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Opinion - Lynn Sweet: Overhauling health care Chicago Sun-Times, IL - May 31, 2007 ...In: Cost containment. Wellness and prevention; cost-saving electronic medical records; affordable insurance premiums; limits to medical malpractice payments... Medical malpractice news
Opinion - Vic Sprouse: A show that every state lawmaker needs to see West Virginia Record, Charleston, WV - May 30, 2007 ...Hmmm ... I guess all those docs were lying when they said a few years ago that doctors choose states based on malpractice reforms... Medical malpractice news
Novant forms malpractice insurance company Charlotte Business Journal, NC - May 29, 2007 ...High malpractice insurance is a chronic complaint among doctors, and some physicians pay tens of thousands of dollars annually in premiums... Editorial: Reject Doyle's raid on medical fund Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI - May 29, 2007 ...Health care providers pay their assessments to the malpractice fund under the expectation that the money will be used for malpractice payments... Fewer options for those who seek natural births San Francisco Chronicle, CA - May 29, 2007 ...And malpractice is a genuine concern. In a hospital birth, doctors, not midwives, generally are the ones responsible if something goes wrong... Saving preemies' sight The Paramus Post, NJ - May 28, 2007 ...Many ophthalmologists shy away from examining newborns because of malpractice fears. To make up for a shortage of doctors in some areas, "telemedicine" is used... Medical malpractice news
Study: Doctors are slow to admit mistakes The Albuquerque Tribune, NM - May 28, 2007 ...And they also showed that doctors who had been sued for malpractice were not any less inclined to disclose errors... Legislative session ends after testy encounters The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK - May 27, 2007 ...The big obstacle was over financial limits on money someone can receive in a lawsuit in such issues as medical malpractice and faulty products for noneconomic damages... Editorial: Good grief The St. Clair Record, IL - May 26, 2007 ...Doctors are also concerned, as they see the measure as an end run around 2005 medical malpractice lawsuit reform. It capped non-economic damages, but not necessarily those of the "mental suffering" genre... Taking a scapel to med-mal premiums Hartford Business, CT (Associated Press) - May 26, 2007 ...Doctors say they don’t expect much change even if regulators approve the request from the company, one of just four that provides medical malpractice insurance in Connecticut... Medical malpractice news
Bill seeks ideas on medical malpractice United Press International - May 25, 2007 ...States would be able to use federal money to experiment with new ways to avoid medical tort suits under a bill unveiled in the U.S. Senate Thursday... Medical malpractice bill introduced in Senate National Underwriter, NJ - May 25, 2007 ...The legislation would fund 10 pilot projects for states proposing new methods of resolving medical malpractice claims and reducing medical errors... 'Health court' legislation introduced in Congress Business Insurance, Chicago, IL - May 25, 2007 ...Health courts would present alternatives to the litigation-based system of dealing with medical malpractice claims... American Physician Service Group to sell 2.3M shares Austin Business Journal, TX - May 25, 2007 ...The medical professional liability insurance provider American Physicians Service Group Inc. wants to raise at least $10 million by offering 2.3 million shares to the public soon... Presbyterian's parent forms malpractice insurer The Charlotte Observer, NC - May 25, 2007 ...New Star will help provide insurance discounts for Novant's physicians. The hospital system said it decided to form the company in response to doctors' complaints about their insurance bills... Clinton Plan would trim health spending by $120 billion a year New York Times, NY - May 25, 2007 ...She called for an approach that would encourage health systems to give liability protection to doctors who disclose medical errors to patients... U.S. Chamber lets the air out of Miss. tort reformers' balloon The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS - May 25, 2007 ...The chamber blanketed the state with full-page newspaper ads telling businesses and industries to stay away from Mississippi until it reformed its "flawed" civil justice system... Medical malpractice news
