by PPN | Sep 28, 2023 | Georgia, latest_news, National, News
ATLANTA – A new nonprofit founded by three high-power lobbying firms is setting its sites on tort reform in Georgia. Competitive Georgia announced its formation Tuesday, the latest sign that business leaders are preparing a major push for the General Assembly to curb...
by PPN | Aug 29, 2023 | Connecticut, COVID, latest_news, National, News
A pair of state high court rulings this week put senior living and other long-term care providers on notice that pandemic-related liability protections aren’t a given. The Connecticut Supreme Court issued two opinions on Wednesday that allow negligence claims...
by PPN | Aug 29, 2023 | latest_news, National, News
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 31(16):p 893-900, August 15, 2023. | DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-23-00174 Abstract Introduction: Orthopaedic surgery is one of the most cited specialties among legal claims. Malpractice lawsuits are...
by PPN | Aug 29, 2023 | latest_news, National, News, Oregon
A pregnant woman presented at an Oregon hospital’s emergency department where the anti-nausea medication ondansetron (marketed as Zofran by GSK) was administered, and the hospital billed her. The woman then alleged the Zofran caused her child to be born with...
by PPN | Jun 30, 2023 | District of Columbia, latest_news, National, New York, News
A group of prominent medical organizations says it’s growing concerned about what they consider to be a threat to medical care for top-level athletes: increasing liability risks for doctors as salaries for those athletes rise. The American...
by PPN | Jun 30, 2023 | California, Florida, latest_news, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, National, New York, News, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas
A year after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many physicians and hospitals in the states that have restricted abortion reportedly are refusing to end the pregnancies of women facing health-threatening complications out of fear they might face criminal...
