by PPN | Jul 31, 2020 | National, Pennsylvania
SOURCE: Skadden Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) yesterday introduced H.R. 7538, the Essential Workforce Parity Act. If enacted, this legislation would extend paid leave required by the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) to...
by PPN | Feb 27, 2020 | Iowa, National, Newsletter, Pennsylvania, Texas
The year ahead for patients and physicians Advocating for physicians in over 60 active lawsuits, the Litigation Center of the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies has a busy year ahead in support of access to care. Brian D. Vandenberg, senior vice...
by PPN | Feb 27, 2020 | Pennsylvania
SOURCE: JD SUPRA Change may be coming soon to Pennsylvania’s medical malpractice venue rule (Rule 1006(a.1))—a change that could send medical malpractice filings in Philadelphia skyrocketing. Last week, the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (the “Legislative...
by PPN | Nov 26, 2019 | Connecticut, Iowa, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
Iowa’s liability climate is changing – for worse The Iowa Medical Society (IMS) highlighted how the state’s medical liability climate is shifting and threatening access to care in the Fall edition of Iowa Medicine. In 2017, a series of reforms including certificate of...
by PPN | Nov 26, 2019 | Pennsylvania
SOURCE: Modern Healthcare UPMC faces a medical malpractice suit stemming from a liver transplant in 2003 after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out a state law barring malpractice lawsuits after seven years. In a 4-3 decision Thursday, the state ruled that the...
by PPN | Oct 31, 2019 | National, Pennsylvania
SOURCE: BUSINESS INSURANCE Self-insured hospital professional liability claims remain stable overall, but the frequency and severity of large excess claims continues to increase amid a rising number of large medical malpractice verdicts, according to a new report. The...
