Legal

Everyday Legal Questions Physicians Ask

Can you prescribe for family? What happens if a payer demands a refund three years later? Our Legal Blogs tackle routine yet critical issues—self-prescribing, contract renewals, sham peer review defenses, and medical record ownership—using real complaints, board orders, and court opinions as teaching tools.

Current Cases & Court Commentary

When an appellate court clarifies peer-review immunity or a state supreme court limits punitive damages, we translate the opinion into practical next steps: adjust bylaws language, revisit informed-consent language, or refine incident-reporting practices. Posts avoid dense legalese and focus on how rulings might influence documentation, credentialing, and professional liability.

Contracts, Employment, & Corporate Practice

From negotiating call-coverage stipends to spotting restrictive non-compete clauses, articles guide physicians through employment and partnership contracts. We also examine corporate-practice-of-medicine rules, covering management-service agreements, fee-splitting prohibitions, and telemedicine ownership structures.

Licensure & Professional Discipline

The blog discusses board investigations stemming from social-media missteps, substance-use allegations, and documentation irregularities. We help physicians respond promptly, assemble supportive records, and protect due-process rights.

Administrative Law & Compliance Basics

Expect discussions of Stark, Anti-Kickback Statute safe harbors, Medicare enrollment revocations, and false-claims liability—presented with examples relevant to office-based specialists and hospital-employed physicians alike.

Steroid Lawyer Reveals What Doctors NEED to Know About Prescribing Performance Enhancing Substances. (Part 1)

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Rick Collins is a bodybuilder. Rick is also an internationally recognized legal authority in the fields of testosterone, anabolic steroids, and other performance-enhancing substances. He is the original “steroid lawyer.” Doctors prescribe all types of medications, including performance-enhancing medications – assuming they are medically indicated. Doctors who prescribe these medications NEED to understand what the … Read more

Black Doctor Asked to Speak About Racism. Fired Shortly After.

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Medical Justice provides consultations to doctors facing medico-legal obstacles. We have solutions for doctor-patient conflicts, unwarranted demands for refunds, online defamation (patient review mischief), meritless litigation, and a gazillion other issues. We also provide counsel specific to COVID-19. If you are navigating a medico-legal obstacle, visit our booking page to schedule a consultation – or use the tool … Read more

How to Avoid a Report to the Data Bank (Part 1) 

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Visit our booking page to schedule a consultation – or use the tool shared below. We continue with our series of general educational articles penned by one attorney, an MD, JD, giving you a view of the world through a malpractice plaintiff attorney’s eyes. This attorney is a seasoned veteran.  The series includes a number of pearls on … Read more

Med Spas: Cash Cows, or Multi-Million Dollar Landmines? (Part II)

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Use the embedded player below to listen to this episode – or listen to our entire library on Spotify and iTunes. To receive new episodes via email, complete the short form below the embedded player. Listen on Apple podcasts here. Listen on Spotify here. This episode begins after a brief message from our sponsor, the Physician Philosopher and the Alpha Coaching Experience. And to … Read more

Healthcare Execs Go to Jail. Good.

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Medical Justice provides consultations to doctors facing medico-legal obstacles. We have solutions for doctor-patient conflicts, unwarranted demands for refunds, online defamation (patient review mischief), meritless litigation, and a gazillion other issues. We also provide counsel specific to COVID-19. If you are navigating a medico-legal obstacle, visit our booking page to schedule a consultation – or use the tool … Read more

Med Spas: Cash Cows, or Multi-Million Dollar Landmines? (Part I) 

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Use the embedded player below to listen to this episode – or listen to our entire library on Spotify and iTunes. To receive new episodes via email, complete the short form below the embedded player. Listen on Apple podcasts here. Listen on Spotify here. What do you do when you see a massive, multi-billion-dollar industry developing right before your eyes – only to find … Read more

Disabled “Hitmen” Setting Up Doctors for Disability Lawsuits

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Medical Justice provides consultations to doctors facing medico-legal obstacles. We have solutions for doctor-patient conflicts, unwarranted demands for refunds, online defamation (patient review mischief), meritless litigation, and a gazillion other issues. We also provide counsel specific to COVID-19. If you are navigating a medico-legal obstacle, visit our booking page to schedule a consultation – or use the tool … Read more

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