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Lawsuit fights "existential threat" to medical staff independence

By Andis Robeznieks, AMA Senior Staff Writer (Reprinted with permission from AMA Wire®.) While “L.A. Law” and other TV courtroom dramas often focused on the rich and glamorous, a lawsuit originating in a rural dairy community in California’s Central Valley has captured the attention of the state’s legal and medical professionals and—given the state’s outsized influence—the case’s impact could be felt far and wide. “Every once in a while, you get a really important case that’s a flashpoint,” said Long Do, California Medical Association (CMA) legal counsel and director of litigation. ...