by PPN | May 31, 2018 | Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blew a $200 million hole in Pennsylvania’s state budget by throwing out a law that appropriated the surplus from a state-created medical malpractice insurer of last resort. U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner...
by PPN | May 31, 2018 | Maryland
Maryland physicians could see established medical liability law upended if the state’s high court doesn’t reject a trial court’s instructions informing jurors that negligence could be defined by what a “reasonable” layperson would do. For more than a century,...
by PPN | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Amid speculation that malpractice insurance rates will rise, maintaining an air-tight risk management plan should be on doctors’ agenda this year. Malpractice insurance rates declined over the last decade as tort reform and industry safety measures led to fewer...
by PPN | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
A proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution has elicited strong opinions from both proponents and detractors. Annabelle Imber Tuck, a retired Arkansas Supreme Court justice who is chairman of the Defending Your Day in Court, or D-Day, Legislative Question...
by PPN | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Adverse medical events declined when physicians received immunity from malpractice lawsuits at a large Miami teaching hospital, according to a study published in the latest issue of Health Management, Policy and Innovation (HMPI). The...
