February 2014 Newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 9, Issue 2 February 2014 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Kentucky Takes Quick Steps to Curb Medical Lawsuit Abuse Wisconsin Acts to Protect Provider Apologies Efforts to Raise Reasonable Liability Limits Looms Large in...

Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Creating Medical Malpractice Panels

A panel of medical experts would review proposed medical malpractice claims against health care providers before they could be pursued in court under a bill the Kentucky Senate passed this week. The party-line vote in the Republican-led Senate followed a contentious...

Medical Malpractice Review Panel Bill Passes Kentucky Senate

FRANKFORT, KY. — A bill to set up review panels in medical malpractice cases passed the Senate on Wednesday after more than an hour of debate on a 23-13 party-line vote. That vote came hours after sponsor Chairwoman Julie Denton’s Health and Welfare Committee voted...

‘I’m Sorry’ Bill Gets Assembly Approval (UPDATE)

The state Assembly approved on a voice vote Tuesday on a bill that would let doctors and other medical providers apologize or express fault for botched medical procedures without having to worry their words would be used against them in court. Similar “I’m sorry”...