Chestnut Hill Hospital to keep delivering babies Philadelphia Business Journal, PA - May 24, 2007 ...During the past decade, 13 Philadelphia hospitals have closed their maternity wards because of inadequate reimbursement rates from payers and high malpractice insurance costs... Editorial: Leave this fund alone Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - May 24, 2007 Gov. Jim Doyle wants to take $175 million out of a fund established for patients and families injured by medical malpractice to help pay for state health programs and other initiatives. The governor should look someplace else for that money... Hospitals not obligated to required that doctors have insurance The Florida Times-Union, FL (Associated Press) - May 24, 2007 ...Hospitals cannot be held liable in medical malpractice cases for failing to ensure doctors with staff privileges meet state financial responsibility requirements through insurance or other means, the Florida Supreme Court said Thursday... Fla. Court: Insurers can't ignore doctors' best interests in settlements Law.com, NY - May 24, 2007 Reversing a lower court decision, a panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled companies that insure Florida physicians against medical malpractice lawsuits must settle cases in the best interest of the doctors -- not their own... Insurers inflated med mal crisis: Report Business Insurance, Chicago, IL - May 24, 2007 ...A former insurance commissioner has accused the nation’s 15 leading medical malpractice insurers of unnecessarily driving up health care costs by falsely claiming that a medical malpractice crisis exists and "price gouging" physicians... Hillary Clinton outlines health care plan MarketWatch - May 24, 2007 ...The plan also calls for some medical malpractice reforms, including a program that would provide liability protections for physicians who disclose medical errors to patients and offer to enter into negotiations for fair compensation... Author of malpractice compromise says he's glad bill didn't pass WMC-TV, Memphis, TN (Associated Press) - May 24, 2007 ...Briley, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said supporters of the bill exaggerated the need for limits on malpractice lawsuits... Governor rejects another lawsuit reform measure The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK - May 24, 2007 ...The tort reform bill, also known as lawsuit reform, would have changed the way courts handle Oklahomans' lawsuits ranging from personal injury to medical malpractice... Medical board may get funding Express-News, San Antonio, TX - May 24, 2007 ...The influx of physicians to Texas is because of lower medical malpractice liability insurance rates stemming from caps on noneconomic damages in lawsuits against health providers, say proponents of the 2003 referendum... Medical malpractice news
Healthcare expenses are a key site location factor IndustryWeek, OH - May 23, 2007 ...Malpractice litigation costs have a big impact, says Maria Ghazal, director of public policy at the Business Roundtable (Washington, D.C.)... Philadelphia's maternity ward crunch CBS News, NY - May 22, 2007 ...Obstetricians in the Philadelphia area pay among the steepest rates for malpractice insurance in the country — about $160,000 a year... Medical malpractice news
N.C.'s House OK's malpractice bill The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, NC (Associated Press) - May 22, 2007 ...The N.C. Medical Society and the N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers support a bill, approved in the House by a wide margin Monday night, that caps monetary damages in negligence cases at $1 million, but only for those who agree to go to binding arbitration... AMA president takes aim at attorneys over health care The Daily Record, Jacksonville, FL - May 22, 2007 ...“One of the biggest travesties in this country is malpractice liability. It drives people out of practice. It’s why communities across the nation don’t have neurosurgeons, don’t have obstetricians and don’t have trauma centers.”... Is the new family doctor a nurse? Bucks County Courier Times, Levittown, PA - May 22, 2007 ...They cite statistics such as lower malpractice rates, lower care-related costs, and higher rates of patient compliance with treatment recommendations ... Doctor liability bill now in House as well as Senate The Decatur Daily, AL - May 22, 2007 One way or another, a local state senator hopes the Legislature will pass a bill giving state liability insurance to free clinic doctors... Editorial: Self-insurance plan for southern Del. doctors would be beneficial The News Journal, Wilmington, DE - May 22, 2007 ...If run well, a risk retention group would be able to spend 75 to 85 cents on the dollar toward risk, compared to 45 to 55 cents spent in the commercial market... Dealing with medical malpractice in court Register Citizen, Torrington, CT - May 22, 2007 ...About 80,000 people die in the United States each year due partly to medical malpractice, according to an study ... Medical groups rally to defense of fund Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - May 21, 2007 ...Doyle has proposed pulling $175 million from the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund - along with taxes on hospital revenue and tobacco - to help pay for state health care programs and other initiatives... Medical malpractice news
