Freedom Magazine recently published an article focusing on veterans suffering from “Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder”. “Veterans are often prescribed potentially lethal psychiatric drugs that are disproportionately associated with violence and suicide. Such prescriptions outstrip those for the civilian population fiftyfold and are thought to be linked […] READ MORE
United States v. Wright, No. 14-1558, 2015 WL 507169 (3d Cir. Feb. 6, 2015) What Did the Government Gain From the Violation? A precedential opinion on search and seizure was issued by the Third Circuit on February 6, 2015. In United States v. Wright, 777 […] READ MORE
Future Medical Damages Under the Affordable Care Act Frank Brier, health law partner at Myers Brier & Kelly, LLP, recently delivered a continuing legal education analysis on the Affordable Care Act and its application to future medical damages/life care plans in personal injury litigation. “The […] READ MORE
In a precedential opinion, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that a primary care physician was barred by a restrictive covenant from competing with his former medical practice by working as a hospitalist at a regional hospital. Geisinger Clinic v. Mark M. Radziewicz, D.O., NO: 505 […] READ MORE
The non-precedential Pennsylvania Superior Court decision in Hancock v. Friends Hosp., et. al., NO: 1666 EDA 2014 (Pa. Super., March 9, 2015) interpreted and applied the limited civil immunity provision and gross negligence standard under Section 7114(a) of the Pennsylvania Mental Health Procedures Act (“MHPA”)(50 […] READ MORE
In a case of first impression, the Third Circuit recently affirmed an upward adjustment in the criminal sentence of physician based on his abuse of a position of trust. The defendant in United States v. Barbaria, No. 14-2694 (3d Cir. Dec. 31, 2014), was a […] READ MORE
Frank Brier co-authors article on the impact of social media in the Spring 2013 edition of Litigation Management Magazine. Frank has presented numerous times on the impact of social media, electronic medical records and e-discovery matters. The article can be found at Litigation Management. […] READ MORE