Celebrity Law

The Real Housewives Get Real
Ever since the Star Wars Kid video went viral and he sued his classmates for intentional infliction of emotional distress, I?ve wondered whether tort law could support a cause of action for increasing the visibility of non-private information...

Doctor Forced to Take Classes After Patient Dies
A doctor from Nashua was recently fined and will have to take training class for four years after his patient died of a heart attack. The doctor reportedly admitted to wrongdoing and has agreed to the fines and classes, though his career has now been jeopardized...

No Duty To Non-Patient
In a medical malpractice action, the plaintiff must establish the existence of a doctor-patient relationship with the defendant physician, which the Oklahoma Supreme Court held had not been established when the treating doctor consulted with and relied on a second...

South Dakota's "Informed Consent Law" and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
New England Journal of Medicine: South Dakota's Abortion Script Threatening the Physician-Patient Relationship, by Zita Lazzarini: Under a law that went into effect in July, physicians in South Dakota must tell any woman seeking an abortion that she is terminating...

Octomoms Doctor Michael Kamrava Sued by CA Medical Board
Findlaw: "Dr. Michael Kamrava, the Beverly Hills fertility doctor who helped his patient Nadya Suleman (a/k/a 'the Octomom') birth octuplets after delivering her six other children via in vitro fertilization, was sued by California's Medical Board for multiple counts of gross negligence...

UK: Doctor rapped for talking about God with patient
Telegraph: A family doctor, Dr Richard Scott, fears losing his job after he was reprimanded by the General Medical Council for talking to a patient about God.

Doctor Paralyzes Patient
Hospital agrees to $3.7 million settlement in malpractice lawsuit.

Strangulation Death
Prompts Recall of Hills Hooded Sweatshirts

Breast Cancer Patient Awarded $8.1 Million in Discrimination Case
Breast Cancer Patient Awarded $8.1 Million in Discrimination Case

Amherst Doctor
To Pay $9 Million in Medical Malpractice Suit

Patient Awarded $10 Million
In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Fake Drugs
Life Threatening Incidents