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  • Read more: The South Dakota Effect: A Potential Blow to Abortion Rights
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    The South Dakota Effect: A Potential Blow to Abortion Rights

    By Alex Stein Many of us are familiar with the “California Effect.” California’s hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxide emission standards for cars are more stringent than the federal EPA standards and more costly to comply with. Yet, California’s emission standards have become the national standard since automobile manufacturers have found it too expensive to produce cars with…

  • Read more: Of Competence and Referrals: When a Doctor’s Failure to Refer a Patient to another Physician Constitutes Malpractice?
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    Of Competence and Referrals: When a Doctor’s Failure to Refer a Patient to another Physician Constitutes Malpractice?

    By Alex Stein Four days ago, the Supreme Court of South Dakota delivered an important decision on when a physician’s failure to refer a patient to another doctor constitutes malpractice. St. John v. Peterson, — N.W.2d —- (S.D. 2015), 2015 WL 3505401. This decision hides in the Court’s rulings on the admissibility of evidence, and so…