• posted: Dec. 02, 2019
• Todd McMurtry
• Defamation

Dear Friend of Nicholas Sandmann: I wanted to let you know that the Fidelis Center for Law and Policy has agreed to raise money to help Nicholas and his family cover Read More

• posted: May 13, 2019
• Janie Ratliff
• Business Law
• medical practice,  Medical records law in Kentucky,  records storage

Written By: Janie Ratliff-Sweeney The time has come to close a chapter and move on from your medical practice. But closing down a physician’s office doesn’t just involve business concerns like Read More

• posted: May 06, 2019
• Janie Ratliff
• Healthcare Law
• investigation,  licenses,  patient billings,  prescriptions

Counterintuitive as it seems, it is possible to commit fraud without actual intent. If you and your staff lack careful billing and oversight processes, you could come under investigation for Read More

• posted: Apr. 29, 2019
• Janie Ratliff
• Employment Law,  Healthcare Law
• doctors,  employee training,  EMS,  HIPAA,  hospitals,  nurses,  patient privacy

Written By: Janie Ratliff-Sweeney Even with the best standards and practices in place, hospitals, doctors’ offices and other medical institutions are only as good at patient health data privacy as the Read More

• posted: Apr. 22, 2019
• Janie Ratliff
• Healthcare Law
• doctor,  fraud,  healthcare,  Medicaid,  Medicare,  unnecessary procedures

Written By: Janie Ratliff-Sweeney When you hear of Medicare fraud, you may think of billings for patients who never showed or for procedures that were never performed. What might not come Read More

• posted: Mar. 20, 2019
• Todd McMurtry
• Defamation

By L. Lin Wood & Todd McMurtry The next time you land an interview with a prospective employer, apply to college, or use an online dating service, be certain that your Read More

• posted: Mar. 08, 2019
• Todd McMurtry
• Uncategorized

Just uttering the word conflict is enough to make anyone nervous—but not attorneys, right? When their own interests may collide with that of a client’s, however, it’s a different story. Read More

• posted: Mar. 04, 2019
• Todd McMurtry
• Uncategorized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2019  In a span of 3 days beginning on January 19, The Washington Post rushed to claim leadership of a mainstream and social media mob of bullies Read More

• posted: Feb. 19, 2019
• Todd McMurtry
• Uncategorized

Today, Lin Wood and Todd McMurtry filed their first lawsuit on behalf of Nicholas Sandmann against The Washington Post. The lawsuit filed is included below. The suit seeks $250 million Read More

• posted: Jan. 25, 2019
• Todd McMurtry
• Uncategorized

On January 18, in the span of a few hours, Nick Sandmann’s peaceful attendance with his Covington Catholic classmates at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. was turned into Read More

• posted: Dec. 20, 2018
• Hemmer DeFrank Wessels PLLC
• Healthcare Law
• mandatory reporting

What You Should Know About Kentucky Medical Records Laws Medical records typically contain personal information that care providers must keep private in accordance with federal and state law. In most cases, Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2018
• Todd McMurtry
• Uncategorized

Written By: Todd V. McMurtry “It’s just not working out anymore.” You may have heard or uttered these words as a marital partner, but as a business one? It can happen. Read More

• posted: Nov. 20, 2018
• Hemmer DeFrank Wessels PLLC
• Healthcare Law
• advance directives,  Kentucky Living Will Directive Act

A living will is a legal document that allows patients to provide healthcare providers with an outline of their wishes in the event they become incapacitated and unable to communicate Read More

• posted: Nov. 16, 2018
• Todd McMurtry
• Uncategorized

Written By: Todd V. McMurtry We do everything in our power to make our clients happy! Our services will increase your bottom line! Big or small, we handle it all! As Read More

• posted: Oct. 20, 2018
• Hemmer DeFrank Wessels PLLC
• Healthcare Law
• employer responsibility for healthcare,  Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange,  Kentucky health insurance

There is no law in Kentucky that requires employers to provide group health insurance to their employees. While most employers do provide this benefit, there is no government regulation or Read More

• posted: Sep. 20, 2018
• Hemmer DeFrank Wessels PLLC
• Healthcare Law
• medical malpractice,  Medical negligence in Kentucky,  statute of limitations

In Kentucky, medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare professional (such as a doctor, nurse or other hospital staff member) is medically negligent, leading to injury for a patient. Medical negligence Read More