Doctors, lawyers support N.C. medical malpractice bill The Fayetteville Observer, NC (Associated Press) - May 21, 2007 ...Both the North Carolina Medical Society and the N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers support a bill, approved in the House by a wide margin Monday night, that caps monetary damages in negligence cases at $1 million, but only for those who agree to go to binding arbitration... News from the Pennsylvania General Assembly Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA (Associated Press) - May 21, 2007 ..."If you're serious about dealing with malpractice, and if you're serious about trying to stop errors from occurring in the medical field, we ought not to have people working in their 16th or 18th hour, day after day," said Surra, D-Elk... Other states' sealed-records flap prompts Maine to review cases Bangor Daily News, ME - May 21, 2007 ...In Washington state, court officials were surprised by a newspaper review of court records that found hundreds of cases sealed in one county, from personal injury and wrongful death cases to malpractice and divorces... Juries may be able to put dollar amount on grief Chicago Sun-Times, IL - May 21, 2007 ...Republicans criticized the bill as a way for trial lawyers to ratchet up compensation packages within medical malpractice caps created two years ago... Midwives seek own deliverance The Daily Times, Salisbury, MD - May 21, 2007 ...Typically, lay midwives have informal agreements with patients and don't carry malpractice insurance... Legislators scramble as deadline draws near The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, SC - May 21, 2007 ...One bill would make arbitration available for medical malpractice claims of $1 million or less... N.C. Insurance Department disagrees with trial lawyers on rates Insurance Journal, CA (Associated Press) - May 21, 2007 ...The North Carolina Insurance Department said it won't further investigate the state's largest medical malpractice insurer, saying it disagrees with a trial lawyers' association report ... Physician shortage already here -- and growing Boca Raton News, FL - May 21, 2007 ..."Too many good doctors view this as a hostile market," agreed Dr. Arrascue. He cited "high malpractice premiums, no protection from lawsuits, and low reimbursements for services"... Report puts price on medical malpractice New Haven Register, CT - May 20, 2007 ...Thanks to a law passed by the legislature in 2005, lawmakers now have some concrete numbers if it wishes to ever revisit that year’s bruising debate on medical malpractice insurance... Medical malpractice news
Medical lawsuits soaring locally Lancaster New Era, PA - May 18, 2007 ...Medical malpractice lawsuits filed here are increasing faster than in any other Pennsylvania county... Medical malpractice case filings down Philadelphia Business Journal, PA - May 18, 2007 ...The number of medical malpractice verdicts declined and the percentage of verdicts in favor of health-care providers increased in Philadelphia last year... York lawmaker praises Rendell's health-care plan York Dispatch, York, PA - May 18, 2007 ...The issue is complex, involving a variety of items, such as medical malpractice insurance, pharmaceuticals and overhead... Opinion - Mike Bonetto: In search of a sustainable health care system for Oregon Stateman Journal, Salem, OR - May 18, 2007 ...Special interest groups representing patients for insurance coverage mandates, doctors for malpractice reform and advocates for pharmaceutical price controls are all masterminding isolated strategies... Ariz. bill to raise burden of proof on ER suits fails in House Insurance Journal, CA (Associated Press) - May 18, 2007 The Arizona House has narrowly rejected a medical malpractice bill that would have made it harder to successfully sue emergency medical providers for alleged malpractice... Lawmakers clear way for grief and sorrow lawsuits Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL - May 18, 2007 ...The Illinois State Medical Society opposed the plan, claiming it would increase medical malpractice insurance premiums... Illinois lawmakers back damage awards for grief St. Louis Post-Dispatch, IL - May 18, 2007 ...That language, the result of a lobbying effort by Illinois trial lawyers, reopens a fractious debate over what doctors and hospitals should have to pay when their patients are maimed or killed... Clinical criteria may be better than tests United Press International - May 18, 2007 ...The fear of medical malpractice has led to a culture of doing tests rather than using the data available through clinical evaluation... Medical malpractice news
Medical Mutual trumps lawyers The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC - May 17, 2007 ...The state Department of Insurance said it found no evidence that the state's largest medical-practice insurer is charging excessive rates that violate state law... MedPro seeks 24% med mal rate cut in Conn. Insurance Journal, CA - May 17, 2007 ...based on information gathered by the department so far, Sullivan said it appears that MedPro has the financial and actuarial analysis to support their request... Insurance company wants to cut malpractice rates by 24% The Advocate, Stamford, CT (Associated Press) - May 16, 2007 An Indiana insurance company that raised medical malpractice rates 90 percent three years ago is now asking Connecticut regulators for permission to cut them by 24 percent... Medical malpractice news
