California Governor Signs Bill Raising Medical Negligence Caps
For the first time in decades, a new law has passed in California raising the amount of damages patients and their families can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits.
Tag Archives: Tort Reform
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Medical Malpractice Damage Caps in California Had Unintended Consequence of Increasing Adverse Events: Study
A new study links medical malpractice caps to an increased risk of adverse events and medical malpractice.
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Florida Supreme Court Asked To Revisit Need For Medical Malpractice Damage Limits
A Florida appeals court is asking the state's Supreme Court to question whether there is any need for medical malpractice caps.
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Doctors Are Riskier With Heart Patients In States With Malpractice Damage Caps: Study
A new study finds that doctors in states with medical malpractice caps take greater risks and allow for more uncertainty when testing and treating patients with coronary artery disease.
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Bill Seeks To Limit Out-of-State Plaintiffs From Filing Lawsuits in St. Louis Court
Proposed legislation in Missouri seeks to limit the ability of plaintiffs from joining together and filing product liability lawsuits.
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Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Damage Cap Struck Down by State Supreme Court
Medical malpractice caps on non-economic damages have been struck down by the Florida Supreme Court, who called the caps a violation of equal protection laws.
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Legislation Seeks to Limit Rights of Consumers, Workers, Patients, and Small Businesses
Legal experts say a new deluge of tort-reform bills are designed to erode consumers' rights and protect large corporations and doctors from litigation.
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Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Declining, Not Responsible For Rising Healthcare Costs: Report
A new report suggests that medical malpractice has little to no effect on the cost of health care, and that payments and the number of lawsuits being filed are at…
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J&J Talcum Powder Verdicts Lead To Controversial “Hellhole” Designation for St. Louis Court
A tort reform group has labeled a St. Louis Court a "judicial hellhole" after juries awarded large verdicts in favor of women who suffered ovarian cancer after using talcum powder…
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No-Fault Birth Injury Fund Proposed By Maryland State Legislature Task Force
A proposed no-fault birth injury fund has been proposed by a Maryland task force, raising issues about who would pay for such a fund and whether doctors commit malpractice that…
