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AI and Medical Litigation with Christina Hesse

USLAW Live··30 July 2026·31 min

About this episode

Christina Hesse of Duke Evett PLLC in Idaho joins USLAW Live! to explore the rapidly evolving intersection of AI and healthcare, drawing on her experience in medical and professional malpractice defense and commercial litigation. Alongside co-hosts Pam Hallford (Carr Allison) and Nick Rauch (Larson • King), the trio previews next week's USLAW Medical Law Forum and examines the growing web of legal issues surrounding AI-generated physician summaries, medical diagnoses, HIPAA, privacy, data storage, standards of care and the professional duty of competence. They also make time for "Fly Guy," classic rock, misunderstood song lyrics and summer camps. Tune in! 2:35 Christina Hesse shares her road to current role at Duke Evett PLLC 5:45 How her extensive medical law practice evolved and her work with healthcare providers. 7:21 Leadership roles 8:15 USLAW NETWORK Medical Law Forum in Asheville, North Carolina 9:10 Program topics in Asheville and growing list of impacts at the intersection of AI and the medical industry 13:15 Litigation and the new AI frontier 14:45 Professional duties of competence 16:35 Use of AI creates more scrutiny in litigation 17:36 AI - questions beget more questions 19:00 Potential for more documentation in discovery 22:15 Christina’s current reading list and listening playlist, plus wrong lyrics, mashups and summer camps. Many thanks to you for listening to USLAW Live. Stay tuned for more great conversations on USLAW Live. Be sure to click follow so you don't miss an episode. To learn more about USLAW NETWORK, visit uslaw.org.