“This flawed anti-consumer, anti-patient bill should be rejected by the Senate,” Salvi said. The bill would also limit punitive damages to the greater of two times the amount of economic damages or $250,000, and it would deny punitive damages in the ... Read more »
Lawsuit respite – Columbus Dispatch
Tort reform signed into law in Ohio nine years ago has significantly reduced medical-malpractice suits and associated costs. This was the hoped-for result when Gov. Bob Taft signed Senate Bill 281; the law capped “pain and suffering” damages ... Read more »
Senate approves malpractice bill – Union Leader
CONCORD -- The Senate has passed a bill aimed at providing an alternative means of settling medical malpractice claims. The Senate voted 18-5 in favor of Senate Bill 406, which would a establish an “early offer” program for patients and ... Read more »
Garry Rayno’s State House Dome: Bill on injury claims aims to please all – Union Leader
About a decade ago, lawmakers established screening panels to negotiate medical malpractice claims, but they have not caught on, and few people have chosen to use that route to settle claims. Read more »
Florida Could Curb Lawsuits Against Doctors – ClaimsJournal.com
Florida lawmakers are pushing ahead with changes that could curb medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors. A House panel on Monday became the third committee to approve the bill. A similar measure is also now moving in the Senate. Read more »
Oregon Senate backs Kitzhaber health overhaul – msnbc.com
Johnson had joined all 14 Senate Republicans in a pledge to block the measure unless it included liability limits in medical malpractice cases. Kitzhaber and Senate Democrats oppose that provision, saying the issue is complex and should be studied in more detail. Read more »
Florida Could Curb Lawsuits Against Doctors – WCTV
Tallahassee, FL (AP) - Florida lawmakers are pushing ahead with changes that could curb medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors. A House panel on Monday became the third committee to approve the bill Read more »
Florida Senate approves new restrictions on medical malpractice lawsuits – The Business Journal
TALLAHASSEE—In a deal tying two controversial health-care issues, a Senate committee Thursday approved a plan that would put new restrictions on medical-malpractice lawsuits and expand optometrists' power to prescribe drugs. The deal, which ... Read more »
Under the dome – Olympian
Senate Bill 6239 passed the House Wednesday and the Senate last week. A proposal that would let state hospitals see medical-malpractice claims before a trial passed the House unanimously Read more »
Florida Senate panel weds medical malpractice, eye prescription issues – News-Press
TALLAHASSEE - In a deal tying two controversial health-care issues, a Senate committee Thursday approved a plan that would put new restrictions on medical-malpractice lawsuits and expand optometrists' power to prescribe drugs. The deal, which ... Read more »