A U.S. district judge in Tallahassee decided a new state law’s provision expanding communication allowed for lawyers and insurers representing doctors in medical malpractice cases violates federal law protecting personal health care information.
The law was passed by the 2013 Legislature and hailed as a way to improve the legal climate in Florida for physicians and reduce medical malpractice insurance costs.
The law allowed a physician’s defense lawyer in a medical malpractice case the ability…
A U.S. district judge in Tallahassee decided a new state law’s provision expanding communication allowed for lawyers and insurers representing doctors in medical malpractice cases violates federal law protecting personal health care information.
The law was passed by the 2013 Legislature and hailed as a way to improve the legal climate in Florida for physicians and reduce medical malpractice insurance costs.
The law allowed a physician’s defense lawyer in a medical malpractice case the ability…