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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of state & federal policy and politics. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) has spent the first weeks of ...

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 ...

On Monday, Governor Brian Kemp signed into law Senate Bill 68 and 69, marking the culmination of a 20-year legislative effort. The bills comprise a comprehensive tort reform package, lauded by the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MADISON — Senate Republicans revised a sweeping civil lawsuit reform bill Friday to cap punitive damages plaintiffs can collect from defendants. The Senate judiciary committee approved the changes 3-2 ...