For plaintiffs’ lawyers in Virginia, facing a medical expert hired by the defense’s insurer poses a number of problems. Among them is the application of Virginia’s Collateral Source Rule. This rule prohibits plaintiffs and their attorneys from discussing the defendant’s…

French drugmaker Sanofi and numerous other drug manufacturers, retailers, and pharmacies are currently defending lawsuits related to Zantac. At the center of the action are allegations that the drug contained potentially cancer-causing carcinogens. More than 70,000 former patients have sued…

A magistrate judge in the Central District of California recently handed down a blockbuster precedent in the product liability case, Kaupelis v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. The decision concerns the scope of discovery when dealing with personal information protected…

All eyes are on the Florida Supreme Court nowadays as another case awaits an answer to the much asked question: when must law firms disclose the fees paid to expert witnesses? And more specifically: are these rules being equally applied…

In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). HITECH modified the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability of 1996 Act (HIPAA) regulations administered…