by PPN | Dec 23, 2011 | News, Texas
Journal of the American College of Surgeons Study Reveals Malpractice Litigation Drives Profound Personal Implications, Including Depression and Low Career SatisfactionCHICAGO (November 14, 2011) – According to the results of a new study published in...
by PPN | Nov 30, 2011 | News, Texas
Since Texas enacted comprehensive medical liability reform in 2003, including a constitutional amendment ratifying limitations on non-economic damages in medical liability lawsuits against health care providers, Texas has seen significant improvements in access to...
by PPN | Oct 31, 2011 | News, Texas
Thanks to the passage of lawsuit reforms, medical care is now more readily available in many Texas communities. For many patients, this change has been life-altering; for some, life-saving.George Rodriguez walks today thanks to tort reform. Newly established Corpus...
by PPN | Aug 30, 2011 | News, Texas
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) is preparing a fall work program for his committee that is aimed almost exclusively at boosting and protecting U.S. jobs. The agenda includes bills that would reduce regulatory burdens to job growth, require...
by PPN | Aug 29, 2011 | News, Texas
Due to medical liability reforms in the state, Texas physicians will pay less for liability coverage next year, according to the state’s largest provider of malpractice insurance. In a statement released today, the board of governors of the Texas Medical...
by PPN | Jun 15, 2011 | News, Texas
Texas trauma surgeon Basil Pruitt Jr., MD, was confident the state’s tort reform measures had reduced lawsuits at the medical center where he practices. But he and fellow physicians were shocked when they learned by how much. A study published in the April issue...
