There is a great editorial by Tamara Hill in the Tennessean. Here it is in its entirety. Lawsuits are the only way some nursing homes will provide the services they’re supposed to offer By TAMARA L. HILL Tennessee Voices In response to a letter to the editor by Debra Fish (“Nursing homes are pot of
Insurance companies, the Chamber of Commerce, and the American Medical Association attempt to advance tort reform (i.e immunity for their members) by making up frivolous cases and trying to convince juries that doctors are fleeing states without caps on damages for victims of negligence and abuse. However, new information based on the AMA’s own data on the
We’ve all heard the argument made by the insurance companies and nursing home industry: so-called tort “reform” will lead to better healthcare for everyone. This is the line that the insurance and medical industries have been pushing in states all across the country. The truth is that patients in states with arbitrary restrictions on their
The West Virginia Supreme court recently discussed how pre-suit notice and expert affidavit creates absurd results. This is very important since South Carolina passed similar legislation 2 years ago. The article was written by Justin D. Anderson for Daily Mail Capitol Reporter. Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher wrote “I dissent to express my hope that,
In the latest issue of the magazine Trial, thereis an interesting article about how medical malpractice settlements are reasonably related to the quality of care provided according to an analysis of 11 different studies on settlements. The article is in the December 2007 | Volume 43, Issue 12 and the author isValerie Jablow, Associate Editor.
I read a great article about the myth of frivolous lawsuits and how insurance companies have created the Stella Awards to mislead the public (and juries) about frivolous lawsuits. If there is so many frivolous lawsuits, why does the Chamber of Commerce and the insurance industry feel the need to make up these ridiculous lawsuits?