On September 26, 2008, President Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADAAA"). The ADAAA are a significant change to the ADA, designed to reverse rulings handed down by the courts that Congress believed had limited the ADA in ways that were not intended when that landmark legislation was passed.

Perhaps the most…

Michael Cassidy has been included by his peers in the Health Care Law category in The Best Lawyers in America 2009. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession, and has been compiling a list of best lawyers for 25 years. Best Lawyers is widely regarded within…

Click on the link to view the article, MS.1.20: Opportunity to Restore Medical Staff Governance and Establish Neutral Peer Review, that was featured in the September 2008 edition of the ACMS Bulletin magazine.

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An Appellate Court in Tennessee recently held that a medical practice can enforce a medical noncompete agreement with a certified orthotist who took a job with a competitor due to the protectable interest that the practice had in the training that they provided to the employee who then acquired a specialized skill.  The Court also …

I would like to thank all of the subscribers and users of the Medlaw Blog. July 2008 was a record setting month for the Medlaw Blog. We had more than 5,300 visits. We appreciate the support and welcome any suggestions you might have for content that you would like to see on Medlaw Blog.…

The American Health Law Association has just published its revised Peer Review Hearing Guide Book.  Mike Cassidy is one of five co-authors, the others being Patricia Hofstra, Steven Schnier, Ann O’Connell and Al Adelman, the last two of whom were co-editors.

Mike was also reappointed as the Chair of the American Health …

PITTSBURGH, PA – The law firm Tucker Arensberg, PC is proud to announce that Michael A. Cassidy has been named to the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for 2007 by Philadelphia Magazine and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine. Selection for the honor is determined through the independent research of Law & Politics magazine. Over 36,000 Pennsylvania…

PITTSBURGH, PA – The law firm Tucker Arensberg, PC is proud to announce that Michael A. Cassidy has been named to the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for 2007 by Philadelphia Magazine and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine. Selection for the honor is determined through the independent research of Law & Politics magazine. Over 36,000 Pennsylvania…