2020 Articles

All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta & Grace Miller December 2020 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.

All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta, Elizabeth LaRocca, & Grace Miller September 2020 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.

All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta & Grace Miller June 2020 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.

All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta, Elizabeth LaRocca, & Grace Miller March 2020 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.

Excluded Medical Billing Expert Provides Roadmap for Attacking Opinions Based on Big Data By Jason G. Schutte December 2020 There is an ever-growing industry of experts offering to provide services in personal injury and casualty litigation based on evaluation of property damages and medical charges taken from analysis programs and/or statistical data.

HIPAA Protective Orders and Use of Protected Health Information in Litigation By Jason G. Schutte June 2020 A discussion of Haage v. Zavala, a recent appellate case that deals with protective orders entered in personal injury cases pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1966 and the rules promulgated pursuant to that Act.

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and Health Care By Julia Lynch Lynch, Bonnie Keane DelGobbo, Karen K. Harris, & Michael A. Woods March 2020 The increased use of scan-based technology in the delivery of health care, coupled with a plaintiff-friendly interpretation of existing Illinois law has created an increase in litigation against hospitals regarding compliance with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

Infection Control Deficiencies Were Widespread and Persistent in Nursing Homes Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic September 2020 A summary of the May Government Accountability Office report looking at pre-COVID infection prevention in the nation’s nursing homes.

A Virtual Pro Bono Opportunity to Help Those in Need By Michael G. Bergmann September 2020 Illinois Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal clinic where low-income Illinoisans can submit a question online to ask a pro bono lawyer for help with a civil legal issue.