by PPN | Mar 31, 2023 | National, News, Pennsylvania
SOURCE: The Philadelphia Inquirer For the first time in 20 years, Pennsylvania’s medical malpractice lawsuits this year can be filed in counties other than the one where an injury happened. Late last year, the family of a 9-year-old boy who fractured his jaw at...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2023 | National, News, Oregon
SOURCE: American Medical Association Physicians do not—and cannot—guarantee a good result for every patient, something that juries need to be reminded of before deliberating. That is especially true in tough cases that may pull at the heartstrings, physicians tell the...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2023 | National, New Mexico, News
SOURCE: KOB 4 Barely a year after lawmakers slapped an emergency bandage on New Mexico’s revamped Medical Malpractice Act, doctors are again warning about a dire – if unintended – consequence. At the start of 2024, the cap for awards in malpractice lawsuits against...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2023 | Iowa, National, News
SOURCE: Des Moines Register Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a law limiting the amount of money Iowans can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits, touting the legislation as a win for health care access in rural Iowa. “Everyone agrees that when mistakes happen...
by PPN | Jan 31, 2023 | National, New York, News
SOURCE: The Buffalo News Gov. Kathy Hochul is contemplating a measure that would significantly alter New York’s wrongful death laws. As written, the “Grieving Families Act,” (S74A) would adversely impact all areas of liability, including medical liability, and...
by PPN | Jan 31, 2023 | National, News, Pennsylvania
SOURCE: American Medical Association If an appellate court decision is allowed to stand, Pennsylvania physicians in medical liability cases would be susceptible to not being able to hire the lawyer they want to represent them. The Pennsylvania Superior Court in 2022...
