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Law and Ethics
  • The three Cs of avoiding complaints


    Keep these three things in mind to help stay complaint-free.

    State board complaints: Protect yourself


    More clients are complaining about their veterinary care because they expect more of you.

    I've been sued. Now what?


    Your Medical Career and financial stability flash before your eyes. A gut-wrenching feeling takes hold. This is it; you've been hit with a malpractice lawsuit.

    Salary vs. hourly pay


    The fact that a member of your team holds a degree or has "supervisor" in his or her title doesn't guarantee that you can pay a straight salary—or that the employee is exempt from overtime pay.

    Judge Oks $24 million settlement of pet-food litigation


    Camden, N.J. — A federal judge approved a $24 million settlement hammered out a week earlier, aimed at compensating owners of thousands of pets that were sickened or killed by tainted pet foods last year.

    Pennsylvania DVM could face death penalty


    Wilmington, Del. — A veterinarian, beaten and bruised by churchgoers who subdued him after police say he fired three rounds of ammunition into a crowd of more than 80 at a church fund-raiser May 25, could face the death penalty for allegedly shooting and killing a Delaware church leader.

    More humane executions? Some look to veterinary model


    Berkeley, Calif. — While debate continues over whether lethal injection in people is cruel and unusual punishment, some are looking to the veterinary community and its method of euthanasia — typically a large dose of pentobarbital.

    Third-party payment system makes economic, legal sense


    The demands upon us continue to increase with each advance in technological sophistication.

    Leftovers and lab samples



    A veterinary break room is no place for urine samples and chemicals.

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