Article taken from the Jacksonville Daily Record by Michael Freed The JBA President Michael Freed We live in an age where there exists on the television, on the radio and on the Internet — and as a result around the … Read more.
By Mark Bajalia, Esq. As a business owner, you will very likely need to make a claim under one of your insurance policies at some point. If you do, you may receive a “reservation of rights” letter from your insurer. … Read more.
By Jeana M. Singleton, Esq. One of the most sensitive relationships an advanced practice nurse (APN) holds in Ohio is with the Ohio Board of Nursing (“Board”). The Board holds regulatory authority over all Ohio licensed and certified APNs, registered … Read more.
More than 250 of our members gathered at the Downtown library last Tuesday to study and discuss what we need to do to ensure that Jacksonville remains among the most professional legal communities in the country. Read more.
A recent Court of Appeals decision upheld a jury finding in favor of physicians in a malpractice case where the jury found that a patient was responsible for their own health care decisions. Read more.
Unfortunately, the jury may still be out on this issue. While there are many studies that do demonstrate the safety of cell phones, according to a study that appeared in the February 23 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, (JAMA. 2011;305:808-814, 828-829) use of a cell phone for as little as 50 minutes at a time may affect brain glucose metabolism in the region closest to the phone’s antenna. Read more.
The legislature passed and the Governor signed into law on May 20, 2011 Amended Substitute House Bill No. 93, which significantly changes regulation and management of “pain management clinics” in the state of Ohio. This legislation was introduced in response to significant problems in Scioto County and what the legislature believed was an increase in the number of “pill mills.” Read more.
China in 2010 was a very different nation than a year ago. According to forecasts by the International Monetary Fund, it overtook Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy. This after taking the title of largest exporter from Germany in 2009. So what were the major themes at play in China’s evolution last year? And what do these trajectories mean for China in 2011? Read more.
Up until now, vague intellectual property (IP) laws and lax enforcement have kept U.S. businesses from seeing China as a hub for research and development operations. Read more.
Monumental changes in the way people live lead to equally significant changes in the way they spend. The same is true for the Chinese consumer of today. Read more.