Opinion
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: September 30, 2019
Issuing timely warnings regarding medical products promotes patient safety, and the law appears to place the major onus on the manufacturer.
Opinion
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: July 17, 2019
Any given state’s statute on discovery requires careful reading because it could differ from other states’ directives.
Opinion
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: May 30, 2019
A health care provider can sometimes be found liable to one other than his or her immediate patient, notwithstanding the absence of a provider-pati...
Opinion
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: April 29, 2019
The statute of limitations does not start to run from the date of the negligent act or omission.
Opinion
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: March 4, 2019
Question: Employee, a poorly controlled diabetic, accidentally stepped on a nail at work. Surrounding cellulitis and ...
Opinion
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: February 20, 2019
Do CAM providers face the same level of liability risk as medical doctors?
News
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: November 20, 2018
Medical illnesses and accidents predictably occur at sea, and substandard and negligent care occasionally follows...
News
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: October 15, 2018
Should the law hold medical trainees to the same standard of care as it does fully qualified attending physicians...
News
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: September 17, 2018
What risks could physicians face in product liability lawsuits involving pharmaceutical products and medical devi...
News
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: August 22, 2018
Three ongoing court cases could reshape expert testimony in negligence lawsuits.
Opinion
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: July 17, 2018
What types of civil liability face physicians who treat patients afflicted with pain?
News
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: June 14, 2018
Under the “Captain of the Ship” doctrine, physicians may face growing liability risks from their assistants’ negligence.
News
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: May 15, 2018
Is it legal for patients to record conversations with physicians without physicians’ knowledge?
News
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: March 19, 2018
How do the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act determine physicians’ treatment duties?
News
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: February 14, 2018
Where have the courts set the lines over the issue of consent surrounding decisions to withhold CPR?
