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NPDB Medical Malpractice Payments Statistics For 2001 – 2011
The National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) has published the official medical malpractice payments statistics for the U.S. for 2001 through 2011. The statistics are for medical malpractice payments...
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New Changes To Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Laws
On August 6, 2012, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law extensive changes to Massachusetts’ health care law that includes significant changes to Massachusetts’ medical malpractice law....
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Doctors Rebuke Value Of Caps On Medical Malpractice Damage Awards
In an article appearing on August 1, 2012 in The New England Journal of Medicine, a group of doctors and other health professionals expressed their opposition to the arbitrary caps (limits) on damages...
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2012 Republican Party Platform And “Tort Reform”
The Republican Party has published its 2012 Republican Party Platform in which it addresses many issues, including “tort reform” under the heading, “Reducing Costs through Tort Reform,” in which it...
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Indiana Awaits Ruling Involving Constitutionality Of Medical Malpractice Cap
On May 3, 2012, the attorneys for the parties in a medical malpractice case on appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court argued their respective sides in a case that may ultimately lead to the determination...
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Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Damages Cap In Medical Malpractice Cases
In its opinion published on October 5, 2012, the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas (“Kansas Supreme Court”) upheld Kansas’ $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases as...
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Oklahoma Legislature Set To Reinstate Medical Malpractice Reforms During...
On June 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma held that the Oklahoma statutory requirement that an affidavit of merit be filed in actions for professional negligence (medical malpractice)...
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Harming Victims Of Medical Negligence
No one wants or expects to become the victim of medical malpractice. No one wants to live the rest of their life with unrelenting pain, devastating disabilities, and the lack of enjoyment of life...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Says Cap On Wrongful Death Noneconomic Damages Violates...
On March 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) held that “the cap on wrongful death noneconomic damages provided in section 766.118, Florida Statutes, violates the Equal...
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4 Medical Malpractice Falsehoods Reformers Need You To Believe
The following are some of the medical malpractice falsehoods often promoted by those with a financial interest in so-called medical malpractice tort reforms that harm the most seriously injured victims...
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