by PPN | Sep 7, 2013 | New Mexico, News
Ruling says it’s the intent of Legislature Professional corporations formed by doctors are included under a $600,000 cap limiting the amount that can be awarded in medical malpractice cases, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled this week. The ruling, which expands the...
by PPN | Aug 14, 2013 | News, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin issued an executive order Monday, calling for a special session of the state legislature to begin Sept. 3. The executive order calls on lawmakers to re-institute components of House Bill 1603, a lawsuit reform package signed into law in 2009....
by PPN | Aug 10, 2013 | News, Oklahoma
This summer, the Oklahoma Supreme Court threw out the bipartisan lawsuit reform measure that had been passed in 2009. Gov. Mary Fallin signaled her willingness to call a special session to address this ruling, but some in the Legislature reportedly have cold feet...
by PPN | Aug 7, 2013 | New York, News
Only 35% of physicians would recommend to their children or other family members that they become physicians and only 22% of physicians would recommend to medical students that they practice in New York State, according to a survey conducted by the Medical Society of...
by PPN | Jul 30, 2013 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 8, Issue 7 July 2013 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Landmark Reform Law Again Under the Microscope Lawyers Quick to Pull the Trigger on Challenges to Liability Laws Survey of Physicians Fully Examines Medical Liability...
