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The Enduring Myth of Medical Malpractice Reform

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 7/30/2012

Sometimes it seems like the drive to control the amount of damages awarded for medical malpractice is on some kind of political message loop. Often called “tort reform,” it frequently is fodder in election campaigns, and is...more

Three States’ Supreme Courts Take on Malpractice Caps

by Lawyers.com on 4/5/2012

The medical professionals who let a Florida mother bleed to death after giving birth, as well as those whose negligence led to disabling brain injuries in a Missouri boy, could learn that their errors will cost them much more...more

Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down “Tort Reform” Law

by Lawyers.com on 1/30/2012

The Arkansas Supreme Court put the state’s legislature in its place with its decision in a recent medical malpractice case. On Jan 19, the state’s highest court struck down provisions of the controversial 2003 Civil Justice...more

Medical Malpractice in Illinois - Caps Gone but Debate Continues

by Lawyers.com on 11/29/2011

In the nearly two years since the Illinois state Supreme Court struck down caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice suits, there's been no explosion in medical malpractice suits, payouts nor any evidence that they...more

Illinois Doctor Database Passed Under Overturned Medical MalPractice Law is Reinstituted

by Howard Ankin on 11/2/2011

Last year, Illinois lawmakers passed a comprehensive medical care reform bill that imposed a cap in medical malpractice cases. As explained at the PopTort, when that law was overturned as unconstitutional, a number of other...more

New Hampshire Governor Fights Subpoena Over Efforts to Dip Into Malpractice Fund to Reduce Budget Deficit

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 4/14/2011

The governor and attorney general of New Hampshire are fighting a subpoena to testify about state efforts to take $110 million from a malpractice fund to plug a budget hole. Policyholders of the medical malpractice Joint...more

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