Recent Alabama News
October 2023 Newsletter
Liability reform elevated to presidential debate state Earlier this month, one presidential candidate offered up a tried and true way to improve access to patient care while lowering costs for Americans — through medical liability reform. A Wall Street Journal...
Insurers Pause to Take Pulse of Medical AI
Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies may help reduce medical errors and improve patient outcomes, but their use in health care raises liability concerns and questions around medical malpractice risks. Insurers are not yet restricting...
August 2021 Newsletter
Protect front line medical professionals from liability threats Many of the health care heroes and facilities that navigated the uncertainties of COVID-19 since early 2020 now face the possibility of being targeted by personal injury attorneys unless legislation is...
Current Medical Liability Laws
| Damage Caps | None on pain and suffering. |
| Joint Liability Reform | No. Each defendant is jointly and severally liable. |
| Collateral Source Reform | Collateral sources evidence admissible. Plaintiffs allowed to introduce evidence as to cost of obtaining collateral source as damages and collect these damages from defendants. |
| Attorney Fees Limited | No |
| Periodic Payments Permitted | Yes for awards of future damages in excess of $150,000. |