by PPN | Mar 31, 2014 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 9, Issue 3 March 2014 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Medical Liability Reform Saves Lives, Saves Costs Leading in Liability Payouts Leaves Patients Behind HCLA Sets Vision for 2014 in Annual Meeting Medical Liability...
by PPN | Mar 28, 2014 | California, Florida, New York, News, Pennsylvania
Medical malpractice lawsuits paid out more in New York last year than in any other state — and by a huge margin. Awards in malpractice lawsuits paid out roughly $690 million in New York last year, nearly twice that of second-ranked Pennsylvania, which saw $357 million...
by PPN | Feb 27, 2014 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 9, Issue 2 February 2014 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Kentucky Takes Quick Steps to Curb Medical Lawsuit Abuse Wisconsin Acts to Protect Provider Apologies Efforts to Raise Reasonable Liability Limits Looms Large in...
by PPN | Feb 24, 2014 | California, News
SACRAMENTO–Seeking to avert a costly initiative battle, state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) has introduced a bill to serve as a vehicle for a legislative compromise on California’s medical malpractice law. The measure is brief:...
by PPN | Feb 21, 2014 | News
A panel of medical experts would review proposed medical malpractice claims against health care providers before they could be pursued in court under a bill the Kentucky Senate passed this week. The party-line vote in the Republican-led Senate followed a contentious...
