September 2018 Newsletter

Texas hold ‘em: 15 years since reform In the 15 years since comprehensive medical liability reforms were enacted, Texas has held on to physicians – and held off those seeking to return to a time when patient access to care was at risk. Initially enacted in 2003,...

Appeal filed to count Issue 1 votes on Arkansas ballot

SOURCE: Times Record – http://www.swtimes.com/news/20180911/appeal-filed-to-count-issue-1-votes-on-arkansas-ballot A notice of appeal was filed Friday with the Arkansas Supreme Court by Arkansans for Jobs and Justice to have Issue 1 votes counted in the November...

A Record Payout from a Broken Malpractice System

SOURCE: AAOS Now – https://www.aaos.org/AAOSNow/2018/Sep/YourAAOS/youraaos01 In early July, we learned of the largest single payout to a patient for medical malpractice. The case involved spine surgery, so my friends—both those in health care and not—asked me to...