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Four years ago, when the Missouri Supreme Court threw out caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases by overturning a 20-year-old case to the contrary, Judge Mary R. Russell made an unsuccessful plea for the court to respect precedent. ...

Since the passage of the Physician Self-Referral Act, or “Stark Law,” providers have learned to satisfy certain exceptions in order to pursue financial opportunities where Medicare-billed “designated health services” are involved. It is noteworthy when the Centers for Medicare and ...

On paper at least, the Missouri Legislature’s proposed overhaul of standards for courts to admit expert testimony appears well positioned to pass this year.