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...
by PPN | Jul 25, 2013 | California, News
The drive to raise the amount victims can recover in medical malpractice lawsuits may be going to California’s ballot box. A coalition that includes the Consumer Attorneys of California, an organization representing trial lawyers, has been lobbying the...
by PPN | Jul 24, 2013 | California, News
Any Doctor Can Be Sued Why Physicians Are Sued Blindsided by a Lawsuit Does Saying ‘I’m Sorry’ Discourage Lawsuits? Awards to Plaintiffs Are Getting Larger Paying for Settlements to Plaintiffs: Who Pays? Any Doctor Can Be Sued The specter of being...
