On March 24, 2015, the Court entered a Memorandum and Order In Rarrick v. Dr. Richard Silbert and Behavioral Healthcare Center, P.C., Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County, No. 2002-CV-4951, the Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant Silbert was negligent in that he...
Month: July 2015
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Will one bad apple spoil the bunch of doctors who work with him?
Most professionals, medical personnel included, have a duty to report the misconduct of a colleague. That misconduct may involve alcohol or drug impairment, incompetence or a violation of a code of ethics. The report may go to the appropriate state licensing board or...
If bill passes, who will oversee medical marijuana dispensers?
If Senate Bill 3 were to pass tomorrow, Pennsylvania would be the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana. Part of the debate over legalization, of course, has turned on the nature of the substance and the difference between it and recreational marijuana. In...