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    S.Y. Tan, MD, JD

    Opinion

    Labeling of medication warnings

    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.

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    Opinion

    Discovery of peer review and patient safety reports

    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.

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    Opinion

    Legal duty to nonpatients: Communicable diseases

    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-...

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    Opinion

    Statute of limitations in malpractice actions

    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.

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    Opinion

    Workers’ compensation law

    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 abscess...

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    Opinion

    Complementary and alternative medicine

    Author:
    S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
    Publish date: February 20, 2019

    Do CAM providers face the same level of liability risk as medical doctors?

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    News

    Medical liability at sea

    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...

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    News

    Dr. Bawa-Garba and trainee liability

    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...

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    News

    Johnson v. Monsanto: Roundup and product liability

    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...

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    News

    The evolving role of expert testimony

    Author:
    S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
    Publish date: August 22, 2018

    Three ongoing court cases could reshape expert testimony in negligence lawsuits.

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    Opinion

    Malpractice and pain management

    Author:
    S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
    Publish date: July 17, 2018

    What types of civil liability face physicians who treat patients afflicted with pain?

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    News

    ‘Captain of the ship’ doctrine

    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.

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    News

    Patients who record office visits

    Author:
    S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
    Publish date: May 15, 2018

    Is it legal for patients to record conversations with physicians without physicians’ knowledge?

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    News

    How the ADA shapes health care

    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?

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    News

    Consent and DNR orders

    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?

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