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April 2022 Newsletter
Attempt to Expand Informed Consent Harms Patient Care The Supreme Court of Washington state is reviewing a case that could have damaging implications in the delivery of patient care if informed consent is expanded beyond its current standards. As it stands, informed...
March 2022 Newsletter
HCLA actively advocates for Good Samaritan protections This month, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) voiced its support for federal Good Samaritan legislation, actively advocating that Congress include the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act...
February 2022 Newsletter
Ask Congress to address COVID-19 liability now The continued fight against the COVID-19 pandemic threatens our frontline medical professionals and the practices and facilities where they provide patient care with the potential for a flood of unwarranted medical...
January 2022 Newsletter
Brazen tax break sought in Build Back Better Personal injury attorneys are attempting to further line their pockets at the expense of patients by pushing for a tax break that encourages medical lawsuit abuse. Buried in the drafts of the Biden Administration’s Build...
December 2021 Newsletter
West Virginia liability laws withstand challenge In West Virginia, the state Supreme Court of Appeals recently ruled that the landmark Medical Professional Liability Act (MPLA) applies broadly to all services related to patient care, eliminating an attempt to...
November 2021 Newsletter
Texas plaintiffs gear up for a fight against liability laws A challenge in federal court is the first step that medical liability lawsuit plaintiffs have taken to overturn long-standing and successful reforms for Texas patients. More than a dozen plaintiffs are...
October 2021 Newsletter
Strong support for Good Samaritan legislation Following the introduction of the bi-partisan Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act last month in the House of Representatives, strong support led to a companion bill in the Senate. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and...
September 2021 Newsletter
Good Samaritan legislation re-introduced in House of Representatives A bipartisan bill to empower medical volunteers to deliver health care during large-scale disasters was re-introduced this month in the House of Representatives. The H.R. 5239, the Good Samaritan...
August 2021 Newsletter
Protect front line medical professionals from liability threats Many of the health care heroes and facilities that navigated the uncertainties of COVID-19 since early 2020 now face the possibility of being targeted by personal injury attorneys unless legislation is...
July 2021 Newsletter
Access to care benefits from Missouri liability decision With Missouri recently in the spotlight pending a decision from its Supreme Court, patients and physicians across the state now face a more certain future as the court upheld the constitutionality of reasonable...