A Petersburg-area doctor whose license was suspended in 2009 was sentenced in federal court Friday to 30 days imprisonment in connection with his theft of money from the state's Birth-related Neurological Injury Compensation Fund. Read more »
Massachusetts hospitals seek to reduce malpractice claims – NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)
Boston – As reported by The Associated Press (AP), in an effort to reduce claims of medical malpractice in the state, three area hospitals are introducing a new program designed to provide patients impacted by potential medical errors a means ... Read more »
Don’t tinker with malpractice law – Waterbury Republican-American
Doctors flocked to the Capitol last week to oppose a change to the state's medical-malpractice law, which would make it easier for lawyers and their clients to file lawsuits. Read more »
Malpractice reform, IPAB repeal, NIH funding among hot topics on Capitol Hill – News-Medical.Net
In a letter to members of the House, Public Citizen said the tort reform measure would "prove devastating to medical malpractice victims, overturn numerous state laws and escalate the costs of existing government programs by saddling the state ... Read more »
Couple Suing UIHC for Negligence During C-Section – KCRG.com
Schmitz was left with a bladder injury and Aidan with a birth injury, and the parents in their lawsuit say the state “was a cause of the injuries.” They originally filed their complaints with the State Appeal Board, which denied their claims ... Read more »
$2.6 Mil Verdict Heads Back to Trial Court After Second Appeal – Law.com
A $2.6 million medical malpractice verdict that, since 2008, has been overturned by the trial court, reinstated by the state Superior Court, denied review by the state and U.S. supreme courts, and eventually entered in favor of a Pennsylvania ... Read more »
Pa. high court overturns malpractice fund ruling – AP – msnbc.com
Pennsylvania's highest court handed the Corbett administration a major victory Wednesday in a dispute over a medical-malpractice insurance program, overturning a lower court ruling that would have significantly widened the state budget gap. The state ... Read more »
Wisconsin bills would let health providers say ‘I’m sorry’ – Duluth News Tribune
Now a freshman member of the state Assembly, Severson is the lead author of a bill, AB 147, to make a health-care provider’s apology inadmissible as evidence in a medical malpractice suit. “You want the health-care provider and the patient ... Read more »
Luke S. Malamood joins Carter Conboy as associate attorney – Albany Times Union (blog)
He is admitted to practice in the State of New York. Malamood’s area of practice includes the field of civil litigation, primarily involving the defense of medical malpractice, premises liability, products liability, and personal injury liability claims. Read more »
State senators say they’ll block Oregon health reform over medical malpractice caps – Oregonian
A bill to implement the state's long-discussed health reforms is facing a sudden roadblock in Salem: a pledge by 15 Senators to block it unless limits are placed on Oregon Health Plan members' ability to sue for malpractice. All 14 Republicans ... Read more »