News & Insights

We are pleased to announce that Phillip Goldberg, a longtime partner of Hassard Bonnington, recently returned to the firm in an Of Counsel position. His practice remains focused on the representation of physicians and physician organizations. He serves as general counsel to most of his clients. Mr. Goldberg is an enormous asset to HB’s healthcare […]

On June 8, 2023, in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski, the United States Supreme Court held a nursing home resident may bring a private cause of action under 42 U.S.C. §1983 to enforce rights guaranteed under the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (“FNHRA”). The FNHRA is intended to ensure nursing homes […]

Hassard Bonnington recently attended the 2023 Risk Summit: Resilience Through Collaboration: Stronger Together presented by The UCOP Office of Risk Services. Partner Julie Hansen-Arenas participated in a panel discussion regarding “Legal Barriers to Reproductive Medicine Post-Dobbs” to provide insight into the impact and implications of last year’s Supreme Court decision on the healthcare industry in California and beyond. For many […]

Assembly Bill 35 has changed the noneconomic damages cap applicable in medical malpractice cases in California. The changes will create new opportunities for plaintiff’s firms and have the potential to make large multi-party cases more common, since up to three separate noneconomic damages caps are potentially recoverable depending on the facts of the case. Understanding […]