Rendell's health plan draws fire from panel Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - May 15, 2007 ...In particular, the plan doesn't do enough to reduce the costs of medical malpractice lawsuits, Barr said... Fla. Supreme Court: Hospital privileges must be revealed in med-mal cases Law.com, CA - May 15, 2007 ...In a victory for medical malpractice plaintiffs, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that in response to discovery requests in malpractice cases, hospitals must turn over lists of hospital privileges granted to physicians by the facilities' credentials committees... Supreme Court blocks part of 'tort reform' law Daily Report, GA - May 15, 2007 ...On Monday, the justices invalidated a state law that required medical malpractice plaintiffs to release their medical information as a condition of filing suit... Midwives seek own deliverance The Daily Times, Salisbury, MD - May 15, 2007 ...With medical malpractice insurance rates rising, obstetricians would welcome more help, but not at the expense of patient care, said Nitin Rao, director of health policy research for the Medical Society of Delaware... Opinion - William Pickering: Harness trial lawyers to lower health costs The Coloradoan, Fort Collins, CO - May 15, 2007 ...Thousands of doctors have left their practices because of the cost of malpractice insurance premiums reaching $100,000 per year.... Opinion - Richard Feldman: Indiana shapes up its policies The Indianapolis Star, IN - May 15, 2007 ...In 1975, Indiana was the first state to enact medical malpractice legislation that served as the national model for other states... Wyoming medical review panels aren't lowering insurance Insurance Journal, CA (Associated Press) - May 15, 2007 Critics of panels that review medical malpractice cases in Wyoming say the oversight has not lowered the cost of medical malpractice insurance... Costs of lobby efforts revealed News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN - May 15, 2007 ...The TMA's top priority during the session has been revising medical malpractice laws. The doctors' lobby has been staunchly opposed by the Tennessee Trial Lawyers' lobby, which had not filed a report on Monday... Medical malpractice news
Ohio lawmakers seek ways to halt physician exodus Toledo Blade, OH - May 14, 2007 ...Such a study commission is likely to revive debate in Toledo and potentially in Columbus on the hot-potato subject of medical malpractice insurance rates ... Doctor: Promise no lawsuit Corvallis Gazette-Times, Corvallis, OR - May 14, 2007 ...Schulze sees it as the only way to control the rising malpractice premiums that have put some of her brethren out of business... Critics say panels not working Billings Gazette, MT (Associated Press) - May 14, 2007 Critics of panels that review medical malpractice cases in Wyoming say the oversight has not lowered the cost of medical malpractice insurance... Opinion - Rep. Charlie Joyner: Lawsuit reform vital for Oklahoma The Sun, Midwest City, OK - May 14, 2007 ...Right now, malpractice insurance to protect doctors when they're accused of mistakes during treatment is so costly in this state that many physicians are heading elsewhere. Without real lawsuit reform, this trend will only continue... Editorial: A retreat on insurance Palm Beach Post, FL - May 13, 2007 ...But doctors get a break. Medical malpractice policies are exempt until 2010.... Editorial: Please pass 'pants on fire' legislation Palm Beach Post, FL - May 13, 2007 ...When the director of the Florida Medical Association was asked to back up her claim about "frivolous" lawsuits, she couldn't. With just one oath, the Senate made the problem go away... Report: OB services in region near crisis point Bucks County Courier Times, Levittown, PA - May 12, 2007 ...Since 2003 alone, almost 70 percent of the specialty doctors in the Philadelphia tri-state area have limited their practices or increased the use of so-called "defensive medicine," such as performing more Caesarean sections, because of the lack of affordable or available malpractice insurance... English becomes official language for Kansas The Traveler, Arksansas City, KS (Associated Press) - May 12, 2007 ...Also signed by the governor was a bill to clarify that individuals can't sue physicians and other health care providers for medical malpractice under the consumer protection act. Such lawsuits are handled under other sections of the law... Fla. below national average in amount of paid medical malpractice claims Naples Daily News, FL - May 11, 2007 ...A state-by-state examination of medical malpractice claims paid in 2006 shows that Florida’s average payout was lower than the national average, resurrecting the debate about the merits and pitfalls of tort reform that is expected to change the malpractice climate in the state... Medical malpractice news
