Category Archives: Health Law

Medical Brain Death Is Not Legal Death

I recorded this brief video that explains why medical brain death is not legal brain death.  Since most organ donors are not legally dead, there is widespread noncompliance with the dead donor rule. Consequently, we have three choices:Decide that the … Continue reading

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Kentucky Cardiologist Sentenced to 60 Months for Health Care Fraud and False Statements Relating to Implanting Medically Unnecessary Stents and Falsifying Degree of Stenosis in Medical Records

Credit: The Daily IndependentOn May 2, 2019, well-known Kentucky cardiologist Dr. Richard E. Paulus was sentenced, by U.S. District Court Judge David L. Bunning, to serve 60 months in federal prison for health care fraud and false statements almost three … Continue reading

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Academic Bioethics & Patient Voices

I was delighted to participate, yesterday, in Munson Healthcare's 4th Annual Clinical Ethics Conference.  A real highlight of the day was a compelling and beautifully delivered reflection from a mother, Melissa Fournier, about her very premature daughter. While she included her … Continue reading

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|VIDEO| How Pete Law Highlighted His Atlanta Roots to Help Deliver 8-Figure Verdict in N. GA Crash Case

During closing rebuttal last week at trial over a devastating truck crash, Pete Law played off of his Atlanta roots to appeal to a Whitfield County, Georgia jury and help win an 8-figure verdict. Read more detail on Recent Health … Continue reading

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