by PPN | Jun 28, 2018 | Arkansas, Newsletter, Pennsylvania, Texas
Liability reform empowers physicians to avoid defensive medicine While evidence strongly suggests that the potential for liability lawsuits results in treatments and tests that may not be otherwise necessary, new data shows that medical liability reform may be...
by PPN | Jun 28, 2018 | Arkansas, Texas
In 1987 I had a baby girl in Houston, Texas. She was born a month early, and despite complications, she was delivered at a little over five pounds. We were lucky at that time because we lived in Houston, home of one of the greatest medical centers in the world. But...
by PPN | Apr 27, 2018 | Arkansas, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Improving patient care by removing threat of lawsuits In an effort to better understand the impact that medical lawsuit abuse has on health care providers, a recent study granted immunity from liability lawsuits to practicing physicians – and studied the after...
by PPN | Mar 28, 2018 | Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, News, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Experts who have watched medical malpractice lawsuits skyrocket in states like New York, Rhode Island and New Jersey say lawmakers have made it too easy and attractive to sue and reform must happen. “New Yorkers once again pay more for...
by PPN | Oct 30, 2017 | Arkansas, Massachusetts, National, Newsletter, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling could lead to medical lawsuit abuse Patients and physicians in Oklahoma could face a deteriorating liability climate in the coming years, as the state Supreme Court recently ruled against an effective liability reform. This setback to...
by PPN | Oct 17, 2017 | Arkansas, National, News
A coalition representing a diverse group of Arkansans has joined together to support commonsense reforms that will help make Arkansas more competitive with surrounding states and protect everyday Arkansans. Paperwork was filed today for Arkansans for Jobs and Justice...
