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Denise M. Destache

About Denise M. Destache

Denise Destache is a partner of Lamson Dugan & Murray, and has been with the firm since 2004. With a background in both nursing and the law, her primary practice areas include medical malpractice defense and health care law.

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2 May, 2022

The Criminal Prosecution of Medical Errors: Where Transparency Meets Self-Incrimination

2022-05-02T07:07:25-05:00May 2nd, 2022|LDM MedMal Forum|

They say the truth will set you free, but one nurse who told the truth about a medication error she committed in 2017 now faces up to 8 years in jail.  On March 25, 2022, following a 3-day trial, RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), was found guilty of gross neglect and negligent homicide of 75-year-old Charlene Murphey.  Murphey died as the result of Vaught administering a [...]

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10 May, 2013

The Quality Improvement/Peer Review Privilege: It’s Not Automatic

2018-04-24T00:10:53-05:00May 10th, 2013|Health Care Law, Midwest Medical Legal Advisor, Privileges|

The need for Quality Improvement and Peer Review Activities to remain confidential and to be protected from discovery in a lawsuit has long been recognized.   Historically, Nebraska’s quality and peer review statutes have provided very limited privilege protection.  Many hospitals performed quality and peer review activities that staff and administrators believed to be privileged but likely were not.  In 2011, the Nebraska Legislature passed The Health Care Quality Improvement Act [...]

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30 Apr, 2013

Hospital Policies: Will They be a Burden or a Benefit to You in Litigation?

2018-04-24T00:10:53-05:00April 30th, 2013|Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice, Midwest Medical Legal Advisor, Risk Management|

Hospital policies are adopted for the purpose of providing a safe environment and quality care to patients.  They are also adopted as a means of preventing liability.  It is becoming increasingly common, however, for policies to be used against health care facilities and providers when litigation arises.  By applying a literal interpretation to a policy that does not provide any flexibility in its terms, the plaintiff is able to argue [...]

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