side note: Great interview of UPenn Insurance Professor Tom Baker by the Law Tribune. CT Law Tribune Former University of Connecticut law professor Tom Baker recently moved to the University of Pennsylvania Law School and its prestigious Wharton School of Business to teach insurance. While in Hartford, he rose to become a national expert on […]

side note: Tort reforms are necessary, but to what extreme should reform tests go? And at what point do reforms impede citizens’ access to the courts and justice? These are going to be major sticking points when the official conversation begins. Oregon Live In his speech on health care reform two weeks ago, President Barack […]

side note: There is a lot of information regarding our industry, this is why we hope you can get something out of our analysis. We try to provide clear information based on facts. The Times has a nice little run-down on what’s real, and what falls into political land. New York Times The debate over […]

side note: What are the potential cost-saving effects if States put limits on compensation, in the form of liability insurance caps? WASHINGTON – Medical malpractice costs are getting more attention in the health care debate, despite studies that show capping jury awards in malpractice cases would do little to lower health care spending. Thirty-six states […]

side note: This is a significant court decision against the requirement of certificates of merit prior to filing a court claim. Reuters The Washington State Supreme Court overturned a law that required victims of medical malpractice to submit a certificate of merit from a medical expert in the same field as each health care defendant […]

side note: Nice to see an independent study look into this. Do you agree with the findings? InjuryBoard.com We have been told repeatedly over the years that medical malpractice claims are destroying the business of healthcare. Various groups have advanced this claim at various times, but the usual suspects are insurance companies, doctors, and conservative […]

side note: Anti-healthcare reformers point to the “socialized” medicine to our north as an example of a terrible system, but the Canadian system costs a fraction of the United States’ expenditures. Perhaps there are things about the Canadian healthcare system that we could learn from. It’s important to remember we need to keep the divisive […]

side note: A good question to ask in this situation is, “Are incidents of malpractice increasing? Or is the trial bar looking to bring more frivolous lawsuits in hopes of scoring periodic jackpots?” Legal Newsline WASHINGTON — Advertisements seeking potential plaintiffs for medical malpractice lawsuits are flooding the nation’s airwaves, a legal watchdog group said […]

side note: This is an example that the Sorry Works program is often better for healthcare than litigious denial of medical malpractice. The issue always with an apology is making sure it doesn’t end up in the court room, it’s hard for a juror to “strike” that statement from their head when they hear it….even […]