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  • Read more: The Unintended Effect of Medicare on the Law of Torts
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    The Unintended Effect of Medicare on the Law of Torts

    By Alex Stein If you are familiar with about a thousand medical malpractice decisions and can’t think of an accident that might surprise you, read Stayton v. Delaware Health Corporation, — A.3d —- 2015 WL 3654325 (Del. 2015). Another reason for reading this new decision of the Delaware Supreme Court is that it has delivered an…

  • Read more: The Law of Breast Cancer
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    The Law of Breast Cancer

    By Alex Stein During an annual mammogram screening for breast cancer, the radiologist detects a nodule in the patient’s breast. The nodule is large enough to require a biopsy, but the radiologist prefers to schedule a follow-up appointment with the patient for six months later. This appointment reveals that the nodule had grown and the radiologist…