Kentucky medical malpractice bill News

After Ezra Claycomb was born with severe brain damage and cerebral palsy, his mother considered filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. But in 2017, Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a law requiring all such lawsuits first be reviewed by a panel of …

Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill that would alter the medical malpractice system even more. Last year, lawmakers revised the malpractice system by creating panels of medical providers to review claims before cases go to court. That legislation created a …