Hot Topics in Medical Malpractice Defense

Join us for a Professional Liability CLE
Presented by
Mark A. Fogg, Esq. - General Counsel for COPIC
Lisa Leasure, Esq. - Faraci Leasure, LLC

1 hour CLE Applied For
CDLA Members Only

Webinar Attendance Available

General strategies for all levels of litigators of medical professional liability claims and administrative matters for physicians.

Handling settling Co-Defendants; Non-party Designations (the how’s and why’s); Set offs (how and when to get them); Possible consideration by Judge of settlement amounts in good cause hearing on applying caps.
Developing areas of liability: opioid prescriptions, telehealth, electronic medical records.
Supervising physician liability for PAs: Changes to Rule 400; arguments for non-applicability of administrative rules in civil cases; Does In re: Ferrar apply to medical cases.
Developments in Informed Consent claims.

These are areas where changes are occurring in how to evaluate and defend health care providers. Our objective is to raise awareness among participants, discuss evolving thoughts on strategies, and emphasize the need to evaluate these issues in light of new legislation, administrative rules, and case law.