Areas of Practice

Medical staff, privileges, licensing issues
Medical malpractice
Healthcare billing and fraud and abuse issues
Medical mass torts
Medical device/pharma business, regulatory, and funding strategy and issues

Santa Clara, CA The herbicides dicamba and glyphosate have a lot in common. Both are made by Monsanto, both are associated with environmental problems such as chemical drift and both cause health prob [...]

Rite-Aid not doing it Right

Santa Clara, CA A California federal judge says Rite Aid violated California labor law by not reimbursing its employees for their uniforms. And one month previously, in May, Rite-Aid was hit with anot [...]

Aldi, Inc. Settles California Overtime Lawsuit

Los Angeles, CA Jeree Gant filed a class action lawsuit against Aldi, Inc., claiming that the grocery chain failed to pay her for all the hours she worked between October 2017 and May 2018. The other [...]

Biden Backs Assembly Bill 5; Opposes Measure to Exempt App-Based Drivers

Sacramento, CA Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, has announced that he opposes a November 3 ballot initiative that would permit companies like Uber and DoorDash to continue to cl [...]

District of Columbia Sues Elevate Credit, Inc.

Washington, DC On June 5, Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against Elevate Credit Inc., alleging that Elevate charged loan interest rates on what are essentia [...]

10 New Malpractice Concerns, and How to Avoid Them

This is a good summary of risks to doctors posed by new healthcare paradigms. It outlines risks caused by social media, smart phones, team based medicine hospital based doctors instead of patients’ … [Read More...]

Surviving a Medical Board Investigation

Here is a good article that explains how trying to handle issues with your Medical Board or Credentials Committee without the help of a health care lawyer who understands your rights, empathizes with … [Read More...]

Repeal of medical device tax could spell relief for Houston companies

Some Houston companies may be holding their breath after the Senate voted last week to repeal the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices. The medical device tax went into effect in January and has … [Read More...]