New Mexico Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case
September 24, 2014
In a written opinion issued by the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico (“New Mexico Supreme Court”) on September 18, 2014, the New Mexico Supreme Court reinstated a medical malpractice case that had ended in summary judgment being entered in favor of the defendant hospital because [...]
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Nevada Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case
September 23, 2014
In its decision dated September 18, 2014, the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada (“Nevada Supreme Court”) reinstated a Nevada medical malpractice case that had been dismissed by the trial court because the plaintiff’s expert affidavit attached to her medical malpractice complai[...]
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Connecticut Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case
September 22, 2014
In its opinion released on September 9, 2014, the Connecticut Supreme Court reviewed the decision of the trial court in a Connecticut medical malpractice case where the trial court granted the defendants’ motions to dismiss the medical malpractice case even though it was commenced within one [...]
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Should Doctors Be Tested For Drugs And Alcohol Abuse?
August 28, 2014
California voters who go to the polls on November 4, 2014 will be faced with the public safety issue whether doctors in California should be tested for drug and alcohol abuse, which is contained in California’s Proposition 46. Part of the Official Summary for Proposition 46 states, “R[...]
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The Failure Of Wisconsin’s Medical Mediation Panels
August 15, 2014
The Wisconsin Legislature created Medical Mediation Panels in 1986 in an effort to provide “an informal, inexpensive and expedient means for resolving medical malpractice disputes without litigation,” providing an early neutral evaluation that may reduce litigation costs by identifyin[...]
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