by PPN | Nov 30, 2023 | Missouri, National, Newsletter
Missouri Supreme Court examines implications of expanding statute of limitations A pending case in Missouri is putting medical liability in legal limbo, as the state’s Supreme Court is grappling with a crucial decision on the time limits for patients filing...
by PPN | Nov 30, 2023 | latest_news, Missouri, National, News
The Missouri Supreme Court is set to determine whether patients will, in effect, have an indefinite amount of time to file medical liability claims against their physicians. The state has a strict two-year statute of limitations on the time patients have to file a...
by PPN | Oct 30, 2023 | Alabama, California, COVID, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, National, New York, Newsletter, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Washington
Liability reform elevated to presidential debate state Earlier this month, one presidential candidate offered up a tried and true way to improve access to patient care while lowering costs for Americans — through medical liability reform. A Wall Street Journal...
by PPN | Oct 30, 2023 | latest_news, National, News, Ohio
In a court case that is deeply concerning to physicians and hospitals, an Ohio appellate court ruled that the state’s peer-review privilege law didn’t protect a resident physician’s file from discovery in a civil lawsuit. It appears to be the first time an Ohio court...
by PPN | Oct 30, 2023 | Alabama, California, Florida, latest_news, Massachusetts, National, New York, News, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington
Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies may help reduce medical errors and improve patient outcomes, but their use in health care raises liability concerns and questions around medical malpractice risks. Insurers are not yet restricting...
by PPN | Oct 30, 2023 | California, Florida, Illinois, latest_news, National, New York, News, South Carolina
The Republican presidential candidates during last week’s debate offered few useful ideas to improve healthcare and lower costs. But credit to Nikki Haley for highlighting one: tort reform. Asked how to protect sick Americans from financial ruin, she mentioned the...
