Recent News and Industry Developments

November 20, 2023 On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) posted for public inspection its proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The proposed guidance… Read more »

November 2023 CMS Establishes New IOP Benefit On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) final rule expanding Medicare… Read more »

Hancock, Daniel & Johnson, P.C. has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, regionally in 9 practice areas. Firms included in the 2024 Best… Read more »

October 26, 2023 The stories are not new, but they become more frequent every year. Nurses assaulted in the emergency room by a patient being evaluated for treatment,[1] surgeons shot… Read more »

Hancock Daniel & Johnson, P.C. is pleased to announce that Kimberly W. Daniel has been elected as the firm’s next managing partner effective January 1, 2024. Ms. Daniel joined the firm… Read more »

Type of action:Medical Malpractice Injuries alleged:Hypoxic brain injury, major neurocognitive disorder, seizures, and dissociative amnesia as a result of allegedly extubating a patient too soon following a septoplasty procedure.  Court:City… Read more »

September 5, 2023 On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to move forward with a much-anticipated Proposed Rule (the “Proposed Rule”) mandating staffing… Read more »

Type of Action:Medical Malpractice Injuries Alleged:Plaintiff alleged defendant failed to timely diagnose, and then negligently treated his periprosthetic joint infection leading to a knee fusion.  Plaintiff’s ad damnum and request… Read more »

August 28, 2023 On August 16, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion in the ongoing dispute regarding the status of mifepristone prescriptions.… Read more »

August 23, 2023 On July 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its new Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, which aims to support Americans… Read more »

August 23, 2023 What does a company do if it discovers that an employee has engaged in misconduct that could create criminal liability for the company? The company faces difficult… Read more »