by PPN | Dec 26, 2017 | National, News
In late June, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would impose a number of restrictions on malpractice litigation, including a $250,000 cap on noneconomic damage awards. Click here to read our original report on the vote. In this follow-up, we check on...
by PPN | Dec 22, 2017 | Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, National, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newsletter, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Year-end report sheds light on “Judicial Hellholes” The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) end-of-year “Judicial Hellholes” report offers a public glimpse at the most unfriendly jurisdictions for those defending themselves against civil litigation, including...
by PPN | Dec 15, 2017 | California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, National, News, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Uncategorized
One thing physicians from Florida to Hawaii had in common in 2017 was that the Litigation Center of the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies had their backs. The Litigation Center was involved in legal battles that helped prevent an insurance...
by PPN | Dec 5, 2017 | Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, National, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, News, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 5, 2017 – The American Tort Reform Foundation issued its 2017-2018 Judicial Hellholes® report today, naming courts in Florida, California, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois and Louisiana among the nation’s “most unfair”...