HB Litigation Conferences: McColskey & Cianflone on Government Involvement in Personal Medical Care Decisions
In a recent article for HB Litigation Conferences, Jacksonville Associate Bryce McColskey and Atlanta Partner Sandra Mekita Cianflone review government involvement in personal medical care decisions during outbreaks of disease. Their article dis
Part B News: Beth Boone on the Rapid Increase in Liability Insurance Premiums
In an article published on May 15, 2023, in Part B News, Brunswick Partner Beth Boone discusses the rapid increase in liability insurance premiums and ways to mitigate the cost. Beth says some of the change could be down to the post-COVID landsc
Part B News: Jacqueline Voronov on Remaining Mask Mandates & Enforcement
In an article published on May 18, 2023, in Part B News, Paramus Partner Jacqueline Voronov shares her insight about remaining masks mandates after the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on May 11. Jacqueline says that practices cannot
Part B News: Sandra Cianflone on the End of the COVID-19 PHE
In a Part B News article published on February 13, Atlanta Partner Sandra Cianflone provides commentary on the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and its impact on Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) and liability immunity. Emerge
McKnight’s Long Term Care News: On PREP Act, Still Too Early to Tell Whether Providers Will be Immune
New York City Partner Drew Graham, Aging Services Practice Area founder at Hall Booth Smith, and Tara Clayton, Senior Vice President at risk management firm Marsh McLennan, recently joined McKnight’s Long Term Care News senior editor Kimberly
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Teresa Tomlinson on SCOTUS Decision Regarding COVID Cases
Lawsuits against nursing homes for allegedly failing to treat residents properly during the pandemic are more likely to be heard now in state and not federal courts following an announcement from the U.S. Supreme Court that it would not take up
Daily Report: Nichole Hair on How the Pandemic Has Created a Shift in Client Communications
The Daily Report recently reported on a trend of rising client expectations for both law firms and in-house legal departments. According to a report cited in the article, rising client expectations are forcing law firms to embark on measures to
Medscape: Drew Graham on COVID Liability Claims Involving Post-Acute Care
In a MedScape story about a proliferation of new lawsuits resulting from care provided or delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Drew Graham, partner and leader of the Aging Services Practice Area at Hall Booth Smith, told the publication most of
U.S. News & World Report: Jacqueline Voronov on Understanding COVID Vaccine Mandates in Nursing Homes
In a story published in U.S. News & World Report about the status of COVID-19 vaccines in nursing homes, Jacqueline Voronov, New Jersey-based partner at Hall Booth Smith, said the vaccine mandate does not apply to nursing home residents, alt
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Drew Graham on Supreme Court’s Decision to Review PREP Act COVID-19 Liability Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court may finally determine whether COVID-19 liability cases related to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act belong in state or federal court. While states can currently consider cases based on federal law,