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NewsState's malpractice policy has new doctors running for the hills
Attention all states opting to go without medical malpractice caps: Don't be surprised if doctors don't want to practice within your borders. That's essentially the message being sent by graduating Read more...
Georgia Supreme Court ends malpractice caps
Following in the footsteps of Illinois, the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ended limits to jury awards for malpractice damages. By upholding a nearly $1.35 million award for Betty Nestlehutt, whose Read more...
Florida hospitals seek 'sovereign immunity' for ER staff
A new bill wending its way through the Florida Legislature could give sovereign immunity to the state's emergency rooms (ERs), limiting damages from medical malpractice lawsuits to $200,000 per Read more...
State's tort reform hasn't cut health costs
In some circles, tort reform is considered a holy grail that can singlehandedly rein in the nation's spiraling healthcare costs. In the absence of national legislation for comprehensive tort reform, Read more...
Docs seek medical liability protections, state by state
With national tort reform still on the back burner, physicians are mounting state-based efforts to achieve tort reforms, with a key focus on enacting, maintaining or lowering noneconomic damage caps, Read more...
Malpractice caps being challenged in Kansas
Is it constitutional to cap medical malpractice claims? If in deciding the case of Miller v. Johnson--a case in which a young woman had the wrong ovary removed during surgery--Kansas follows Read more...
Decision to halt malpractice damage caps in Ill. could have national aftershocks
With ramifications that could affect potential national healthcare reform, the Illinois Supreme Court dealt a blow to hospitals and physicians worried about the costs of malpractice lawsuits by Read more...
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