Monthly Archives: January 2017

Medical Information Privacy in the Workplace

By: Katlyn M. Davidson, Esq.  Whether and to what extent insurers and employers can share medical information regarding an employee’s workers’ compensation claim is a question which the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act provides little guidance. Sharing such medical information can be important both for insurers to keep their insureds informed of the status of a… Read more »

Reptile II: It Depends

By Jonathan W. Brogan, Esq.  As those of you who read my earlier article regarding reptile theory and its pervasive use by the plaintiff’s bar understand that this theory, though not scientifically valid, is dangerous to defendants in cases involving safety and reasonable care.  Cases that involve medical malpractice, trucking and/or auto accidents, and products… Read more »