Missouri Medical Malpractice Cap Being Challenged
April 5, 2012
A 2005 Missouri law that placed caps on non-economic damages in the amount of $350,000 is presently being challenged as unconstitutional in a case before the Supreme Court of Missouri. The case involves a medical malpractice claim arising out of the birth of a baby in Missouri on November 1, 2006.[...]
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We’re Celebrating One Full Year Of Daily Blog Postings!
March 4, 2012
Well, we have reached a significant milestone — one complete year of our daily blog postings (we started daily posting in our Blog on March 5, 2011 and have posted every day since). When we first started to blog, we thought that it might be difficult to find relevant, interesting informat[...]
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Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies Reality ($$$$)
November 14, 2011
A national organization in the United States that researches and reports on tort issues and seeks to protect the rights of people who are injured as a result of the negligence of others issued a report in 2009 regarding medical malpractice insurance companies that found the following: Caps on noneco[...]
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Medical Malpractice Tort Reform – At What Cost?
September 17, 2011
The political pundits pushing for what they call “tort reform” have enjoyed many successes in recent years. Many states have enacted laws that have placed a “cap” on the maximum amount of money that can be recovered from negligent doctors and other careless health care provi[...]
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