Articles From David Spagat

Confidentiality of medical records: An interesting case transposed to Illinois By David Spagat General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, June 2003 Under what circumstances, by whom and for what purpose, can the privacy of your medical records be breached notwithstanding the many statutes denying this right to third persons or agencies?
Local governmental involvement—doing the right right By David Spagat General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2002 Problem: something is not right in your local community and you want to do something about it.
How far can they go? By David Spagat General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, December 2001 From time to time the practitioner is consulted with a proposition from a client of long standing as to what that person should do and where might he go to effectively assist in the redress of a situation he witnessed that demanded remedial action for himself or for the victim for which he was concerned.
Minimum coverage to maximum for bad faith dealings by insurer By David Spagat General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, April 2001 How often have you been rebuffed or ignored in dealing with a carrier, sometimes even the "better" ones, when you have a seriously injured client in a liability situation seeking the policy limits on a limited coverage policy?
Refusal to play—the insurer must pay By David Spagat General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, December 2000 What to do in the pursuit of your valid claim when treated unfairly by your own carrier?
Lawyer’s nightmare: taking care with Medicare liens By David Spagat General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 2000 As a solo and/or general practitioner, from time to time we may be retained by a senior who would like to be compensated for his/her injuries and losses brought about by the negligence of another.
To get the job done By David Spagat General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 1999 You are an environmentalist. Your group has very important legislation to be proposed to Congress.

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