Drawbacks of arbitration clauses in employment agreements
Employers are responsible for providing proper channels for workers to bring up workplace injustices. Due to changing legal landscapes in recent...
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Laws governing healthcare fraud and abuse
When a healthcare provider faces allegations of fraud and abuse, it can have serious consequences for both the provider and their patients. The...
The Physician as a Witness: a how to on being deposed as a defendant physician, treating physician, or an expert witness
David M. Ottenwess was recently asked to be a speaker at the American Educational Institute as a part of a series of seminars for continuing...
HEALTHCARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE: WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO YOU AVOID IT?
Stephanie P. Ottenwess was recently asked to be a speaker at the American Educational Institute as a part of a series of seminars for continuing...
Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
David M. Ottenwess was recently asked to be a speaker at the American Educational Institute as a part of a series of seminars for continuing...
Stephanie Ottenwess Included in Leading Lawyers 2023 class of “Top Lawyers, Women Leaders”
Ottenwess Law is proud to announce that our Managing Partner, Stephanie Ottenwess, has been selected to be included in the Leading Lawyers 2023...
APPELLATE UPDATE: Markel v Beaumont and unanswered questions
On December 7, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, altered the established law of hospital ostensible agency liability, in Markel v...
2023 limits released for non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases in Michigan
It’s that time of year when the State of Michigan Department of Treasury releases the adjusted limitations of non-economic damages for medical...
Well-known plaintiff expert’s standard of care testimony struck and Court rules he is not allowed to testify as to causation
Ottenwess Law attorneys David Ottenwess represents two radiologists in a medical malpractice case. During the course of discovery, plaintiff named,...
Medical Malpractice case dismissed four days before trial
Ottenwess Law attorneys David Ottenwess convinced Plaintiff’s counsel to dismiss their client from a medical malpractice case four days before...
How to handle exaggerated damages and Plaintiffs’ damage experts
Plaintiffs are seeking “nuclear” verdicts and have hired the same over-used damage experts to come up with exaggerated life care plans and economic...
Appellate Update: Medical Facility’s Internal Protocols May Be Admissible At Trial
Brief Overview In July 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court released its opinion in Meyers v Rieck, ___ Mich ___(2022). The Court overruled previous...
Stephanie Ottenwess Convinced the Michigan Board of Medicine to Use Its Discretion and Grant A Physician A Medical License
Ottenwess Law Managing Partner, Stephanie Ottenwess, successfully represented an ophthalmologist before the Board of Medicine in obtaining his...
Hospital Claims Dismissed Based On Proximate Cause
Ottenwess Law represented a hospital in a claim involving a Physician Assistant and nurses. Plaintiff blackboarded over $8 million in economic...
David Ottenwess participate in Michigan Defense Trial Counsel panel “Best Practices For Effective (Virtual) Advocacy and Tips for the Young Lawyer
Ottenwess Law partners David Ottenwess join Judge Julie Gatti and Bowman and Brooke Managing Partner Jodi Munn Schebel as panelists for the “Best...