by PPN | Jun 28, 2018 | Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania doctors could be held liable for harm even in cases where the patient suffered a known complication if the state’s Supreme Court doesn’t overturn a lower court ruling. In a case before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Mitchell v. Shikora, justices will...
by PPN | Jun 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Physicians in states that limit the amount juries can award for noneconomic damage in medical malpractice suits conduct fewer invasive tests for suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and referred fewer patients for revascularization than their counterparts in states...
by PPN | May 31, 2018 | Maryland, Minnesota, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
Maryland trial court attempts to redefine liability standards Under consideration by Maryland’s highest court is a case that attempts to redefine professional standards of care – and negate the testimony of expert witnesses. The basis of the case stems from a medical...
by PPN | May 31, 2018 | Minnesota
Law360 (April 30, 2018, 8:14 PM EDT) — A Minnesota appeals court on Monday effectively created a bright-line rule regarding how much time plaintiffs have to file an expert opinion in medical malpractice cases, saying plaintiffs have 180 days to file after the...
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...
