by PPN | Aug 27, 2021 | Alabama, National, 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...
by PPN | Jul 29, 2021 | Missouri, National, New Jersey, 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...
by PPN | Jun 30, 2021 | Missouri, National, New Mexico, 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...
by PPN | May 26, 2021 | California, Missouri, National, 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...
by PPN | Apr 29, 2021 | Florida, Illinois, Indiana, National, New York, 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...
by PPN | Mar 29, 2021 | Arizona, Missouri, National, New York, 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...