Recent Vermont News
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...
New Bill Would Provide Greater Length of Time to Sue Doctors
A bill in the Maine legislature would have the medical malpractice statute of limitations clock start running when a patient discovers the negligence, which could be years after treatment took place. And other states could follow suit with similar bills. What danger...
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...
Current Medical Liability Laws
| Damage Caps | None |
| Joint Liability Reform | No. Each party is jointly and severally liable. |
| Collateral Source Reform | The collateral source rule applies. See Windsor School Dist. v. State, 956 A.2d 528 (Vt. 2008). |
| Attorney Fees Limited | No |
| Periodic Payments Permitted | No |