Category: Medical & Healthcare, Personal Injury Medical Spas Acting Beyond Their Expertise: Adverse Complications Resulting in Potential Litigation TASA ID: 3797 The very term "medi-spa" or "medical spa" raises a conundrum which the industry does not want to address. Is this a medical facility which, therefore, should meet the standard of care expected of physicians? Is this a spa facility which conjures expectations of a pampered experience consisting of massage, nourishment, meditation and the like? Or is this a combination of the two? Read more
Category: Medical & Healthcare, Personal Injury Concussion: Everything Has Changed TASA ID: 3711 Although this title may be slightly overstated, it is true that much of the way in which we identify and manage concussions has changed dramatically. This has occurred in large part as a result of recommendations provided by the International Consensus Conferences on Concussion in Sport (1). Read more
Category: Employment, Medical & Healthcare, Psychology/Psychiatry Assessing Neuro-Cognitive Complaints after Brain Injury: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Civil and Criminal Litigation TASA ID: 2434 Plaintiffs and other petitioners often sue for damages due to reported cognitive or emotional impairment. These cognitive impairments are often said to be the result of traumatic brain injury suffered in accidents, toxic exposures or medical procedures. Emotional impairments take the form of alleged depression or "traumatic" anxiety following such events, or those involving employment, business or similar affairs. Read more
Category: Medical & Healthcare, Psychology/Psychiatry Nonsymptom Factors Suggesting Mental Illness Otherwise Not Obvious TASA ID: 3640 Mental illness of great enough significance to be a factor in criminal proceedings is most likely to be the product of a genetic disorder or brain damage. It is not uncommon for someone to be experiencing, and to be influenced by, significant mental illness, though he or she may show little or no outward sign of bizarre thinking or behavior. Read more
Category: Medical & Healthcare, Resources for Attorneys Tips for Attorney Podiatric Case Review and Doctor Treatment TASA ID: 1128 During my review of podiatric cases from 1993, I have come across items that I feel would be of interest to attorneys and doctors. Each item below represents a discussion of a case that I have reviewed. Read more
