A federal appeals court has asked parties involved in a personal injury lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of Mississippi’s $1 million cap on non-economic damages to re-brief the issue. The ...

The Patient Safety Commission ought to add its wisdom to a compromise reached by OHSU and the state's trial lawyers Doctors and lawyers can butt briefcases endlessly over questions of medical ...

WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- Whether the issue of medical malpractice reform is addressed via new strategies -- like so-called health courts and "early offer" settlements -- or through repackaged, ...

In the next few weeks, hospitals and health care systems will learn whether their costs will again be on the rise due to a significant expansion in their liability for medical professional liability ...

Hospitals across the United States are always looking for ways to reduce costs and avoid medical malpractice lawsuits, while ...

The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an Oregon law setting a $3 million cap on the amount of damages that injured people can collect in lawsuits against the state or its employees. The ...

CARSON CITY -- Gov. Jim Gibbons late Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have doubled the amount of money state and local governments could be required to pay in civil lawsuits. Gibbons vetoed Senate ...

On March 13, the Florida Supreme Court struck down a legislative cap on non-economic damages in wrongful death cases under the Equal Protection Clause of the state's constitution. What makes the ...

An Indiana law that caps the state's liability for damages at $5 million for a single event violates the U.S. and state constitutions and should be thrown out, six plaintiffs suing over the deadly ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Gov. Phil Bryant says scrapping Mississippi's tort reform laws would hinder economic development and cost the state the jobs that it brings. He makes the argument in new court ...

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The Arkansas Senate on Thursday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to refer to voters next year that would limit attorneys' contingency fees and the award of certain damages while granting ...