by PPN | Jul 30, 2018 | Kentucky
With Kentucky continuing to rank among the worst in the country in terms of legal liability climate, legal liability reforms are at the forefront of legislative discussions for many policymakers in the state. Sen. Ralph Alvarado, a doctor from Winchester, said one of...
by PPN | Jul 30, 2018 | Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Wisconsin
Medical liability reform is a high state legislative priority for the AMA. Not surprisingly, then, it is also a high priority for the Litigation Center for the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies. Evidence of this is the Litigation Center’s...
by PPN | Mar 28, 2018 | Kentucky, New York, Newsletter, Pennsylvania, Wyoming
Bad examples: New York, Pennsylvania lead national liability rates Without reform to keep medical lawsuit abuse in check, examples of the inefficiencies of our nation’s liability system are emerging in several states in the form of increasingly large payouts....
by PPN | Mar 28, 2018 | Delaware, Kentucky, News
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Senate approved an omnibus medical tort-reform measure yesterday that would regulate everything from trial attorney fees, medical record copying charges and which malpractice lawsuits can advance in the courts. Among its many provisions, Senate...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2018 | Kentucky, Missouri, National, Newsletter
Show me liability reform A recent push for liability reform in Missouri could show patients how a reduction in medical lawsuit abuse can improve access to care across the states. Building on Governor Greitens’ emphasis on the need for changes to the state’s liability...
by PPN | Feb 10, 2018 | Kentucky, Missouri, News
In this edition of Tort Reform Roundup, we look at a pair of states considering some major tort reform initiatives. In Kentucky, a sweeping measure aimed at capping attorney fees on medical malpractice damages, has passed the State Senate Health & Welfare...
