by PPN | Jun 30, 2021 | Missouri, National, New Mexico, Newsletter
At Risk: Missouri’s liability laws Missouri’s legislature and courts have long played a back and forth on the ability to enact reasonable limits on noneconomic damages, with current law in jeopardy of again being struck down as the state’s Supreme Court hears...
by PPN | Jun 30, 2021 | Missouri
SOURCE: AMA Missouri’s highest court will decide whether a 2015 law that limits how much a jury can award for noneconomic damages in a medical liability lawsuit is constitutional. The court’s finding will ultimately affect Missouri patients’ access...
by PPN | May 26, 2021 | Missouri
SOURCE: Insurance Journal A legislative session that began amid a surge in coronavirus cases ended May 14 with Missouri lawmakers passing a legal shield against pandemic-related liability lawsuits as their final action. The House vote, taken barely five minutes before...
by PPN | May 26, 2021 | California, Missouri, National, Newsletter
HCLA endorses Coronavirus Provider Protection Act The HCLA endorsed recently introduced legislation that offers long-overdue protections for health care professionals and facilities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 3021, The Coronavirus Provider Protection...
by PPN | Mar 29, 2021 | Missouri
SOURCE: The Joplin Globe JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A bill that would protect businesses, churches, health care facilities and other entities from liability of COVID-19 exposure is now headed to the House after passing in the Missouri Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 51,...
by PPN | Mar 29, 2021 | Missouri
SOURCE: News-Press NOW Missouri lawmakers return from spring break this week for the final push of the 2021 legislative session. After COVID-19 resulted in a disjointed session in 2020, lawmakers this year have a chance to advance two pieces of legislation that will...
