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Proposed Florida Law Would Create Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams

April 13, 2019

Florida Senate Bill 452, if signed into law, authorizes the establishment of elder abuse fatality review teams, composed of volunteer members, in each of the 20 judicial circuits in Florida. The teams would review closed cases of fatal incidents of elder abuse and make policy and other recommendatio[...]

Pennsylvania House Of Representatives Rejects Proposal To Limit Punitive Damages Against Nursing Homes

August 31, 2018

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted 103 to 91 in late June against a proposal that would have limited punitive damages verdicts against Pennsylvania nursing homes to 250% of the compensatory damages awarded, by applying the cap contained in the Pennsylvania Medical Care Availability and [...]

Today We Celebrate Our 2,500th Consecutive Daily Medical Malpractice Blog Posting

December 23, 2017

When we started blogging nearly seven years ago, we did not plan to post blogs every day, for 2,500 consecutive days. We could not have fathomed that there would be 2,500 topics related to medical malpractice that would keep us busy posting, day in and day out. In deciding what the subject should be[...]

Arizona Governor Wishes To Harm Medical Malpractice Victims With Federal Tort Reform

July 30, 2017

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey supports efforts at imposing federal tort “reforms,” such as the proposed $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, despite the protections afforded by the Arizona Constitution and despite the citizens of Arizona uniformly rejecting med[...]

CMS Proposes Changes To Final Rule Involving Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements That Will Harm Injured Residents’ Rights

June 8, 2017

On June 5, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed revisions to arbitration agreement requirements for long-term care facilities (nursing homes) that eviscerates the protections proposed by the Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities Final Rule (&#[...]

Iowa Enacts Hurtful Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Law

May 7, 2017

Iowa’s governor, Terry Branstad, signed into law on May 5, 2017 new legislation that limits noneconomic damages in Iowa medical malpractice cases to $250,000 unless the jury determines that there is a substantial or permanent loss or impairment of a bodily function, substantial disfigurement[...]

Why Can’t I Find A Medical Malpractice Lawyer To Take My Case?

April 7, 2017

An increasing number of medical malpractice victims throughout the United States are finding it increasingly more difficult to find medical malpractice lawyers in their state who are willing to represent them in a medical malpractice claim. Why is this so, and what can these medical malpractice vict[...]

Iowa Senate Passes Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Bill, Now Heads To Iowa House

March 22, 2017

On March 20, 2017, the Iowa Senate passed Senate File 465 by a partisan vote of 28 (all Republicans) to 21 (20 Democrats and one Independent), which now heads to the Iowa House, which imposes severe medical malpractice tort reforms in an effort to attract more physicians to Iowa. One Iowa Senator j[...]

Proposed Maryland Law Would Require Physicians To Have Medical Malpractice Insurance

March 11, 2017

Maryland Senate Bill 195, which passed its Third Reading in the Maryland Senate on a vote of 45-to-zero on March 10, 2017, if signed into law as originally drafted, would require physicians licensed in Maryland to (1) maintain medical professional liability insurance in the amounts of $500,000 per [...]

Did Nominee For HHS Secretary Buy Stock, Then Introduce Legislation To Benefit The Company?

January 17, 2017

CNN reported on January 16, 2017 that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Representative Tom Price, had bought stock in a medical device company that manufactures hip and knee replacements (Zimmer Biomet) in March 2016, and [...]

Kentucky Republican Senate Members Try Again To Harm Medical Malpractice Victims

January 13, 2017

The Republican-controlled Kentucky Senate has repeatedly tried to introduce and pass legislation that would require Kentucky medical malpractice victims to suffer additional costs and delays in obtaining just compensation for their injuries from medical providers who breach the standard of care and [...]

Congressman Tom Price As Secretary Of HHS: A Disaster For Medical Malpractice Victims?

December 1, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Congressman Tom Price, M.D. (GA-06) to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) in his administration. What is Dr. Price’s position on medical malpractice reform and the rights of medical malpractice victims to seek and c[...]

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