Newsletters
August 2023 Newsletter
Oregon Ruling Spurs Concerns of Medical Liability Expansion Oregon physicians face the threat of being wrapped up in product liability lawsuits following an appellate court ruling that expands medical liability far past its original intent of defective drugs and...
July 2023 Newsletter
Preserving patient care through statutes of repose Washington’s statute of repose on medical liability litigation is in question as the state’s Supreme Court tackles the constitutionality of how much time can pass before a lawsuit is no longer able to be filed....
June 2023 Newsletter
HCLA Pushes for Good Samaritan legislation in pandemic preparedness reauthorization As legislative hearings and markups were underway in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, the HCLA announced its support for including the language contained in the Good Samaritan...
May 2023 Newsletter
Congress of Neurological Surgeons examines need for liability reform The latest issue of Congress Quarterly, the newsmagazine of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), focuses entirely on the intersection of medicine and law, examining the risks of inaction on...
April 2023 Newsletter
Patient protection: Good Samaritan legislation introduced in Congress The Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023 was re-introduced in the House of Representatives this month, to close the gap in available medical coverage during federally declared disasters...
March 2023 Newsletter
HCLA Pushes Congress to Prepare for Future Pandemics The Health Coalition on Liability and Access recently proposed additions to the pending reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), ensuring that Good Samaritans and healthcare...
February 2023 Newsletter
Iowa Governor Prescribes Relief Through Liability Reform Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds offered patients and physicians monumental relief from the state’s challenging medical liability system by recently signing long-awaited reforms into law. The new legislation places...
January 2023 Newsletter
Liability Reform Builds Momentum in Iowa With support from the governor and a favorable legislative climate, momentum for medical liability reform is building in Iowa — a state facing threats to patient access to care. The Iowa Medical Society is capitalizing on the...
November 2022 Newsletter
Women in New Jersey Harmed by State's Liability Laws Against the backdrop of an unfriendly medical liability climate, women in New Jersey are facing fewer options for health and reproductive care. Forecasted shortages of obstetricians and gynecologists are coming to...
October 2022 Newsletter
Criminalizing Adverse Outcomes Harms Patient Safety An opinion piece reflecting on the recent sentencing of a nurse in Tennessee highlights the harm to the doctor-patient relationship when adverse medical outcomes are up against the criminal justice system. Dr. Stuart...