Malpractice law may be approved Mail Tribune, Medford, OR - May 11, 2007 ...Legislation that preserves state medical malpractice subsidies for Ashland physicians whose practice includes obstetrics is expected to win quick House approval, the chief sponsor predicted Wednesday... Leaders told health-care costs soaring The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - May 11, 2007 ..."Last year, it cost me $6 million to keep specialists in this area," he said, attributing the lack of physician interest to high malpractice premiums and other issues.... People 'simply die for lack of health care' The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY - May 11, 2007 ...Dr. Greg Cooper, a former association president, attributed the decline in part to the state's high malpractice-insurance rates. Others dispute that explanation, and the group has been unsuccessful so far in lobbying the General Assembly to cap punitive damages in malpractice lawsuits... Doctor to lawmakers: Go to Texas The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK (Associated Press) - May 11, 2007 ...An Oklahoma surgeon said Thursday he will not treat legislators who voted against a bill to curb malpractice insurance rates. He suggested they go to Texas for surgery... Medical malpractice reform may have 'gone down in flames' The City Paper, Nashville, TN - May 11, 2007 A compromise that Democratic Rep. Rob Briley and a pair of Republican lawmakers forged concerning medical malpractice reform may have "gone down in flames" this week... Medical malpractice legislation stall in House Insurance Journal, CA (Associated Press) - May 11, 2007 A bipartisan effort by Tennessee lawmakers to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits fell apart Wednesday and has likely stalled for this year... N.C. trial lawyers accuse malpractice insurer of illegal rates Insurance Journal, CA (Associated Press) - May 11, 2007 ...Medical Mutual defended its practices and questioned the academy's motives... Trial lawyers hail death of malpractice measure Arizona Capitol Times, Phoenix, AZ - May 11, 2007 Legislation to raise the bar of proof of medical malpractice by emergency room physicians died after being resuscitated in the House, failing two votes in the same week... Interview: Physician, insure thyself! Las Vegas Business Press, NV - May 11, 2007 Premier Physicians Insurance Co. was created in 2006 as a self-help defense to the medical malpractice crisis... Medical malpractice news
Editorial: The Sooner back flip The Wall Street Journal, NY - May 10, 2007 ...It suffers badly in comparison to neighboring Texas, which has used its sweeping 2003 tort reform to lure business across the border. Malpractice premiums are high, and rural areas in Oklahoma report shortages of such specialty doctors as obstetricians... Medical malpractice news
N.C. lawyers: Insurer fleeces docs Charlotte Observer, NC - May 9, 2007 ...For more than five years, the trial lawyers have engaged in a campaign to convince the public -- and doctors, too -- that the insurance companies, not malpractice lawsuits, are behind the rising cost of malpractice insurance.. Opinion - Steve Malanga: Pet plaintiffs Wall Street Journal, NY - May 9, 2007 ...Pain and suffering awards would also boost malpractice suits against vets, making care more expensive and less accessible, just as big lawsuit awards have done to our own health care. American doctors, burdened by nearly $30 billion a year in malpractice insurance premiums, practice "defensive" medicine that involves ordering more tests, referrals and procedures than they might otherwise. Individual vets, by contrast, spend no more than a few thousand dollars a year on malpractice insurance... Oregon's top doc calls for health care reform News-Register, McMinnville, OR - May 9, 2007 ...Huge malpractice judgments sometimes awarded by Oregon juries add to the problem, Martin said... Medical malpractice news
House says no to bill limiting ER lawsuits East Valley Tribune, Phoenix, AZ - May 8, 2007 ...Proponents promised to resurrect it later this week. The measure, SB1032, would make it more difficult for those injured in hospital emergency rooms to sue for damages... House kills proposal to raise barriers to suits claiming medical malpractice The Arizona Republic, AZ - May 8, 2007 ...The legislation would have required "clear and convincing" evidence that a doctor or other medical personnel performed work poorly. The current standard is the "preponderance of evidence," an easier legal threshold... That malpractice 'epidemic'? Washington Post, DC - May 8, 2007 ...in his 42-page analysis, he reports that studies examining closed claims in three states, as well as those involving major insurance companies, found that the current jury system favors defendant doctors... Insurance law strives to please all sides Miami Herald, FL - May 8, 2007 ...The massive insurance bill passed during the special legislative session in January broadened Citizens' assessment pool to include all property/casualty policies, except medical malpractice and workers comp... Blue Cross proposes payer-funded group to evaluate medical treatments The Chattanoogan, TN - May 8, 2007 ...Another important element of the proposal calls for physicians who rely on practice guidelines established through the institute's research to be given safe harbor for non-economic and punitive damages when faced with claims of medical malpractice... Medical malpractice news
