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Feds Put Brakes On Some States Medical Malpractice Reporting Loopholes

August 16, 2014

In a decision issued on May 22, 2014, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, formally determined that the efforts by Oregon and Massachusetts to circumvent requirements to report medical malpractice payments to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB[...]

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[...]

Maine Medical Malpractice Insurer Announces Large Dividend And Rate Reduction

August 12, 2014

Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine (“Medical Mutual”), the dominant medical malpractice insurance company in Maine that insures approximately 3,000 Maine physicians as well as more than 20 Maine hospitals (about 63% of the medical malpractice insurance market in Maine), announced[...]

South Carolina Supreme Court Favors Substance Over Procedure In Medical Malpractice Cases

August 10, 2014

On July 23, 2014, the South Carolina Supreme Court stayed consistent with its prior decisions in medical malpractice cases that permit medical malpractice cases to proceed on the merits rather than to affirm unwarranted dismissals based on technical noncompliance with the medical malpractice statu[...]

Tennessee Appellate Court Saves Medical Malpractice Case

July 13, 2014

On July 9, 2014, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee issued a written opinion in which it upheld the right of the medical malpractice plaintiff to dismiss without prejudice a defective malpractice case and then re-file the Tennessee medical malpractice case with corrections necessary to comply with th[...]

Oregon’s Medical Malpractice Early Discussion and Resolution Provisions Became Operational On July 1, 2014

July 10, 2014

On March 18, 2013, Oregon’s Governor signed into law Oregon’s so-called Early Discussion and Resolution (“EDR”) proposal that established a voluntary process for health care providers and patients to resolve adverse events without litigation, with the stated goal of enhancing[...]

Why We Must Treat Doctors Like Professional Truck Drivers When They Harm Other People

July 7, 2014

Professional truck drivers receive specialized training before they are allowed to perform their job, and they gain necessary practical experience as they continue to accumulate miles over the years – the more they drive and the more experience they acquire, the more competent they become. Pro[...]

Wisconsin’s Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms Wreak Havoc On Malpractice Victims

July 5, 2014

Wisconsin has experienced a drop of more than one-half in the number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed since 1999: in 2013, only 140 medical malpractice lawsuits were filed in Wisconsin. While the Wisconsin health care industry groups contend that the drop in medical malpractice filings represen[...]

medicalmalpracticelawyers.com Posts Its 1,200th Consecutive Daily Blog Today

June 16, 2014

medicalmalpracticelawyers.com is the premier free, no obligation website connecting medical malpractice victims in the United States with medical malpractice lawyers in their state. Today, we celebrate our 1,200th consecutive daily blog posting. Each of our 1,200 blog postings was written by a medic[...]

4 Medical Malpractice Falsehoods Reformers Need You To Believe

May 29, 2014

The following are some of the medical malpractice falsehoods often promoted by those with a financial interest in so-called medical malpractice tort reforms that harm the most seriously injured victims of medical malpractice by preventing them from being fully compensated for their losses: 1. Medica[...]

Tennessee Appeals Court Finds Substantial Compliance By Medical Malpractice Plaintiff

March 30, 2014

In its written opinion filed on March 28, 2014, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Knoxville (“Appeals Court”) decided an appeal in which the issue was “whether the Plaintiff failed to strictly comply with the pre-suit notice requirement that the affidavit of service of the writt[...]

Florida Supreme Court Says Cap On Wrongful Death Noneconomic Damages Violates Equal Protection

March 14, 2014

On March 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) held that “the cap on wrongful death noneconomic damages provided in section 766.118, Florida Statutes, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Florida Constitution.” The case involved an Air Force [...]

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