by PPN | Jan 31, 2023 | National, News, Pennsylvania
SOURCE: American Medical Association If an appellate court decision is allowed to stand, Pennsylvania physicians in medical liability cases would be susceptible to not being able to hire the lawyer they want to represent them. The Pennsylvania Superior Court in 2022...
by PPN | Nov 30, 2022 | Alaska, latest_news, New Jersey, Newsletter, North Carolina
Women in New Jersey Harmed by State’s Liability Laws Against the backdrop of an unfriendly medical liability climate, women in New Jersey are facing fewer options for health and reproductive care. Forecasted shortages of obstetricians and gynecologists are...
by PPN | Nov 30, 2022 | New Jersey, News
SOURCE: Alaska Public Media The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a 46-year-old law limiting financial awards in medical malpractice lawsuits is unconstitutionally biased against Alaskans with medical insurance. The 57-page decision, approved unanimously...
by PPN | Nov 30, 2022 | New Jersey, News
SOURCE: WHQR North Carolina enacted a law early in the coronavirus pandemic that gave medical providers near-absolute immunity from civil liability. Now, the nation’s largest for-profit health care system could use that law to quash a medical malpractice...
by PPN | Nov 30, 2022 | New Jersey, News
SOURCE: NJ.com The young doctor wanted to build her career in New Jersey. Dr. Matilde Hoffman finished her residency at Livingston’s Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in June, and the OB-GYN generalist searched for jobs in the Garden State. She wanted to stay close...
