August 2021 Newsletter

Protect front line medical professionals from liability threats Many of the health care heroes and facilities that navigated the uncertainties of COVID-19 since early 2020 now face the possibility of being targeted by personal injury attorneys unless legislation is...

July 2021 Newsletter

Access to care benefits from Missouri liability decision With Missouri recently in the spotlight pending a decision from its Supreme Court, patients and physicians across the state now face a more certain future as the court upheld the constitutionality of reasonable...

June 2021 Newsletter

At Risk: Missouri’s liability laws Missouri’s legislature and courts have long played a back and forth on the ability to enact reasonable limits on noneconomic damages, with current law in jeopardy of again being struck down as the state’s Supreme Court hears...

May 2021 Newsletter

HCLA endorses Coronavirus Provider Protection Act The HCLA endorsed recently introduced legislation that offers long-overdue protections for health care professionals and facilities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 3021, The Coronavirus Provider Protection...

April 2021 Newsletter

Increasing liability premiums dim post-pandemic outlook As health care professionals look ahead to post-pandemic care, rising liability insurance premiums create an uncertain future and dimming hopes of a swift recovery. After holding steady for over a decade, new...

March 2021 Newsletter

Personal injury lawyers spend heavily to solicit COVID-19 claims Television advertisement spending in the latter half of 2020 highlights just how aggressively personal injury lawyers are soliciting COVID-19 liability claims and plaintiffs. In a report compiled by the...