As reported by the American Association for Justice, President Obama told the American Medical Association that he was opposed to caps on damages in medical malpractice suits, but the President suggested that there was too much defensive medicine and that there should be evidence-based practice guidelines.
Previously reported [HERE].
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Ed Wallis and other attorneys in his firm [...]

As reported by the New York Times in “Obama Open to Reining in Medical Suits” — “In closed-door talks, Mr. Obama has been making the case that reducing malpractice lawsuits — a goal of many doctors and Republicans — can help drive down health care costs, and should be considered as part of any health [...]

The largest medical malpractice verdict in the history of Hamilton County Tennessee is on appeal as a result of an alleged improper Allen Charge by the trial judge. The defendant doctor had been sued for 12 million dollars and was ordered at trial to pay $6.1 million dollars to the plaintiff, who allegedly lay in [...]

Changes have been made to the Tennessee medical malpractice law requiring notification be given to potential defendants. The changes clarify several “cloudy” areas in the previous form of the bill. The Tennessee General Assembly Website gives the following summary:
Under present law, any person asserting a potential claim for medical malpractice must give written notice of [...]

I received a press release from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) that responds to our President’s possible support of legislation that would strip away the rights of injured persons to sue careless doctors and hospitals:

For Immediate Release: June 15, 2009
Contact: Ray De Lorenzi
202-965-3500 x369
AAJ Press Room

AAJ Response to President Obama’s
Comments at the AMA

The [...]

A California jury has ordered an Orange County Hospital to pay $2.9 million to a woman who was left with chronic pain following a 2005 hip surgery. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Guy Paiment and UCI Medical Center failed to warn the patient of potential complications associated with the surgery. Additionally the lawsuit accused the [...]