tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36762711.post516700917657636882..comments2023-11-03T06:14:58.449-04:00Comments on Drug and Device Law: Summary Judgment, Sham Affidavits and Ex-Parte Treater InterviewsRachel B. Weilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02251124525069607080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36762711.post-44818665544046538922014-02-27T23:55:20.218-05:002014-02-27T23:55:20.218-05:00Ron Miller,
Informal interviews of witnesses are...Ron Miller, <br /><br />Informal interviews of witnesses are not "ex parte" ... which is also used more to refer to improper unilateral contacts with a court, arbitrator or represented party without notice to the other party or counsel for that party. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755906776639967436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36762711.post-58260157488534867222014-02-27T23:53:10.883-05:002014-02-27T23:53:10.883-05:00Ron Miller ... informal interview of witnesses is ...Ron Miller ... informal interview of witnesses is not ex parte which It is also used more to refer to improper unilateral contacts with a court, arbitrator or represented party without notice to the other party or counsel for that party. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755906776639967436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36762711.post-69737780012248668952012-11-29T16:37:10.180-05:002012-11-29T16:37:10.180-05:00Don't know anything about the facts, but I wen...Don't know anything about the facts, but I went to my 50-state survey post on this subject and found:<br /><br />Informal defense interviews with treating physicians are just fine in the Old Line State. Butler-Tulio v. Scroggins, 774 A.2d 1209, 1224-25 (Md. Spec. App.), cert. denied, 783 A.2d 221 (Md. 2001).<br /><br />So my guess is that informal interviews are routinely allowed in Maryland.Bexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984303395998821374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36762711.post-26418078730288765452012-11-21T10:13:43.998-05:002012-11-21T10:13:43.998-05:00Do we have any idea why ex parte contact was allow...Do we have any idea why ex parte contact was allowed in this case? I don't think we know the facts. There is no law set for in this case on this point, is there?<br /> So I think celebrating Maryland as a state where drug companies can just walk up to doctors and trounce on a patient's HIPAA and privacy rights - as giddy as this idea may be for you - might be lacking in foundationRon Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219798680029827762noreply@blogger.com