Medical Malpractice Law

A Missouri law that caps the amount of certain types of money that can be awarded in medical malpractice suits will be challenged in the state Supreme Court today. It’s a case stemming from a Nov. 1, 2006 birth in … Continue reading →

… If you live in Tennessee and file a medical malpractice suit against a doctor or health-care facility, you could find yourself opening your lifetime’s medical records under a new proposed law. House Bill 2979 will be considered by the … Continue reading →

changing states’ medical-malpractice laws until after the secretary of Health and Human Services has issued a report on the extent to which the changes would affect health-care premiums. A yes vote backed the amendment. Voting yes: Brady …

Because of Indiana’s medical malpractice act, Michelle Martinu cannot name the doctors or their affiliated hospital. The law requires the case go before a medical review panel of three doctors selected by the parties. Until the panel makes its …

… If you live in Tennessee and file a medical malpractice suit against a doctor or health-care facility, you could find yourself opening your lifetime’s medical records under a new proposed law. House Bill 2979 will be considered by the … Continue reading →

State lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation they say will fix a problem with Connecticut’s medical malpractice law that has kept some legitimate lawsuits out of the courts, despite heavy opposition from the medical industry. The current …

“The New Hampshire law is a good law, and we would like to have it here … panel system is likely to remain a permanent part of the system of resolving medical malpractice claims,” he said.

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a West Virginia law that allows nursing homes to use pre-dispute arbitration agreements with residents that prevent them from suing in medical malpractice cases. In a recent case, [Marmet Health Care Center …

State lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation they say will fix a problem with Connecticut’s medical malpractice law that has kept some legitimate lawsuits out of the courts, despite heavy opposition from the medical industry. The current …

Cross-posted with permission from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) blog. The House of Representatives is currently considering a bill, H.R. 5, which would reform medical malpractice laws. Several Congresswomen drafted an amendment to this …