by PPN | Mar 29, 2021 | Arizona, Missouri, National, New York, Newsletter
Personal injury lawyers spend heavily to solicit COVID-19 claims Television advertisement spending in the latter half of 2020 highlights just how aggressively personal injury lawyers are soliciting COVID-19 liability claims and plaintiffs. In a report compiled by the...
by PPN | Feb 26, 2021 | Missouri
Missouri’s Cap on Noneconomic Damages Heads to State’s Top Court • Damages cap previously held unconstitutional in common-law case • But lawmakers made malpractice statutory cause of action in 2015 By Mary Anne Pazanowski | February 17, 2021 9:34AM ET The...
by PPN | Feb 26, 2021 | Alabama, Iowa, Missouri, National, Newsletter
Preventing pandemic liability risks Already a worry for physicians and health care providers, the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded liability risks – and the effects remain to be seen. An interview with David Feldman, MD, chief medical officer of The Doctors Company,...
by PPN | Mar 31, 2020 | California, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Newsletter, Oklahoma, Washington, West Virginia
In this time of uncertainty and rapidly changing developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, we express our thanks and appreciation for those who continue to work at the front line of our health care systems. The HCLA and Protect Patients Now remain committed to...
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...
