by PPN | Jun 29, 2017 | Florida, National, New York, Newsletter
Patient access to care scores a win in Washington The passage of comprehensive medical liability reform legislation this week in Washington gives patients and physicians a win on access to affordable care. H.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017, passed...
by PPN | Jun 28, 2017 | Florida, News
On Thursday, in a 4-3 decision by the Florida Supreme Court, a 2003 law setting caps on medical malpractice damages in personal injury cases was declared unconstitutional. The law, which was strongly supported by then governor Jeb Bush, limited non-economic damages in...
by PPN | Dec 16, 2016 | Florida, National, News
A newly released report by the American Tort Reform Association finds that residents of the Sunshine State are living in a very warm place indeed. The 2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes rankings are out, and Florida came in at an ignoble 4th. Florida follows St. Louis,...
by PPN | Aug 30, 2016 | Arkansas, Florida, National, Newsletter
Florida lawsuit challenges timely resolution of claims A challenge has been mounted in Florida that could threaten the ability of patients and physicians to resolve medical liability lawsuits in a timely manner. Being considered by the Florida Supreme Court is a case,...
by PPN | Aug 2, 2016 | Florida, National, News
A medical liability case, even if successful, can cause financial, emotional and reputational harm to a physician—and also to the patient who brings the suit. A 2013 amendment to the Florida Medical Liability Act, which requires the plaintiff to release relevant...
by PPN | Dec 15, 2015 | Florida, News
Pointing to the Legislature’s efforts to address a “crisis,” Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office is urging the Florida Supreme Court to uphold a key part of a controversial 2003 medical-malpractice law. A friend-of-the-court brief filed by...
