by PPN | Jun 30, 2021 | Missouri
SOURCE: AMA Missouri’s highest court will decide whether a 2015 law that limits how much a jury can award for noneconomic damages in a medical liability lawsuit is constitutional. The court’s finding will ultimately affect Missouri patients’ access...
by PPN | May 26, 2021 | Missouri
SOURCE: Insurance Journal A legislative session that began amid a surge in coronavirus cases ended May 14 with Missouri lawmakers passing a legal shield against pandemic-related liability lawsuits as their final action. The House vote, taken barely five minutes before...
by PPN | May 26, 2021 | California
SOURCE: AMA Can a California physician be held liable for ordinary negligence for failing to supervise a student who was learning to be a physician assistant (PA)? Further, can the physician be held liable for ordinary negligence or negligent performance of a...
by PPN | May 26, 2021 | California, Missouri, National, Newsletter
HCLA endorses Coronavirus Provider Protection Act The HCLA endorsed recently introduced legislation that offers long-overdue protections for health care professionals and facilities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 3021, The Coronavirus Provider Protection...
by PPN | Apr 29, 2021 | Illinois
SOURCE: American Medical Association Illinois physicians recently escaped seeing the medical liability climate in the state become even more burdensome, but now face another challenge. Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently vetoed a bill that would have required physicians to...
