Humpty Dumpty Expresses Disappointment in All the King’s Men
A 49-year old professional fighter went to the Montefiore Medical Center in New York back in 2006, complaining of arm pain. A resident applied an immobilizer, a device used to resolve bursitis of the...
View ArticleWhen It Is NOT Smart To Use A Smart Phone
A recent study showed that young surgeons have a higher chance of making an error after becoming distracted during a surgery. The study was collaboration between the industrial engineering and general...
View ArticleNew Evidence Why Your Patients and Practice Will Benefit From EMR Portals
The Annals of Internal Medicine released a report in October titled “Inviting Patients to Read their Doctors Notes: A Quasi Experimental Study and A Look Ahead.” This massive study was conducted at...
View ArticleKeeping Your Social Media Account Clean
Thirty-seven percent of companies use social networking sites to research job candidates, according to a 2012 nationwide survey by Harris Interactive. Many medical directors are finding themselves...
View ArticleRemoving The Legal Risk Of Saying “I’m Sorry”
In the Pennsylvania legislature, a bill known as the “benevolent-gesture bill” was passed unanimously in the state Senate and the House Judiciary Committee last week. Senate Bill 379 awaits a vote on...
View ArticleHIPAA On The Go
In today’s day and age we are living a mobile lifestyle. We shop online, surf the web while we walk and talk and somehow find more comfort in starring at our mobile devices than another human. While...
View ArticleBusiness Associates Gone Bad
5 Tales of Woe and Ways to Prevent Them from Reoccurring From large hospitals to the one-physician practice, administrators need to not only examine the liabilities their own staff maybe creating, but...
View ArticleJury Disregards Panel’s Finding, Awards Family $1.5 Million
A review panel’s findings were disregarded in a medical malpractice case in New Hampshire earlier this year, after the panel found that a cardiologist was not at fault for 36 year old William Landry...
View ArticleMiniature Horses Offer Service and Serenity
U.S. Department of Justice Approved ‘Miniature Horse’ as Service Animal By: Peter J. Sacopulos, JD Clinical hypnotherapist, Kathleen Nightingale, works with people living with Alzheimer’s and other...
View ArticlePeter J. Sacopulos, Esq. Appointed by Indiana Governor
Peter J. Sacopulos, Esq., a partner at Sacopulos, Johnson & Sacopulos in Terre Haute, Indiana has been appointed by Indiana Governor Mike Pence to serve on the Thoroughbred Breed Development...
View ArticleTHE TRAINER RESPONSIBILITY RULE: THE ABSOLUTE INSURER RULE by: Peter J....
You can access the magazine at http://trainermagazine.com/past-issues/ Absolute liability is defined as: “liability without fault – liability for which there is no excuse.” [1] In the case of a...
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Michael J. Sacopulos quoted in 8 steps to avoid legal risks from your...
CHICAGO – An inadequately designed medical practice website can pose serious legal dangers, said Michael J. Sacopulos, a medical malpractice defense attorney based in Terre Haute, Ind. Here is a list...
View ArticleFDA Public Hearing “Draft Guidances Relating to the Regulation of Human...
Title: FDA Public Hearing “Draft Guidances Relating to the Regulation of Human Cells, Tissues or Cellular or Tissue-Based ProductsLocation: Bethesda, Maryland Start Date: 2016-09-12Start Time: 9:00...
View ArticleHIPPA SUMMIT
Title: HIPPA SUMMIT Location: Washington, D.C.Start Date: 2016-09-14End Date: 2016-09-16
View ArticleA HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR: KEY POINTS TO KNOW IN EQUESTRIAN LAW
Title: A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR: KEY POINTS TO KNOW IN EQUESTRIAN LAW Location: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Link out: Click here Description: Understanding the Indiana Equine Activity Statute and...
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A jockey’s life: The true tall tales of gatebreakin’ Ray Adair
Written by Peter J. Sacopulos Originally posted on: Trainer Magazine (July 26, 2018) Like many baby boomers who entered their teens in the mid-1960s, Raymond Adair Jr. had an issue with his father....
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Racing To Comply: How The New GDPR Internet Privacy Rules Affect Trainers And...
Written by Peter J. Sacopulos Originally posted on: Trainer Magazine (October 24, 2018) The Great Privacy Policy Alert As the summer of 2018 began, every company doing business on the internet...
View ArticleTweets, Likes, and Liabilities: Online and Electronic Risk to the Healthcare...
Written by Michael J. Sacopulos and Susan Gray. Originally posted on: physicianleaders.org (2018) Social media offers healthcare practices a vehicle to attract patients and potential employees, but...
View ArticleShining a Light on Scopolamine and Environmental Contamination
Written by Clara K. Fenger, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Kimberly Brewer, DVM, MSc; Peter J. Sacopulos, JD; and Eric Hamelback First published in North American Trainer issue 54 – Winter 2019 On September 11 of...
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Indiana’s New “Biological Samples” Testing Law: Integrity Assured Or Invasive...
Written by Peter J. Sacopulos Originally posted on: Trainer Magazine (October 22, 2019) On May 1, 2019, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Indiana House Bill 1196 into law. The statute, which took effect on...
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