On August 8, 2023, Lashly & Baer attorneys William Magrath and Riley Brown obtained a unanimous defense verdict for their clients.  Plaintiff claimed the Defendants were medically negligent in not explicitly warning him to protect his numb limb from extremes of hot and cold after administering a popliteal nerve block.  Plaintiff burned his foot on a car heater leading to an amputation.  Defendants denied any negligence and challenged Plaintiff’s theory of causation.  The St. Read more…

This article is the third in a series by Lashly & Baer attorneys Scott A. Pummell and Riley J. Brown addressing various changes coming to the regulation of and access to telehealth services. In fact, the legal and regulatory boundaries of telehealth and remote medicine changed almost overnight as the COVID-19 pandemic set in. Those boundaries are set to change again – and again and maybe again – over the next 18 months. This Read more…

Medical malpractice insurance is a crucial form of coverage for healthcare providers, insuring them against claims of negligence or malpractice that can lead to costly legal battles and significant financial damages. However, many medical professionals are not aware of the exclusions that may be present in their policies, which can result in an unexpected denial of coverage for malpractice claims. As insurance policies become increasingly nuanced as to what is and is not covered Read more…

This article is the first of a series by Lashly & Baer attorneys Scott A. Pummell and Riley J. Brown addressing various changes coming to the regulation of and access to telehealth services. In fact, the legal and regulatory boundaries of telehealth and remote medicine changed almost overnight as the COVID-19 pandemic set in. Those boundaries are set to change again – and again and maybe again – over the next 18 months. This Read more…

Lashly & Baer, P.C. attorney Michael R. Barth provides an overview of the United Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) audit response process. There are five separate geographic jurisdictions for UPICs, and CoventBridge is the Midwestern UPIC that includes both Missouri and Illinois. UPICs such as CoventBridge are private contractors monitoring both Medicare and Medicaid programs from fraud, waste, and abuse. For the purposes of this article, Barth focuses on responding to a letter from your Read more…