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$429.2 Million In Fraudulent Medicare Billings: 91 People Charged

October 5, 2012

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 4, 2012 that 91 nurses, physicians, and other medical providers in seven U.S. cities (listed below) have been criminally charged for alleged false billings to Medicare that totaled $429.2 million (more than $230 million in home health care fraud[...]

U.S. Supreme Court To Decide If North Carolina Medical Malpractice Law Is Valid

September 28, 2012

On September 25, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) agreed to hear and decide an appeal arising from a North Carolina medical malpractice settlement that will decide if a North Carolina law that allows recovery of funds spent on providing medical care to the poor [...]

Washington State Extends Lost Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Cases

September 14, 2012

In a case decided last October by the Supreme Court of Washington (“the Court”), the issue before the Court was whether the “lost chance doctrine” applies in medical malpractice cases where the injuries resulted in disability rather than death (in a 1983 case, the Court h[...]

2012 Republican Party Platform And “Tort Reform”

August 31, 2012

The Republican Party has published its 2012 Republican Party Platform in which it addresses many issues, including “tort reform” under the heading, “Reducing Costs through Tort Reform,” in which it states: Frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits have ballooned the cost of[...]

New Changes To Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Laws

August 11, 2012

On August 6, 2012, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law extensive changes to Massachusetts’ health care law that includes significant changes to Massachusetts’ medical malpractice law. In particular, the new law includes specific language regarding an approach to resolvin[...]

“Early Offer” Laws: An Attack On Medical Malpractice Victims

June 9, 2012

One of the many attacks by the medical profession, their medical malpractice insurance companies, and their lobbyists on the rights of medical malpractice victims is known as “early offer” laws. “Early Offer” Laws An “early offer” law typically provides a medi[...]

NPDB Medical Malpractice Payments Statistics For 2001 – 2011

June 1, 2012

The National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) has published the official medical malpractice payments statistics for the U.S. for 2001 through 2011. The statistics are for medical malpractice payments made on behalf of “physicians,” which include medical doctors (MDs), physi[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Reform Proposal

May 26, 2012

Earlier this week, the Michigan Senate debated a medical malpractice reform proposal that would make it more difficult for the innocent victims of medical malpractice to recover damages from those who commit medical malpractice in Michigan. Senate Bill No. 1116 provides that a health care professi[...]

Connecticut Senate Passes Medical Malpractice Bill To Reform Prior Reforms

April 29, 2012

On April 27, 2012, the Connecticut Senate passed by a margin of 32 to 3 a medical malpractice bill that would reform Connecticut’s medical malpractice reforms enacted in 2005. In particular, the proposed bill would revise the requirement that medical malpractice plaintiffs obtain a written rep[...]

Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse: What A Hidden Camera Revealed

April 20, 2012

In a disgusting and very disturbing case of nursing home abuse caught on camera, two Oklahoma nursing home caregivers responsible for the care of a 96-year-old resident were allegedly caught on video abusing the woman: one was seen hitting the woman in the face with rubber gloves and placing the gl[...]

Massachusetts Report Discusses Possible Benefits Of Medical Malpractice Reforms

April 19, 2012

On April 18, 2012, a coalition of seven Massachusetts hospitals, physician groups, and patient groups released a report describing their initiative to address their proposed medical malpractice reform measures in Massachusetts. Their report, entitled “A Roadmap for Removing Barriers to Disc[...]

Proposed Change To Maryland Medical Malpractice Law Fails

April 12, 2012

One major complaint about medical malpractice litigation in Maryland and in other states in the U.S. is the costs associated with litigation. And the largest category of expenses related to medical malpractice litigation is the costs of medical experts’ services on both sides of the medical[...]

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