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Report On Vermont’s Medical Malpractice Proposed Reforms
On January 30, 2012, the ”Medical Malpractice Reforms Report and Proposal of the [Vermont] Secretary of Administration” (“Report”) was forwarded to the Vermont Legislature to address medical...
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Rick Santorum’s View Of Medical Malpractice Claims — Good For His Wife But...
The Republicans running for President of the United States agree that you should not be fully compensated for your injuries and losses suffered as a result of medical malpractice. They want to put a...
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Massachusetts Report Discusses Possible Benefits Of Medical Malpractice Reforms
On April 18, 2012, a coalition of seven Massachusetts hospitals, physician groups, and patient groups released a report describing their initiative to address their proposed medical malpractice reform...
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Connecticut Senate Passes Medical Malpractice Bill To Reform Prior Reforms
On April 27, 2012, the Connecticut Senate passed by a margin of 32 to 3 a medical malpractice bill that would reform Connecticut’s medical malpractice reforms enacted in 2005. In particular, the...
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Connecticut Doctor/Legislator Skuttles Claimant-Helpful Medical Malpractice...
On May 3, 2012, a Connecticut legislator who is also a medical doctor headed an effort to stop a medical malpractice reform measure that had already passed in the Connecticut Senate by an overwhelming...
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Official Medical Malpractice Insurance Statistics For 1991 through 2011
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) recently released its Countrywide Summary Of Medical Malpractice Insurance Calendar Years 1991 – 2011 for the entire United States. As...
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Doctors Rebuke Value Of Caps On Medical Malpractice Damage Awards
In an article appearing on August 1, 2012 in The New England Journal of Medicine, a group of doctors and other health professionals expressed their opposition to the arbitrary caps (limits) on damages...
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2012 Republican Party Platform And “Tort Reform”
The Republican Party has published its 2012 Republican Party Platform in which it addresses many issues, including “tort reform” under the heading, “Reducing Costs through Tort Reform,” in which it...
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Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Damages Cap In Medical Malpractice Cases
In its opinion published on October 5, 2012, the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas (“Kansas Supreme Court”) upheld Kansas’ $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases as...
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How Are Medical Malpractice Reform Efforts Similar To An Assault Weapons Ban?
How are medical malpractice reforms similar to efforts to ban assault weapons? There would seem to be no similarity, at first blush — whether you are “pro-gun rights” or “anti-gun,” you could not...
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