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 ...

Four state supreme courts are set to decide whether to do away with caps on non-economic damages in malpractice cases. The institution of caps on damages first began in California, the initial state ...

Tort reform is once again at the forefront in Louisiana, where lawmakers are fast-tracking a series of bills they say could rein in high insurance costs — but critics remain skeptical that the changes ...

State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler says each of the two competing tort reform initiatives on next fall's ballot is flawed. He views the medical malpractice reform legislation now being ...

Fredie Joe Williams poses while holding the senior prom photo with his wife, Josie Gwen Williams, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 at his house in Henderson, TX. His wife died in September after a routine ...

The Oregon Legislature should have tackled the issue of tort cap liability during its recently concluded special session. The state tort cap should have been – along with the situation at Oregon State ...

The 2026 legislative session had a big focus on business and economic development, with lawmakers passing bills on tax cuts, business courts, bringing in new companies and tort reform. A study from ...

On Nov. 2, we will reassess one of our basic rights. As you hear more about caps on noneconomic malpractice damages, ask two questions: What is the source of the information, and do they have a vested ...

The Arkansas Ethics Commission cautioned the state's largest association of long-term care facilities earlier this month over the group's spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars to support a ...