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What happens when robots, AI, and big data enter the hospital? Glenn Cohen (a professor and deputy dean at Harvard Law School) is unpacking that question in this exploration of biotechnology, ethics, medical law, and health care policy. Each week, he’ll interrogate a single technology – such as digital pills, AI-powered decision support algorithms, or digital health apps – through the lens of ethical concerns like informed consent, liability, and privacy.
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Your resource for answers to your most pressing legal questions. Attorney Bill Powers sits down with some of today’s leading legal minds to discuss everything from legal issues and legislation to practice tips and policy. Law Talk is a legal podcast presented by North Carolina Attorney Bill Powers. For more information about Bill Powers: https://www.carolinaattorneys.com/bill-powers.html Divorce in Charlotte: Charlotte-Divorce-Lawyer.com DWI and Criminal Defense: CarolinaAttorneys.com
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Professor Glenn Cohen, Faculty Director of the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School interviews Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 19th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Senior Academic Fellow at the Petrie-Flom Center. They discuss Dr. Walensky’s career as an infectious disease clinician focused on HIV/AIDS, her experience lead…
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Should Social Robots be Used to Provide Emotional Support? PARO is a cuddly baby seal used as an emotional companion robot in elder care. Emotional companion robots provide some of the benefits of therapy animals, without the attendant challenges of a live animal. But while emotional companion robots can provide comfort to older adults, they might …
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How Should We Regulate Digital Health Technology? The current digital health marketplace has been described as a wild west. Every day, consumer products making strong claims are brought to market without sufficient evidence and often withdrawn only when enforcement actions are brought against them. There are already apps that claim to detect melano…
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How AI Bias Is Affecting Health Care—And What We Can Do About It People are biased, and people build AI, so AI are biased, too. When AI is used in hospitals to treat patients, that bias comes to health care. For example, a 2019 paper in Science found that a commercial risk-prediction tool was less likely to refer equally sick Black people than whit…
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How secure is data collected by digital pills? Ingestible electronic sensors (IESs or “digital pills”) can be taken with or as a part of a drug in order to collect and record patient data, such as medication adherence or physiological metrics. This information can then be shared with relevant parties, including the patient, family members, and heal…
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Who Is Liable When AI Injures a Patient? Medical errors happen; doctors are only human. And when doctors make mistakes, the law pertaining to who is liable is usually clear-cut. But what happens if the mistake was made by an AI, included one embedded in a device or a robot? This episode will explore who is liable. Is it the hospital? The developer …
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Do You Own Your Personal Health Data? Every time you visit the doctor, heaps of personal health data are stored in electronic medical records, a mainstay of the modern health care industry. The rise of big data in healthcare comes with risks, however. Health data is now being sold to external companies and researchers. So, can you own your personal…
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Should We Tell Patients When AI is Being Used in Their Care? Increasingly, AI is being used in hospitals without patients’ knowledge of its use in their care, let alone their consent. For example, AI is being used to predict the likelihood that a cancer patient will die within the next six months. Hospitals and clinicians are deploying this technol…
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Janet Ward Black Occasionally we come across a person in our journey of life who has more than one admirable trait. But it is a rare thing indeed to meet someone, let alone be able to call them a friend, who seems to excel in everything they do and who embodies every superlative we use to describe what constitutes a wonderful human being. Janet War…
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What Does the State Bar Do? The State Bar is the regulatory body for attorneys in your state. It licenses attorneys, provides education and resources to the legal community and public, and promotes justice. But what does that mean? What does the State Bar do? In this episode of Law Talk with Bill Powers, we take a look at what the State Bar is, how…
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Questions you've always wanted to ask a Judge Ever wondered how the court system works and what it's like to be a judge? Today on Law Talk with Bill Powers, the Honorable Matt Osman joins us to discuss the responsibilities associated with serving as a District Court Judge in Charlotte, North Carolina. What goes through their mind when they're makin…
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A driver's license in North Carolina is a privilege, not a right If they took your license for Driving While Impaired (DWI), that's a big deal. You may not realize how valuable that little piece of plastic is until it's taken away. Even with mass transit in Charlotte, getting to work and taking care of your family can be difficult, if not impossibl…
