Vicarious Liability for Emergency Physicians
Who is treating you when you go to a Tennessee emergency room? Is your doctor an employee of the hospital or is he an employee...
Pending OTC Drug Bill Seeks to Reform 50-Year-Old FDA Review Process
Sallie Papajohn, a summer associate at Lewis Thomason in 2019, authored this article with the assistance of Larry Giordano, shareholder in Lewis Thomason's Knoxville office....
STRATEGIES TO COMBAT HINDSIGHT BIAS
The Sixth Sense is predictable if you watch it knowing that Bruce Willis’ character is dead.[1] Criticizing Nick Saban’s decision to attempt a 57-yard field...
2018 Tennessee Health Care Liability Report
Medical Malpractice/Health care Liability Claims Each year since 2013, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance has collected information on medical malpractice/health care liability claims...
Violence in the Healthcare Industry
Healthcare professionals face significant risks in the workplace. The obvious risk of providing insufficient or ineffective medical care sometimes overshadows a lesser-considered risk: the potential...