This CLE course will provide medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys with an in-depth analysis of deposition practice in nursing home injury cases. The webinar will discuss best practices for identifying and questioning deponents, videotaping depositions, using demonstrative exhibits, deal... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss defending nursing homes in cases involving decubitus ulcers a/k/a pressure ulcers, pressure wounds, pressure sores, bedsores. The panel will also address the impact of new regulatory changes for wound care that became effective on Oct. 1, 2023. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how to combat plaintiff's use of "reptile" theory and tactics in medical malpractice litigation, including a discussion of strategies to prevent witnesses from being manipulated into providing damaging testimony that admits liability. Read More

This CLE course will provide attorneys, including those practicing in regulatory compliance and medical malpractice, instruction on the 2024 final minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities promulgated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The program will di... Read More

This CLE course will provide medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys with strategies and practical tips when taking or defending the deposition of the Director of Marketing/Admissions (DOMA) at a nursing home. The panel will discuss reasons to depose this witness, topics to cover, key exhi... Read More

This CLE course will offer guidance to personal injury lawyers litigating nursing home fall claims with special emphasis on disputes over the adequacy of fall assessments and implementation of protocols. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss when a nursing home, long-term care, or other healthcare facility can be liable for sexual abuse that happens to a resident or patient. The program will explore the duty to report and investigate, what defenses may be raised and which ones may be more likely to succeed,... Read More

This CLE course will examine current trends in medical malpractice claims brought against ophthalmologists presented by a nationally recognized LASIK malpractice attorney. He will review special proof considerations when vision loss is claimed as an injury. Read More

This CLE course will discuss the standard of care and causation issues unique to telemedicine as well as the types of medical malpractice claims being asserted and why. The panel will offer both plaintiff and defense perspectives on the benefits and challenges arising in telemedicine and best strate... Read More

This CLE webinar will offer strategies and best practices for director of nursing (DON) depositions in abuse and neglect cases against nursing homes. The program will help attorneys avoid overlooking critical lines of questioning and identify defense strategies used to prevent ineffective testimony. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss medical record falsification in nursing home cases: what it is and what it is not, how to detect and expose it, and how to use it. Read More

This CLE webinar will help prepare medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers to litigate and resolve burgeoning memory care liability claims asserted against senior living facilities. The panel will discuss the memory care market, why a specialized approach is needed, standards of care, laws a... Read More

The CLE webinar will guide medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys through bringing or defending lawsuits against assisted living facilities (ALFs) arising from residents' injuries. The panel will discuss how these cases and claims differ from lawsuits against traditional nursing homes (a/... Read More

The CLE course will discuss how to plan and carry out successful discovery in a nursing home malpractice case. The webinar will discuss specific evidence to request for different causes of action, how to notice depositions to obtain the best results, how to manage the large volume of documents invol... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how to combat plaintiff's use of "reptile" theory and tactics in medical malpractice litigation, including a discussion of strategies to prevent witnesses from being manipulated into providing damaging testimony that admits liability. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys in nursing home abuse and negligence cases on how to nimbly handle state surveys and reports, patients' Minimum Data Set (MDS) required assessments, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) and related regulations, and... Read More

This CLE course will provide medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys an in-depth analysis of the unique aspects of proving or defending claims that a skilled care or nursing facility has failed to meet nurse staffing standards and has chronic understaffing, negligent hiring, training, and... Read More

This CLE course will offer medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys real-life techniques for cross-examination and impeachment of important medical malpractice treating professionals, hospital employees, physicians, and executives. The webinar will discuss how to establish critical elements... Read More

This CLE course will prepare counsel representing plaintiffs or defendants in nursing home injury cases to argue for or against the admissibility of critical evidence at trial. The panel will discuss selecting evidence, best practices for authenticating and challenging the authenticity of medical re... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss whether and how nursing homes, senior living, and long-term care facilities could be required to compensate residents or employees for COVID-related injuries. The program will identify what claims are being brought against which entities or individuals, which claims see... Read More

This CLE course will review the "loss of chance" doctrine endorsed in one form or another by the substantial and growing majority of states, the different approaches taken by courts nationwide, how it is evolving, and evidentiary considerations. Read More

The CLE course will guide medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys who litigate cases against nursing homes arising from residents' injuries. The panel will review the laws and regulations governing nursing homes, common types of injuries from residents, how to handle medical records and ot... Read More

This CLE course will examine current trends in medical malpractice lawsuits against obstetricians and related professionals for often encountered birth trauma injuries and offer practical strategies for handling these cases. The panel will discuss proper pleading and naming the correct defendants, p... Read More

This CLE course will review nursing home litigation defense strategies to counter the plaintiff's theories for frequently alleged injuries, such as pressure sores, falls, malnourishment, medication errors, neglect, or infection. The program will help counsel anticipate and curb plaintiffs' discovery... Read More

This CLE course will guide attorneys representing plaintiffs or defendants in nursing home injury cases to take or defend the depositions of expert witnesses. The panel will discuss best practices for selecting the right experts for the case, preparing your expert for deposition, effectively questio... Read More

This CLE course will examine current trends in medical malpractice lawsuits against radiologists and strategies for plaintiff and defense counsel handling these cases. The panel will discuss common bases for claims, proving or challenging causation and damages, working with expert witnesses to deter... Read More

This CLE course will guide medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys in litigating lawsuits arising from healthcare-associated infections (HAI) (a/k/a nosocomial) acquired in hospitals, nursing homes, or long-term care facilities. The program will discuss accepted standards of practice and h... Read More

This CLE course will provide attorneys for long-term care (LTC) facilities, LTC officers and directors, and LTC insurers with an in-depth and realistic look at the claims from a wide range of plaintiffs seeking damages for deaths, injuries, and damages blamed on COVID-19 and the facilities' response... Read More

This CLE course will concentrate on the link between the national opioid epidemic and the resulting litigation. Manufacturers, prescribing doctors, dispensing pharmacists, and corporations involved have all been the targets of litigation. Counsel must be prepared, in today's environment, to address... Read More

This CLE course will enable medical malpractice and personal injury trial attorneys to take an active role in addressing the disturbing trend of malpractice, injuries, and other damages caused by trusted people in the homes of the sick and the aged. Home healthcare workers have been alleged to negle... Read More

This CLE course will address four complex and interrelated areas of liability for medical practitioners who care for individuals with mental health issues: (1) patient suicide or other self harm; (2) harm to others, generally, for a patient's violent acts; (3) potential harm in the workplace to empl... Read More

This CLE course will provide the medical malpractice trial lawyer with an in-depth perspective on the rapidly emerging legal theories related to fertility torts. Legislatures and courts are frequently creating new parameters in this area of substantive law, making current knowledge a must. Read More

This CLE course will address the most common medical malpractice claim--failure to diagnose--from the plaintiff's and defendant's perspective. Trial counsel will learn the latest trends in diagnostic error claims against hospitals and physicians. The panel will examine a broad array of substantive a... Read More

This CLE course will guide medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys in litigating wrongful death lawsuits stemming from medical malpractice. In addition to the typical standard of care and evidentiary issues, the panel will review the unique standing and damages issues at play in wrongful d... Read More

This CLE course will examine current trends in medical malpractice claims brought against chiropractors, including the injuries that commonly give rise to such claims, and practical tips to succeed with or overcome such claims. Read More

This CLE course will examine current trends in medical malpractice claims brought against anesthesiologists and co-defendants, such as hospital systems or surgical teams, from both the plaintiff and defense perspectives. Read More