by PPN | Oct 30, 2014 | California, Florida, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, News, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin
For the seventh straight year, malpractice insurance premiums have decreased for three bellwether specialties, and even for sticker-shocked obstetrician-gynecologists on Long Island in New York, according to an annual premium survey released this week by Medical...
by PPN | May 13, 2014 | News, Wisconsin
Apologies by health care workers are protected from being used against them in court by a new law enacted in Wisconsin, which is one of more than 35 states to enact such a law. The law, Assembly Bill 120, was signed by Governor Scott Walker on April 8 in Madison. The...
by PPN | Feb 18, 2014 | News, Wisconsin
The state Assembly approved on a voice vote Tuesday on a bill that would let doctors and other medical providers apologize or express fault for botched medical procedures without having to worry their words would be used against them in court. Similar “I’m sorry”...
by PPN | Jun 18, 2010 | News, Wisconsin
Some good news about Wisconsin’s business climate courtesy of a California-based free market think tank. When it comes to the burden imposed by personal injury lawsuits and related litigation, Wisconsin fares well in the latest rankings by the Pacific Research...