by PPN | Feb 28, 2024 | National, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
Mega verdicts are the new norm Once the exception, sky high verdicts in medical liability lawsuits are making up an increasingly larger proportion of awards in the U.S. and becoming the new norm. This comes as Medscape reports that 2023 was a record high year in terms...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2024 | latest_news, National, News, Pennsylvania
Medical malpractice filings in Philadelphia surged last year following the state Supreme Court’s reversal of a 2002 rule that required lawsuits to be filed in the jurisdiction where they occurred. That reversal, said a local attorney, will not only increase the...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2024 | latest_news, National, News
Malpractice awards are getting higher and higher for physicians and hospitals nationwide, Medscape reported Feb. 2. In the U.S., there were 57 medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more during 2023. More than half of those verdicts hit $25 million or...
by PPN | Jan 30, 2024 | Florida, Montana, National, Newsletter
Montana maintains liability limits, but risks remain A jackpot jury award in Montana was reduced in alignment with the state’s reasonable limits on non-economic damages, but not before a sixteen-month period of uncertainty that left the medical liability climate at...
by PPN | Jan 30, 2024 | latest_news, National, News
Artificial intelligence has erupted in health care and could change the face of the industry irrevocably. As it continues to reach new heights, the risk of liability grows. At this time, it remains unclear exactly who is liable, and for what. Radiologists are using AI...
by PPN | Jan 30, 2024 | Florida, latest_news, National, News
Saying his proposal strikes a compromise, Sen. Clay Yarborough agreed to amend language onto his proposed legislation (SB 248) that would cap noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases. As amended, SB 248 caps non-economic damages for practitioners at $500,000...
