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- » Column: The rise and fall of medical liability premiums - Nov. 5, 2012
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- » Column: “End-run” lawsuits can blindside physicians - Oct. 22, 2012
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- » Appeals court upholds often-cited medical liability damages cap - Sept. 24, 2012
- » Court refuses to decide constitutionality of state damages cap - Sept. 10, 2012
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- » Column: Ruling on contributory liability defense could expose physicians to more lawsuits - July 23, 2012
- » The rise of sky-high jury awards - July 16, 2012
- » EHR use linked to fewer medical liability claims - July 16, 2012
- » Legal risks of going paperless - July 10, 2012
- » Checklist aims to ease burden of disclosing medical errors - July 6, 2012
- » Fear of punitive response to hospital errors lingers - July 3, 2012
- » Expert witness need not have same specialty as doctor defendant - July 2, 2012
- » Cause of negligence not necessary for liability suit to proceed - June 11, 2012
- » Medical liability costs seen as a drain on innovation - June 4, 2012
- » Specialty closely linked to success of medical liability actions - May 30, 2012
- » Connected Coverage: The cost of fighting medical liability lawsuits - May 21, 2012
- » Missouri high court upholds damages cap, but another challenge remains - May 11, 2012
- » Liability defense costly, even when doctors win - April 20, 2012
- » Pilot not entitled to noneconomic damages after HIV status disclosed - April 16, 2012
- » Column: Data bank information needs careful interpretation - April 9, 2012
- » Louisiana high court upholds medical liability damages cap - April 2, 2012
- » House passes IPAB repeal, medical liability reform bill - April 2, 2012
- » Column: Screening panels in medical liability cases under scrutiny - March 26, 2012
- » Alabama doctors can be sued for death of unborn, pre-viable child - March 12, 2012
- » Hospitals try new tack: Refer injured patients to attorneys - March 5, 2012
- » Column: Family may use secret recording in medical negligence suit - Feb. 27, 2012
- » Defensive medicine seeping into physician training, study says - Feb. 15, 2012
- » Arkansas court rejects expert witness provision in medical liability cases - Feb. 6, 2012
- » Column: It's fiscally irresponsible not to address liability reform - Feb. 6, 2012
- » Column: Doctor can be sued for emotional distress despite lack of physical negligence - Jan. 30, 2012
- » Discussion: Doctors still face harsh medical liability realities - Jan. 23, 2012
- » Ohio high court: Expert witnesses required in cases alleging lack of informed consent - Jan. 11, 2012
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