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A View from the District Court Bench in Charlotte The courts are where we peaceably resolve disputes in North Carolina. Whether it involves a divorce in Charlotte, criminal or DWI charges, District Court Judges are responsible for meting out justice in a tremendous number of cases. Today on Law Talk with Bill Powers, the Honorable Matt Osman joins …
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I want to be a lawyer. . . More than one high school and college student aspires to the profession, not fully understanding what it fully means to be an attorney and the commitment it takes to get there. Unless you have an immediate family member who practices law, it may not be entirely obvious why people choose the law as a vocation. Lawyers want…
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The practice of law is a challenging way to make a living. At times it is deeply fulfilling, meaningful, and personally satisfying work. It is a true honor and privilege to help clients in their times of need. Most lawyers go to law school because they care about people. They want to make a difference. It’s a principled decision, one predicated on …
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Embezzlement Charges in North Carolina In this episode of Law Talk with Bill Powers, we take a look at the case of State v Steele (as written by the Hon. Valerie Zachary) and discuss: What is Embezzlement in North Carolina? What is Larceny by Employee? Embezzlement vs False Pretense Entrustment of Funds, Accounts, and Fiduciary Duties Standards of …
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Blow and Go In is episode of Law Talk, guest host Rob Ingalls and DWI defense lawyer Bill Powers discuss the recent changes to the Ignition Interlock Device laws in North Carolina. Both in the podcast and in the links below, information is available regarding: When is a "Blow and Go" required? Does the 45-Day Hold Still Apply? What is an Ignition I…
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Legal Issues Discussed: Findings of Fact - Standards of Review On Appeal Child Support - Ordinary Child Support, Extraordinary Child Support Court Ordered Life Insurance - Alimony Award of Attorney's Fees - Equitable Distribution Findings of Fact - Family Law Legal Issues NCCOA QUOTES: “It is well established that child support orders entered by a …
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Top 5 Tips for Custody Charlotte Family Law Attorney Caroline Wingate Strauss joins Law Talk for a year end (December 2021) review of family law and custody issues in Charlotte Family Court. Surviving the Holidays can be a challenge. There are a lot of custody exchanges take place during the holiday season that may differ from the ordinary custody …
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In this episode of Law Talk, Tonya Graser Smith joins Bill Powers in a discussion regarding the differences between Criminal and Civil Contempt, possible penalties and sanctions for each, and the real-world application of the NC family laws to disputes. Failure to comply with a Court Order in North Carolina ordinarily has consequences. The nature o…
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Insurance Defense Lawyer John Nunnally joins Law Talk with Bill Powers, discussing: The Practice of an Insurance Defense Lawyer Professionalism Trial Strategies Professional Development DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION OF SARS-CoV-2 AND THE POSSIBLE CORONAVIRUS, GUESTS OF LAW TALK WITH BILL POWERS ARE PRESENTLY RECORDED REMOTE…
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The Honorable Lucy Noble Inman of the North Carolina Court of Appeals joins Law Talk with Bill Powers, discussing: Standards of Review Findings of Fact Trial Techniques Preserving the Record on Appeal DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GUEST INTERVIEWS ON LAW TALK WITH BILL POWERS ARE DONE REMOTELY AND NOT "IN STUDIO." As such, depending on the internet…
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Charlotte Lawyer and Master Coach Chris Connelly joins Law Talk with Bill Powers to discuss reviewing your law practice, life, and profession during the Coronavirus Outbreak. Now may be the time to take a step back and consider your practice. Is your career fulfilling? Bill Powers Topics for discussion include: Steps to taking a Professional Sabbat…
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The law surrounding domestic violence in North Carolina is deceptively complex. In this episode, North Carolina Attorney Bill Powers answers the questions that matter to you when you when you or a loved one is involved in a domestic violence matter, including: What constitutes domestic violence? What is the difference between 50B and 50C restrainin…
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This episode is the first in a series of conversations directed towards lawyers, legal professionals, and law students. In this series, North Carolina Attorney Bill Powers digs into personal issues, patterns, personalities, unspoken truths, realities, and the lifestyle of being a lawyer. In this episode, Bill Powers sits down with Mecklenburg Count…
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Have you or someone you care about been charged with murder, manslaughter, or another homicide-related offense? If so, you're in the right place. North Carolina Attorney Bill Powers has been representing clients charged with murder and other homicide-related offenses his entire career. In this episode, Attorney Powers answers the questions that mat…
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