Health Law

Events #1: An "Identity Theft" Program at Rider University in Central NJ
Secure a Space at Identity Theft Presentation Rider University?s Center for Business Forensics (CBF) will host a free seminar focusing on the major issues surrounding identity theft and fraud...

Different Types of Identity Theft
Lita Epstein of Walletpop has an excellent post on Protecting Your Identity - Understand The Types of Identity Theft. We highly recommend this particular article and this site in general...

"But, I Never Had My Kidney Removed . . . ."
ONC's Coordinator, Dr. Robert Kolodner, has noted that medical identity theft stories are being documented at an increasing rate, bringing to light serious financial, fraud, and patient care issues, and that it is imperative to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of this issue from a variety of perspectives...

Identity Theft Highlighted
Indiana radio station WIBC FM 93.1 is focusing on identity theft this week on their Morning News Program. I was interviewed this morning for the program and had a great time speaking with Terri and Jake about my experiences assisting victims of identity theft...

New Protections Against Identity Theft
Also worth checking out-- the Final Rules relating to Identity Theft Red Flags, recently published in the Federal Register. Requiring financial instututions and creditors to set up identity theft protection programs, the rules were adopted under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)...

A Good Issue for a Legal Writing Problem
When you steal someone's identity, you're guilty of identity theft. The circuits are split, however, on whether you are still guilty of identity theft if the person whose identity you're using is an invented person...

National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 2
Training, Healthcare, and Death Benefits

Facebook
Downloading Games Linked to Possible Identity Theft

Daimler Chrysler et al.
alleged negligence pertaining to lost confidential client data which exposed customers to identity theft

Wegmans Food Market
alleging the retailer revealed too much information on their credit and debit card receipts, violating the FACTA law, and leaving customers open to identity theft

Patient Awarded $10 Million
In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Medicare Fraud
IJKG, LLC pays government $2.5 million settlement after Bayonne Medical Center overcharged for in and out patient care.

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