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South Africa: Covering doctors have an immediate legal duty of care to patients

By Deniro Pillay (ZA) on October 2, 2018 Posted in International

A doctor who covers for a colleague has an immediate legal duty to care for his colleague’s patients whilst on call. This was recently confirmed by the Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa in a case where a doctor (gynaecologist/obstetrician) agreed to cover for a colleague. The doctor positively responded to a telephone call … Continue reading

Anthem to pay US$115M to settle lawsuit relating to 2015 data breach

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US) and Savannah Wiseman (US) on September 12, 2018 Posted in Enforcement

Anthem Inc. has agreed to a US$115 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit relating to a 2015 cyberattack that compromised data on 79 million individuals. Anthem has denied any wrongdoing. In February of 2015, Anthem reported that hackers stole personally identifiable information from millions of current and former customers, including names, addresses, social … Continue reading