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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House of Representatives passed medical tort reform Wednesday that would cap "pain and suffering" damages recovered in court at $350,000. The vote was 94-61. Medical tort ...

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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

“This case highlights the unconstitutional impact of the MTCA in extreme cases such as Daquan’s,” wrote his attorney, Cary Hansel. (The Daily Record/File Photo) Maryland’s top court will consider ...

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 ...

SALEM -- A Senate committee took a major step on Wednesday to increase Oregon's outdated liability caps for state and local governments. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB 311, which would ...