HBS Legal Trends: Aberrant Verdicts and the Strategies to Rein Them In, with Michelle Foster Earle, OmniSure, and Sandra Cianflone, Hall, Booth, Smith
Michelle Foster Earle, CEO of OmniSure, and Sandra Cianflone, Partner at Hall, Booth, Smith, discussed aberrant verdicts in the healthcare and medical malpractice spaces. They defined what constitutes an aberrant verdict, why the number of these verdicts is on the rise, plaintiff tactics to be aware of, using life care plans effectively, how to get ahead of claims, and much more.
HBS Legal Trends is sponsored by Hall, Booth, Smith, PC and is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.
OmniSure
OmniSure is the clinical risk services partner to a number of the nation’s leading healthcare professional liability insurance companies, helping carrier reduce loss ratios, helping policyholder avoid malpractice claims, and helping brokers retain satisfied clients.
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Michelle Foster Earle, ARM, CEO, OmniSure
Michelle Foster Earle, ARM, has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare risk management, helping professional liability insurers reduce risk and prevent losses.
She started her career in Social Services, became an Administrator, Healthcare Executive, Regulatory and Best Practices Consultant, and then President / Founder of OmniSure Consulting Group, where, on behalf of their insurers, she assists multiple types of healthcare organizations and medical professionals manage risk, improve patient outcomes, improve performance, and maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards through a nationwide network of clinical risk specialists.
She has received a number of awards, most recently the Elite Women of 2021 Award by Insurance Business America.
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Established in 1989, Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is a full-service law firm with six regional offices strategically located throughout Georgia, as well as offices in Birmingham, AL; Little Rock and Rogers, AR; Denver, CO; Jacksonville, Miami, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach, FL; Missoula, MT; Asheville and Charlotte, NC; Saddle Brook, NJ; New York, NY; Oklahoma City, OK; Charleston, SC; and Memphis and Nashville, TN.
Experienced across a wide range of legal disciplines, HBS prides itself on providing knowledgeable, proactive, client-specific counsel to individuals, domestic and international corporations, state and federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
At HBS they possess the legal knowledge, skill, and experience to meet our clients’ needs wherever they do business. HBS maintains the highest commitment to serve clients ethically and professionally by providing the highest quality legal representation.
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Sandra Mekita Cianflone, Partner, Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Sandra Mekita Cianflone is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Hall Booth Smith. Her practice primarily focuses on medical malpractice on defending hospitals, healthcare institutions, physicians, nurses and institutional employees in medical malpractice actions from inception through trial. Sandra is part of Hall Booth Smith’s National Trial Counsel team and has litigated cases across the country.
Sandra also provides national risk management and crisis management services across the healthcare industry. These services have guided clients through tumultuous regulatory and statutory schemes by providing efficient approaches which assist with public/community relations, litigation preparation, defense alternatives, and effective case management. Sandra is also the Chair of our Coronavirus Taskforce.
Prior to joining HBS, Sandra practiced in New York with Martin Clearwater & Bell, LLP, which was the oldest medical defense and health care firms in the state of New York. Sandra also has experience navigating complex regulatory schemes, having served as Morgan Stanley’s Chief Compliance Officer under the General Counsel where she ensured compliance with proposed and finalized rules promulgated by various financial regulatory agencies related to Dodd Frank Act. Sandra took complex statutes and rules to formulate action plans and oversee the implementation of systems, processes and procedures, to bring the company into compliance.
Sandra received her Juris Doctorate from Pace University School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
