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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[...]

Two Recent Studies Show Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms Have No Impact On Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums

December 5, 2016

Two studies published in late November 2016 by the Americans for Insurance Reform, a coalition of nearly 100 consumer and public interest groups representing more than 50 million people, concluded: “Severe rates hikes experienced by doctors during the three past insurance crises were not the r[...]

This Is Our 2,000th Consecutive Daily Blog Post

August 11, 2016

It is with great pride and satisfaction that we post our 2,000th consecutive daily blog today. While our accomplishment is a major milestone in our mission to assist victims of medical malpractice gain knowledge and assistance in achieving fairness and justice for the harms they suffered, it is s[...]

ABA Opposes Federal Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages

April 5, 2016

In a letter dated March 21, 2016 from the American Bar Association (“ABA”) addressed to the Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary and to the Ranking Member of the Committee, the ABA expressed its opposition to H.R. 4771, the “Help Efficient, Acc[...]

Indiana Birth Injury Case Is An Example Of Unfair Damages Caps

February 12, 2016

An Indiana couple were excitedly looking forward to the birth of their daughter in 2003 when the mother-to-be had a fetal blood sampling procedure conducted that they allege was negligently performed and led to the premature birth of their daughter at 33 weeks. The premature birth led to their daugh[...]

July 4th Reminds Us That Many Medical Malpractice Victims Cannot Obtain Justice And Equality

July 4, 2015

July 4th, Independence Day in the United States, is the national holiday when we celebrate the birth of the United States and our precious Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence states, in part: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, [...]

Missouri Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Signed Back Into Law

May 10, 2015

On May 7, 2015, the Governor of Missouri signed into law caps on noneconomic damages in Missouri medical malpractice cases after a three-year lapse following the Missouri Supreme Court finding that the prior medical malpractice cap was unconstitutional because the flat $350,000 cap violated the co[...]

In The Medical Malpractice Debate, Words Do Matter

March 31, 2015

There has been a intense battle in the United States for more than four decades over so-called medical malpractice “reforms” that has received insufficient press coverage and inadequate public outcry, especially since anyone may become an unsuspecting victim of medical negligence at an[...]

“Medical Malpractice Reforms Are Necessary To Contain Health Care Costs” … Really?

December 16, 2014

The current mantra of medical malpractice tort reformers is that medical malpractice reforms (i.e., limiting or eliminating the right of innocent victims of medical negligence to obtain fair and just compensation for their serious and often permanent injuries and losses) are “necessaryR[...]

Tennessee Appellate Case Highlights “Gotcha” Of Hyper-Technical Medical Malpractice Reforms

December 10, 2014

In its decision filed on December 9, 2014, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee sided with the medical malpractice plaintiff in a case where the defendants successfully moved to dismiss the plaintiff’s re-filed medical malpractice lawsuit on the basis that the required pre-suit notices prov[...]

Medical Malpractice Liability Trends In The United States

November 5, 2014

In a “special communication” published on October 30, 2014 in the online edition of The Journal of the American Medical Association, the authors reviewed recent trends in medical liability claims and costs in the United States that showed a “sharp reduction” in the rate of p[...]

Federal Appellate Court Upholds Presuit Requirement Of Florida’s Medical Malpractice Law

October 13, 2014

On October 10, 2014, a three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Appeals Court”) overturned a lower federal court’s decision that the written authorization form required to be provided by Florida medical malpractice plaintiffs as set forth in Fl[...]

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