by PPN | Jan 30, 2013 | New York, News
She was one of the most highly sought radiologists in her hospital, a doctor with the uncanny ability to divine the source of maladies from the shadows of black and white X-ray films. But one afternoon my colleague revealed that she had been named in a lawsuit,...
by PPN | Jan 30, 2013 | Iowa, News
It was a mostly silent Legislature that took in Gov. Terry Branstad’s annual Condition of the State address Tuesday. Applause lines in the roughly 30-minute speech were rare, and lawmakers mostly ignored the cues to clap. That doesn’t necessarily mean legislators were...
by PPN | Dec 21, 2012 | News
LANSING, MI — Senators passed changes to the state’s medical malpractice laws after removing controversial parts of the bill package. The “Patients First Reform Package” now heads to the House for consideration during the last remaining weeks of the current...
by PPN | Dec 18, 2012 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 7, Issue 12 December 2012 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: “Plan B” for Averting Fiscal Cliff Includes Medical Liability Reform Michigan Legislature Makes Year-End Push for Liability Reform Happy Holidays from Protect...
by PPN | Nov 25, 2012 | News
Medical malpractice reform is returning to the spotlight as lawmakers embark on deficit-reduction discussions, with a broad-based health care coalition suggesting possible middle ground while trial lawyers gear up to fight against tort reforms that would cap damages...
