Irv Hirsch (Partner-New York) and Roya Vasseghi Beaumont (Associate-Virginia) co-authored "Emergency Room Liability: Raising the Hurdle of Requisite Proof While Lowering the Damage Caps," which appeared in the August 2016 issue of DRI's For the Defense. In their comprehensive article, Irving and Roya address that as states continue to attempt to push through bills to impose higher evidence burdens on plaintiffs in medical negligence cases involving emergency health care pro­vider liability, few have been enacted into law. 

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