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Appellate Court: Public Medical Center within University System has Sovereign Immunity from Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that one factor...

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Commercial Litigation

Significant FCC Ruling Distinguishes Online Fax Services Not in Violation of TCPA

In a welcome win to defendants fighting TCPA fax class actions, the Consumer and Governmental...

Samantha Duke
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Employment and Labor

Workplace Violence: What Hospital Executives and Administrators Need to Know

In an article published by Healthcare Business & Technology on September 24, Suzanne Singer provides...

Suzanne A. Singer
Professional Liability

Florida Supreme Court Denies School District Immunity Under the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act for Failure to Use or Attempt to Use an Available Automatic Defibrillator

The Florida Supreme Court recently held that the Lee County School Board was not immune...

J. David Marsey
Professional Liability

Medical Malpractice Update: Doctor Patient Privilege After Hasan v. Garvar

In December, the Florida Supreme Court released its opinion in Hasan v. Garvar and reinforced...

Employment and Labor

Employee Free Choice Act Awaits Presidential Election

There is a good chance that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) may come  back...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Employment and Labor

Self Auditing Your HIPPA Privacy Compliance May Pay Big Dividends

For most covered entities, HIPAA Privacy Rules’ April 14, 2003, enforcement deadline has come and...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III