The purpose of this Memorandum is to summarize the written discovery rules for expert witnesses under the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure. The memo also describes differences between Louisiana and federal law. As Texas law on expert discovery follows federal law, these are also the differences between Louisiana and Texas law.
Whether you operate a physician practice or clinic, imaging center, ambulatory surgery center (ASC), acute care hospital, or all of the above, it is important to understand how your billed charges compare to the charges of other similar providers in your area. In this blog, we discuss five reasons it is increasingly crucial to know how your charges compare to standard benchmarks.
On April 19th, 2024, the Governor of Georgia signed House Bill 1339 into law. This new law introduces new exemptions to the CON process and modifies existing CON regulations. Here's what you need to know about the recent legislative changes and what to expect moving forward.
What limits does Texas law set on the opinion testimony of a Physician Life Care Planners? In this blog, we discuss those limits, review appellate cases that provide general guidance that an expert’s medical qualifications must relate to the specific medical issue at hand, and further development of Texas laws.
Certificate of Need (CON) requirements vary by state, but most applications must address three main topics: (1) need, (2) financial feasibility, and (3) impact on existing providers. This blog will discuss the data sources RPC finds useful when preparing a CON application. In this blog, we will dive into each component.
On March 24, 2023, Florida House Bill 837, became law. It has an impact on the valuation and recovery of damages for past and future medical care in personal injury cases. HB 837 allows defendants to discover and introduce evidence regarding allowable amounts for commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid which the jury can consider in awarding medical damages.
A Look Back at RPC in 2023 and Forward to 2024 - From RPC President, Ronald T. Luke, JD, PhD
Loss of earning capacity is often a major element of economic damages. In personal cases when the plaintiff alleges a significant loss of earning capacity due to physical or cognitive impairments from an injury, a vocational expert can reliably determine what, if any, post-injury jobs the plaintiff can perform and the earnings from those jobs.
Medical cost estimates (MCEs) and life care plans (LCPs) are reports prepared for a plaintiff or defendant in a personal injury case to estimate reasonable costs of future medical care. The difference in the cost of the two reports justifies careful consideration whether a full LCP is needed or an MCE will suffice. In this blog, we discuss what an MCE is and whether it is best to prepare an MCE or an LCP, depending on the facts of the case.
Support for repealing CON laws has gained momentum in recent years. During the COVID-19 pandemic 25 states loosened CON laws. Since then, legislation has been introduced in several states to partially or completing repeal CON requirements. Some of these bills passed, and others inspired legislators in other states to introduce similar bills in 2024. This blog post summarizes recent legislative efforts in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.