Child care law called climax of session Star Bulletin, Honlulu, HI - May 7, 2007 ...While tort reform did not pass, "a baby step" was taken, Meiers said, noting an "apology bill" passed allowing doctors to express regrets without admitting malpractice guilt... State 'closed' for business in U.S. Chamber ads The Charleston Gazette, WV (Associated Press) - May 7, 2007 In its ongoing, multimillion-dollar lobbying and advertising campaign decrying "frivolous" lawsuits and "jackpot" jury awards, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has anointed West Virginia the poster child of all that ails the nation’s civil justice system... Demise of maternity wards is inducing...The Baby Scramble Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - May 6, 2007 ...The culprits are high expenses for malpractice insurance and relatively low reimbursements from health insurers, the experts said... Opinion - Gene J. Koprowski: Health courts a popular, but politically suspect, proposal Heartland Institute, Chicago, IL - May 4, 2007 The idea seems appealing at first glance for those interested in tort reform: Create a special "health court" to hear complicated medical malpractice cases. Take the tough cases away from potentially rogue juries in general civil courts, and hand them over to the medical experts... Medical malpractice news
Chiropractor malpractice settlements to be public Hartford Business, CT - May 4, 2007 ...The state House of Representatives unanimously approved SB-249 which would -- for the first time in Connecticut -- make chiropractor malpractice records public information... W.Va. a 'test ground' of U.S. chamber's anti-lawsuit efforts The Daily Press, Newport News, VA (Associated Press) - May 4, 2007 ...the group has honed tactics against its chief foes--the trial lawyers who file lawsuits on behalf of plaintiffs--with a string of legislative victories in the state since 2002. The chamber has helped cap medical malpractice damage awards and bar non-policyholders from filing "bad faith" claims against insurers... Lawmakers eye rail-liability insurance accord The Telegraph, Nashua, NH - May 4, 2007 ...Any strict limit on damage awards would be unconstitutional, Demers said. The assertion is based on a state Supreme Court decision in 1997, which rejected a cap of $250,000 on non-economic damages in cases of medical malpractice... Opinion - Lawrence J. McQuillan and Hovannes Abramyan: Medical liability still causes problems for Michigan and America The Detroit News, MI - May 4, 2007 ...The basic facts about America's medical liability crisis are well known -- doctors are being forced to relocate or retire, hospitals and clinics are closing, medical services are being slashed, and patients are being deprived of vital care... Medical malpractice news
Bill for free clinic insurance advances in Alabama Senate The Decatur Daily, AL - May 3, 2007 ...The bill would provide retired physicians with state medical liability coverage through the Alabama Department of Public Health and the state's risk management pool... A collection of briefs from the state Capitol The Advocate, Stamford, CT (Associated Press) - May 2, 2007 ...State lawmakers moved closer Wednesday to making the medical malpractice records of any medical professional in Connecticut, including chiropractors, open to the public... Medical malpractice news
Ohio high court hears challenge to injury award caps Toledo Blade, OH - May 2, 2007 ...The case marks the first time that the justices have directly taken up caps on damages since its divisive 4-3 ruling in 1999 that they were unconstitutional... Missouri dismisses dyslexic executioner Columbia Missourian, Columbia, MO - May 2, 2007 ...He came under criticism after disclosing in testimony last year that he occasionally altered the amount of anesthetic given to inmates, and following media reports that he’d been sued for malpractice more than 20 times... Medical malpractice news
Bill saves doctors' subsidy Mail Tribune, Medford, OR - May 1, 2007 ...A Senate committee voted unanimously Monday to preserve a state malpractice insurance subsidy for Ashland physicians and nurse practitioners who deliver babies... Bill would expand suit damages for grief and mental anguish Belleville News Democrat, IL - May 1, 2007 ...A bill setting up this new category of damage awards, in addition to the category already in place for "pain and suffering," cleared the Illinois House on Friday, and now awaits a vote in the Senate... Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of pain-and-suffering caps Coshocton Tribune, OH (Associated Press) - May 1, 2007 ...The challenge to a 2005 law limiting pain-and-suffering awards is the first to reach the court. It's being closed watched across the country by companies who support the concept of caps and attorneys representing injured people... Delaware midwives call for licensing legislation Cape Gazette, Lewes, DE - May 1, 2007 ...The new bill also states other healthcare professionals are not liable for malpractice related to midwife care... Damage limits too low? Portland Press Herald, ME - May 1, 2007 ...The Legislature's Judiciary Committee holds a work session today to discuss increasing the limit from $400,000 to $600,000, and by inflation in future years. Medical and municipal groups have lined up against it, saying higher awards will lead to higher insurance rates for consumers... |
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