Posts tagged "Tennessee"

A growing number of state medical boards have been pushing back against the minority of healthcare professionals spreading dangerous COVID-19 disinformation and prescribing unproven coronavirus treatments. They are increasingly meeting resistance from conservative lawmakers. “Physicians who generate and spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation or disinformation are risking disciplinary action by state medical boards, including the suspension […]

Patients for Fair Compensation Continues Push for Administrative Solution to Medical Malpractice Claims in Tennessee Patients for Fair Compensation is making another push to change the way medical professional liability claims are adjudicated against physicians in Tennessee. The state’s medical association, trial bar and largest insurer of physician liability are saying, no way. Founded in […]

Last year was a banner year for the passage of state-level tort reforms. In fact, the American Tort Reform Society pronounced 2011 to be the “most productive year for the enactment of meaningful state civil justice reforms in recent memory.” All together, more than 30 new tort reform measures were enacted in states across the […]

Side Note: In 2008, Tennessee passed legislation that required a patient to obtain a “certificate of good faith” for their medical malpractice case in order to proceed with the case. This has dramatically reduced the number of med mal cases filed in the state. Since 2008, the number of med mal lawsuits filed has dropped […]

Side Note: Governor Bill Haslam is working on med mal reform in the state of Tennessee. His proposal, which has been fairly well-received by some and not so well-received by others, proposes caps on med mal damages, which we here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com are in favor of supporting. Governor Haslam’s proposal originally recommended a $500,000 cap […]