St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - Jan 14, 2010
The Missouri Supreme Court today will hear arguments in a case that could have far-reaching political implications. The case, filed by Mary and James Klotz of Arnold, seeks to overturn a 2005 law that set a hard cap of $350,000 for non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits...
Obama seeks to resolve lawmakers' differences over health care
BusinessWeek - Jan 14, 2010
...“There is simply no reason for health insurance and medical malpractice insurance companies to be exempt from federal laws prohibiting price fixing, bid rigging and market allocation,” the senators wrote...
After learning of campaign donations, Dems turn up heat on insurance companies
The Hill, Washington, DC - Jan 13, 2010
...“While there are divergent views on the best way to introduce choice and competition into health insurance market, we can surely agree that health and medical malpractice insurers should not be allowed to collude to set prices and allocate markets,” the lawmakers wrote...
House OKs med malpractice panel
New Hampshire Business Review, Manchester, NH - Jan 13, 2010
The New Hampshire House passed a bill Tuesday that would allow those in front of a medical malpractice screening panel to give “offers of proof” – documentary evidence – about the charges, as opposed to providing the testimony of live witnesses, in order to reduce costs...
Maryland Court of Appeals moves to limit medical malpractice awards
Baltimore Business Journal, MD - Jan 13, 2010
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled to preserve limits on medical malpractice awards, overturning the decision of a Montgomery County Circuit Court...
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