When a legal case involves complex medical questions, selecting the right expert can have a significant impact on how clearly those issues are understood and presented. A medical expert may be asked to review records, evaluate causation, address standards of care, explain treatment decisions, assess future medical needs, or provide testimony. But finding a physician […]
A federal court recently vacated provisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) 2024 regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that addressed community integration. The September 23, 2026 ruling in Texas v. Kennedy removed specific community integration provisions from HHS’s Section 504 regulations, including regulatory language addressing the […]
Litigation involving complex medical issues requires more than legal knowledge. Attorneys must often interpret extensive medical records, understand diagnoses and treatment, evaluate the impact of injuries, and determine what type of clinical expertise may be needed to support a case. A legal nurse consultant can help bridge the gap between medicine and law by providing […]
Attorneys often work with complex medical information that can significantly affect the outcome of a case. Medical records, diagnoses, treatment decisions, causation, future care needs, and clinical standards can all require specialized knowledge that goes beyond the legal team’s expertise. Two types of professionals who can help attorneys navigate these issues are medical legal experts […]
Attorneys handling personal injury, medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, and other medically complex cases often face a challenge that goes beyond understanding the law: understanding the medicine. Medical records can span thousands of pages, involve multiple specialties, and contain complex terminology, treatment histories, diagnoses, and prognoses. A legal nurse consultant can help attorneys make sense of […]
When someone suffers a catastrophic injury, the consequences do not end when the lawsuit is resolved. For a person living with a spinal cord injury, the impact can extend across every part of life, from mobility and independence to relationships, mental health, daily care and the ability to participate in activities that once seemed routine. […]
In April 2012, actor Noah Wyle joined disability rights advocates on Capitol Hill that ended with his arrest over proposed Medicaid cuts. The demonstration, organized with ADAPT, focused on a concern that remains deeply relevant today: when funding for long term care is reduced, older adults and people with disabilities can lose access to services […]
Healthcare professionals spend their careers caring for others, often while working under intense pressure themselves. Long hours, staffing shortages, administrative demands, workplace violence, and repeated exposure to trauma can take a serious toll on mental health and professional wellbeing. The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act was created to address that reality. Named […]
A national conversation about how the healthcare system supports its workforce is gaining momentum. At the recent Healthcare Is Human rally on Capitol Hill, healthcare professionals, advocates, lawmakers, and organizations gathered to call for stronger protections, better mental health support, and policies that help clinicians continue serving the communities that need them most. Among the […]
For many families of children with disabilities, the journey into preschool begins long before the first day of class. It starts with months of waiting for evaluations, navigating Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, joining lengthy waitlists, and travelling across the city in search of a classroom equipped to meet their child’s needs. Now, New York […]
