by PPN | Apr 30, 2024 | Florida, latest_news, National, News
The Florida Legislative session concluded March 8 and while so much progress has been made to restore balance to the tort system in Florida, much remains to be done. Make no mistake about it. Due to the work of the legislature and governor in last year’s legislative...
by PPN | Apr 30, 2024 | Florida, latest_news, National, News
For over a couple of decades, Florida was listed on the annual “Judicial Hellholes” report produced by the American Tort Reform Association. But little by little, under the leadership of Gov. Ron DeSantis, that began to change. In the spring legislative session of...
by PPN | Mar 27, 2024 | California, COVID, District of Columbia, Florida, National, New York, Newsletter, North Carolina, Pennsylvania
Campaign donations linked to expanding litigation laws in New York In pursuit of new avenues that would allow for an expanded ability to file liability lawsuits in New York, personal injury lawyers have pumped an increasing amount of money into the campaign coffers of...
by PPN | Mar 26, 2024 | California, District of Columbia, Florida, latest_news, National, News, North Carolina, Pennsylvania
Doctors using new artificial intelligence tools to help them diagnose and treat their patients say they wish Congress would provide some clarity on a big unanswered question: Who pays if AI makes a mistake? Advancements in AI promise to improve care, but only if...
by PPN | Mar 26, 2024 | Connecticut, COVID, latest_news, National, New York, News
A Staten Island nursing home must face a pandemic-era negligence suit that does not allege COVID missteps alone but rather broader infection control lapses, a New York appeals court has ruled. The judge’s decision limits the reach of immunity the state granted...
by PPN | Mar 26, 2024 | latest_news, National, New York, News
Trial lawyers pumped millions of dollars into the campaign coffers of New York politicians in a push to expand laws that made it easier to file lawsuits, according to a business advocacy group analysis. The top 20 plaintiffs’ law firms donated $4.7 million to New...
