September 2011 Newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 6, Issue 9 september 2011 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Legislative Alert: Urge Deficit Reduction Committee Members to Support Medical Liability Reform MICRA Under the Microscope, 35 Years Later A Healthy Dose of...

October 2010 Newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 5, Issue  10 OCTOBER 2010 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Former OMB Director Says Congress Missed the Mark on Liability Reform Legally Speaking Jackpot Justice Former OMB Director Says Congress Missed the Mark on...

California’s noneconomic damages cap upheld

The Court of Appeal of the State of California, 5th Appellate District, has upheld the state’s $250,000 noneconomic damages cap, reaffirming what physicians nationwide consider the gold standard among tort reforms. In its Sept. 1 opinion, the court said the cap...

Healthy reform needed

Massachusetts may soon adopt some medical malpractice reforms in an effort to rein in health care costs, but will they be anything close to what we need? A new report by the Pioneer Institute suggests that what’s on the table at the moment falls short. A proposal by...