The 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make When Dealing with Asset Protection Professionals By James J. Everett, Esq. Executive Summary Every practicing physician faces the risk of a lawsuit. Although many physicians mistakenly believe that they will never be sued, thousands of physicians are served with medical malpractice claims [...]
The 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make When Moving Assets Offshore By James J. Everett, Esq. Executive Summary It is a common misconception that it is illegal for a U.S. citizen to hold assets offshore. Although moving assets offshore to hide income from the Internal Revenue Service in order [...]
The 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make When Using Offshore Trusts By Patricia Donlevy-Rosen, Esq. Executive Summary Many physicians, due to lack of information or misinformation, do not take advantage of the full spectrum of asset protection legally available to them. As a result, rather than effectively protecting their assets [...]
The 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make When Attempting to Use State Exemption Laws to Shield Assets By Patricia Donlevy-Rosen, Esq. Executive Summary All states provide some degree of asset protection through their state exemption laws. Many physicians attempt to implement asset protection on their own by using state [...]
The 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make When Titling Their Assets Among Their Spouse, Children, and Other Family Members By Patricia Donlevy-Rosen, Esq. Executive Summary Many physicians attempt to implement asset protection on their own by titling assets among their spouse, children, and other family members. Often in doing so, [...]
The 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make Involving Asset Protection By Daniel S. Rubin, Esq. Executive Summary All signs indicate that the prevalence of litigation against physicians is in a continuing upward spiral across the United States. Although some claims are meritorious, far too many are not. In such [...]
The 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make in Responding to Antitrust Complaints By Phillip A. Nichols, Esq., and Colin H. Luke, Esq. Executive Summary Physicians are often dismayed by both the application and complexity of the federal antitrust laws that apply to their practices and to the multiphysician organizations in [...]
A recent article in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) "Medical Care Savings From Workplace Wellness Programs" concluded that under ideal circumstances, lowering risk factors could reduce annual medical costs for working adults by over 18%. The risk factors considered were: Smoking Hypertension Hypercholesterolemia Overweight/obesity Physical inactivity Alcohol [...]
Occupational Shoulder Injuries and Pain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izXYwdb228U Excerpted from the SEAK DVD Set: Advanced Orthopedics for Workers' Compensation & Occupational Health Professionals Alan S. Curtis, MD discusses the differential diagnosis of the most common shoulder injuries in the workplace. He explains the symptoms, work-up and treatment of impingement of the shoulder and the indications of surgery [...]
Occupational Meniscus Tear Injuries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OEul_3o0-0 Excerpted from the SEAK DVD Set: Advanced Orthopedics for Workers’ Compensation & Occupational Health Professionals Paul Weitzel, MD reviews the common occupational knee injuries and focused diagnoses. He presents a video overview of common knee procedures, new technologies in knee treatment and the common pitfalls in treatment and recovery. Dr. [...]