Baker & Hostetler LLP

Baker Hostetler is one of the nation's top 100 law firms with 620 attorneys serving clients around the country and throughout the world. Established in 1916 by Newton D. Baker, U.S. Secretary of War during World War I, and former Mayor of Cleveland, the firm now has offices in ten U.S. cities across four time zones. Baker Hostetler is a multidisciplinary firm with 11 practice groups and 55 areas of practice strength.

Baker Hostetler is known as "Counsel to Market Leaders." Our clients include businesses and individuals that are leaders globally, nationally, regionally and locally. Many are in the top of their market segments, and many are household names. Others are leaders of the future - companies with the aspiration and will to drive tomorrow's high-growth industries.

Reminder to Update Company Policies: Hands-Free Cell Phones and Driving
July 15, 2008
Beginning July 1, 2008, drivers in California will be prohibited from using hand-held cell phones while driving. Hands-free devices, such as a Bluetooth or other earpiece, will be legal to use while driving as long as only one ear is covered.

Court Finds Hospital Liable For Negligently Selecting Air Ambulance Provider
Robert M. Wolin, July 11, 2008
The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently held that a hospital was liable to the victim of an air ambulance crash because it negligently selected the air ambulance provider with which it contracted. Talbott v. Roswell Hospital Corporation. Case No. 27,135 (2008).

No Professional Liability Insurance Coverage for Substandard Quality of Care False Claims Act Liability
Robert M. Wolin, July 11, 2008
The government brought a substandard quality of care False Claims Act case against O'Hara Regional Center for Rehabilitation claiming that the facility was inadequately staffed to meet the statutory and regulatory requirements under its provider agreements.