Plaintiffs Don’t Need Affidavit to Sue LPN in Medical Malpractice Cases

The Health Law Firm Blog

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In a precedent-setting case, on November 9, 2022, for the first time, a New Jersey appeals court ruled that plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases do not need an affidavit of merit before filing a claim against a licensed [.]. Indest III, J.D.,

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New Jersey Appeals Court Says Plaintiffs Don’t Need Presuit Affidavits to Sue LPNs in Medical Malpractice Cases

The Health Law Firm Blog

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In a possibly precedent-setting case, on November 9, 2022, for the first time, an appeals court in New Jersey ruled that plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases do not need an affidavit of merit to file claims against a [.] Indest III, J.D.,

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Health Provider News – June 10, 2022

Hall Render

Medical malpractice trends in Northwest Arkansas. California nurses plan for potential 2nd strike of 2022. Florida hospital offers to discharge alleged malpractice victim’s bills in exchange for silence, daughter says. New Hampshire hospital leaders’ licenses suspended amid probe of missing fentanyl. CALIFORNIA.

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Introduction to Telebehavioral Health

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This compact does not apply to nurse practitioners (NPs) because they are licensed under state boards of nursing and not medicine. Simply applying existing principles of malpractice liability to telehealth is not straightforward, especially when it is unclear what an appropriate “standard of care” is.

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Health Provider News – July 22, 2022

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Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity Generates $19B in Q2 2022. State settles University of Iowa medical malpractice lawsuit for $7.5 Board suspends nurse’s license 17 months after arrest in stabbing incident. NCDHHS releases response plan for 2022 monkeypox outbreak. HHS orders additional 2.5 NORTH DAKOTA.