by PPN | Sep 29, 2020 | National
SOURCE: Law 360 This week, the U.S. crossed the grim threshold of having lost over 1,000 health care workers to COVID-19.[1] We owe them and those who serve in their place a massive debt of gratitude, awe and respect. Health care providers, from certified nursing...
by PPN | Sep 29, 2020 | National, Newsletter, Oregon
Oregon court errs in liability ruling The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled against the state’s limits on non-economic damages for personal injury cases, with the state’s wrongful death cap remaining, putting an attractive place to practice medicine in limbo. Initially...
by PPN | Sep 29, 2020 | Oregon
SOURCE: AMA For three decades, Oregon had a $500,000 limit on noneconomic damages awarded in medical and other liability cases. It helped keep medical liability insurance rates from rising to unaffordable levels and made Oregon a more attractive place to practice...