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In Part 1 of Med Mal 101, we identified the parties and legal pleadings required to initiate a lawsuit. In this article, we will address what happens when a medical care provider is served with notice of a lawsuit. The first thing to keep in mind is that actions for medical injury typically must be filed within

Med Mal 101: Back to Basics is 12-part series produced by Friday, Eldredge & Clark. Written by the attorneys in the Medical Malpractice Group, the content is designed to give physicians and other healthcare providers information they need to know about malpractice litigation.

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Melody Pruitt Guffey, an Associate in the Medical Malpractice Group, recently demonstrated her litigation skills at the prestigious ABOTA National Trial College, hosted at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in Chicago. This invitation-only program, which selects top attorneys based on their significant litigation experience, offered an intensive week of instruction and hands-on practice.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Final Rule to implement Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which makes it unlawful for covered health care providers to refuse to treat, or otherwise discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability (See 42 U.S.C. § 18116). The Final Rule is effective July 5, 2024. While there are new requirements to implement, these are ...

The regulations implementing the No Surprises Act, which prohibits balance billing in many circumstances, went into effect on January 1, 2022. Many questions remain on how to comply with these rules, as well as what is (and is not) changing as we move into 2023. This summary is intended to serve as an overview of what requirements are currently in place and the changes on the horizon.

Amie Wilcox has been selected for the 38th Class of Leadership Greater Little Rock.