Let’s flip the script on those who have rejected their role in quelling the pandemic and demanded their right to control their own bodies. It’s time to recapture common sense. Those who have advocated for increasingly unmoored and unfounded responses
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La Cour de cassation adopte une vision extensive du secret professionnel de l’avocat à rebours de la tendance législative
Cass. crim. 26 janvier 2022, 17-87.359
Le 26 janvier 2022, la chambre criminelle de la Cour de cassation a rendu un arrêt qui, relatif à l’étendue du secret professionnel, ne manquera pas d’intéresser les avocats, bien sûr, mais surtout les…
FDA Webinar Provides New Insights on Use of Digital Health Technologies in Clinical Trials
Spurred by the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, FDA has taken a number of regulatory actions to advance the use of digital health technologies (“DHTs”) in clinical trials. DHTs provide sponsors with opportunities to capture a broader array of information…
Myth: There Must Be A Great Care Place For Low Income Aging Parents
We hear it all too often at AgingParents.com from the adult children with aging loved ones. They consult with us and want advice about where to find a place to care for the aging parent. They mention that their parent…
Medical: Wrongful life, sterilisation & loss of earnings.
With thanks to Tim Cummings for drawing my attention to today’s decision of the NSW Court of Appeal in Dhupar v Lee [2022] NSWCA 15 (on Caselaw).
Background
On 26 August 2014, the appellant (“the doctor”) performed on the…
Brexit update: Supply of Medicines from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
As we have previously reported, under the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and UK, Northern Ireland (“NI”) has continued to follow the EU rules after the end of the transitional period. In contrast, Great…
Podcast: Owner’s Outlook: Vaccine Mandate for Construction Workers at Health Care Facilities – Diagnosing Health Care
In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast: The Supreme Court recently upheld the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate, which requires recipients of federal Medicare and Medicaid funding to ensure that employees, including third- party…
DLSE Publishes Model Notice for 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
On February 19, 2022, 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave wentinto effect. The legislation, similar to 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave, requires employers with 25 or more employees to provide paid leave for reasons related to COVID-19, including the…
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Avista to Acquire Probo Medical From Varsity Healthcare
Q&A: The No Surprises Act’s Protections for Uninsured (or Self-Pay) Individuals
In our November 9, 2021, blog post on the No Surprises Act (“NSA”), we discussed new consumer protections against surprise out-of-network bills. In addition to protecting insured consumers from balance billing, the NSA protects uninsured (or self-pay) individuals from many…