9th Circuit: Wash. Law on Malpractice Suits Doesn’t Apply June 1, 2022 By Jim Sams A Washington state law that requires plaintiffs to file a declaration declining arbitration when filing a medical malpractice suit does...
Calif. Supreme: Malpractice Damage Cap Protects Unsupervised Physician Assistants February 28, 2022 By Jim Sams California’s $250,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits applies to actions by physician assistants even if they are...
COVID-19 Immunity Proposal Flounders in Tennessee July 6, 2020 By Jonathan Mattise and Kimberlee Kruesi NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Just a few weeks ago, Tennessee looked like a sure bet to become the latest state to...
Republican Lawmakers Add Mistake in Signature Business Bill June 5, 2020 By Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. — After a last-minute scramble to pass the business lobby’s top priority for the regular session, Republican...
GOP Lawmakers Look to Limit Car Accident Claims in Louisiana May 14, 2020 By Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s Republican lawmakers Tuesday advanced proposals to limit damage claims against businesses in car wreck lawsuits,...
Top 10 ‘Judicial Hellholes’ for 2020 Named by Tort Reform Group January 22, 2020 It’s out: the annual report by tort reform advocates of what they say are the nation’s worst local courts and...
Louisiana Republicans Want to Enact New Limits on Lawsuits December 27, 2019 By Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. — After an election season in which conservative Republicans made Louisiana’s high car insurance rates a campaign...
Kansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Cap in Injury Cases June 17, 2019 TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state’s cap on damages for noneconomic injuries in...
Church Group’s Opposition Surprises Advocates of Arkansas ‘Tort Reform’ August 20, 2018 By ANDREW DeMILLO So-called tort reform has been an easy sell in states controlled by Republicans, and backers of a lawsuit-limiting proposal on...
Missouri Legislation Would Limit Insurance Carrier Liability Settlements April 4, 2018 By BLAKE NELSON A bill on Gov. Eric Greitens’ desk would limit how much money insurance companies would have to pay after accidents....