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Blincow to Head IADC Committee

Submitted by: Sylvia Butler on May 12, 2010 at 3:02 pm Tagged with: Charleston, Health Law, IADC, Medical Defense, Turner Padget Source: Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A.

Blincow to Head IADC Committee

CHARLESTON, SC, May 12, 2010 - John K. Blincow, Jr. has been appointed to chair the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Medical Defense and Health Law Committee. IADC is an invitation-only professional association for corporate and insurance defense lawyers around the world. Members are dedicated to the highest standards of professionalism, service, upholding the rule of law and integrity of the court system.

The Medical Defense and Health Law Committee serves all members who represent physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare providers and entities in medical malpractice actions, health law advisory and regulatory support such as in defense of Qui Tam actions, federal fraud and abuse claim evaluation and defense, peer review/quality improvement counseling, and licensure board appearances.

The Committee also has members that are leaders in the defense of nursing home industry clients. Members publish monthly newsletters and Journal articles and present educational seminars for the IADC membership at large. Members regularly present committee meeting seminars on matters of current interest, which includes open discussion and input from members at the meeting. Members share and exchange information regarding experts, new plaintiff theories, discovery issues and strategy at meetings and via newsletters and e-mail. Upcoming Committee goals include development of modules for publication that address complex practice area subject matters such as arbitration clauses in the nursing home industry and damages evaluation in complex injury cases.

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