Insurer’s attorney can’t have ex parte talk with doctor 
Published: January 2, 2013
Tags: confidentiality, dental malpractice, ex parte communication, insurance, malpractice, medical malpractice
State law protecting confidential medical information bars an attorney retained by a malpractice insurer from conducting an ex parte interview with a treating doctor who is not a party to the patient’s lawsuit, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Calif. justices adopt changes to judicial ethics code
Published: November 28, 2012
Tags: campaign contributions, Code of Judicial Ethics, ethics, ex parte communication, Judges, legal ethics
The justices of the California Supreme Court have unanimously adopted amendments to the state’s judicial code of ethics, addressing a wide array of subjects ranging from ex parte communication to campaign contributions.
