What’s New in Medical Malpractice?
While conservatives, and the GOP in general, continue to clamor for tort “reform,” the reality is that medical malpractice payments are not only not “out of control”–they are at their lowest level since 1992, according to an analysis by Public Citizen.
So it was surprising, to say the least, that a long-time liberal and former Clinton White [...]
Trial Lawyers Have Already Saved Your Life
You know, doctors don’t like to admit it, but even they turn to us trial lawyers now and then, as they have this week in California. The reason? The Governator, a/k/a Arnold Schwarzenegger, exempted state hospitals from the requirement that an anesthesiologist be present when a nurse anesthetist administers anesthesia to a patient, without consulting [...]
What Tort “Reformers” in NY Don’t Want You to Know
There’s been a lot of public hand wringing by the GOP’s best spin doctors about those “runaway medical malpractice verdicts,” and their deleterious effects on the cost of healthcare, all done in the name of limiting victims’ rights to fair compensation, and helping doctors and hospitals avoid accountability for their errors.
In GOP World, the answer [...]