Florida Medical Malpractice Consent Rule Preempted By Federal Law Says Judge
 

A federal judge has struck down a key Florida medical malpractice law that required a patient to allow a defending physician's attorney to informally discuss the case with the patient's other health care providers. The law would have allowed those discussions to take place without the patient or their representative being present. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruled the state law ...




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