15 results

• California Governor Signs Bill Raising Medical Negligence Caps

  May 25, 2022

  Russell Maas

  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.

• Medical Malpractice Damage Caps in California Had Unintended Consequence of Increasing Adverse Events: Study

  May 19, 2022

  Russell Maas

  A new study links medical malpractice caps to an increased risk of adverse events and medical malpractice.

• Florida Supreme Court Asked To Revisit Need For Medical Malpractice Damage Limits

  October 25, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A Florida appeals court is asking the state's Supreme Court to question whether there is any need for medical malpractice caps.

• Doctors Are Riskier With Heart Patients In States With Malpractice Damage Caps: Study

  June 12, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Bill Seeks To Limit Out-of-State Plaintiffs From Filing Lawsuits in St. Louis Court

  March 27, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Proposed legislation in Missouri seeks to limit the ability of plaintiffs from joining together and filing product liability lawsuits.

• Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Damage Cap Struck Down by State Supreme Court

  June 12, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Legislation Seeks to Limit Rights of Consumers, Workers, Patients, and Small Businesses

  March 6, 2017

  Austin Kirk

  Legal experts say a new deluge of tort-reform bills are designed to erode consumers' rights and protect large corporations and doctors from litigation.

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Declining, Not Responsible For Rising Healthcare Costs: Report

  March 3, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  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 all-time lows.

• J&J Talcum Powder Verdicts Lead To Controversial “Hellhole” Designation for St. Louis Court

  December 21, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  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 products.

• No-Fault Birth Injury Fund Proposed By Maryland State Legislature Task Force

  December 7, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  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 harm newborns should be shielded by a state law.