Recent Mississippi News
Legal reform advocates point to medical malpractice figures in New York, Pennsylvania
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Experts who have watched medical malpractice lawsuits skyrocket in states like New York, Rhode Island and New Jersey say lawmakers have made it too easy and attractive to sue and reform must happen. “New Yorkers once again pay more for...
Government Policies May Drive Doctor Shortages in Unhealthiest States
State medical boards, government-protected monopolies, and jackpot juries could be keeping doctors out of Arkansas and Mississippi. Two of the country’s unhealthiest populations live in states experiencing extreme doctor shortages, according to reports by two...
Malpractice Insurance Premiums Nudge Down Again
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...
Current Medical Liability Laws
| Damage Caps | $500,000 cap on noneconomic damages per plaintiff. |
| Joint Liability Reform | Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence except where they consciously or deliberately pursue a common plan or design to commit a tortious act or actively take part in it. |
| Collateral Source Reform | Collateral source applies and has no exceptions. See Busick v. St. John, 856 So. 2d 304 (Miss. 2003). |
| Attorney Fees Limited | No |
| Periodic Payments Permitted | Mississippi Code §§ 11-57-1 through 11-57-15. |