by PPN | Jul 31, 2019 | Kentucky
SOURCE: Mondaq The Kentucky General Assembly has enacted KRS 411.167 which now requires a claimant commencing any civil action against a healthcare provider, or long-term care facility, to file a “certificate of merit” when the complaint is filed. This new...
by PPN | Nov 29, 2018 | Arkansas, Kentucky, National, Newsletter
Arkansas court ruling prevents counting medical liability votes Progress on liability reform in Arkansas hit a snag this fall, as a court ruling ahead of November elections hurt efforts for reforms to move forward. Medical liability reforms championed by Arkansas for...
by PPN | Nov 29, 2018 | Kentucky
SOURCE: Insider Louisville – https://insiderlouisville.com/government/state/kentucky-supreme-court-strikes-down-medical-review-panels-upholds-right-to-work-law/ The Kentucky Supreme Court Thursday issued opinions striking down the law creating medical review...
by PPN | Aug 30, 2018 | Connecticut, Kentucky, Newsletter
The reality of defensive medicine With projections about the cost implications of defensive medicine in the hundreds of millions of dollars, a new study showed greater insight into how physicians treated patients when they were not subject to the threat of lawsuits....
by PPN | Aug 30, 2018 | Kentucky
The Aug. 5 story by Andrew Wolfson on Kentucky’s new Medical Review Panel (MRP) process would have readers believe our legal liability system was working flawlessly before the new law was enacted. Perhaps that was true for the personal injury lawyers and TV stations...
by PPN | Jul 30, 2018 | Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, Newsletter, Oregon, Texas, Wisconsin
Wisconsin court preserves reforms – and access to care A decision this month by Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court kept intact liability reforms that have placed reasonable limits on noneconomic damages and resulted in lower health care costs for patients and physicians....
