Sentences with phrase «medical liability cases»

Eliminate overpayment in medical liability cases by refocusing on payments made rather than inflated billed rates

Secured defense jury verdict in medical liability case involving brain injury allegedly caused by forceps, with damages projected by economists in excess of $ 50 million.

The majority of the Supreme Court Of Canada held that a trial judge in a medical malpractice case is not required to draw an adverse inference of causation in medical liability cases where the defendant's negligence undermines the plaintiff's ability to prove causation and where the plaintiff adduces at least some evidence of causation.

Its six lawyers will represent plaintiffs in civil rights, discrimination, public safety and product safety, consumer protection, healthcare and medical liability cases, the firm said in a statement.

While privacy issues most often arise in an employment context, we are also called upon to advise in a wide range of matters, including commercial transactions, medical liability cases, matters involving new technologies, and class actions.

Created a pre-trial screening panel requiring all medical liability cases go before a three person panel: a judge, an attorney & a health care practitioner of the same or similar specialty as the defendant.

Limits applied to all cases but medical liability cases.

Limits noneconomic damages in medical liability cases to $ 250,000 in arbitration.

Limits noneconomic damages in medical liability cases to $ 500,000 per physician and $ 1 million per hospital.

Limits noneconomic damages in medical liability cases to a nonadjustable limit of $ 350,000 regardless of the number of defendants in the case.

Limits the award of noneconomic damages in medical liability cases to $ 350,000, with a provision to allow the cap to rise to $ 1 million, depending on the severity of the injuries and the number of plaintiffs involved in the suit.

Sets no limit on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases, where neither party demands binding arbitration, or where the defendant refuses to arbitrate.

A New Hampshire law setting a $ 250,000 limit on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases was held unconstitutional in Carson v. Maurer, 424 A. 2d 825 (N.H. 1980).

(Wis., Filed August 11, 2017): Arguing that the statutory limit on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases is constitutional.

Establishes a hard cap of $ 500,000 on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases (the $ 500,000 cap that was passed during a special session in 2002 contained an escalator clause which would have raised the cap to $ 750,000 in 2011 and $ 1 million in 2017).

Limits noneconomic damages in medical liability cases to $ 350,000, if the plaintiff refuses to arbitrate.

Limits noneconomic damages in medical liability cases to $ 250,000.

Provided that statements of sympathy, apology, etc. by medical providers are inadmissible as evidence of liability in medical liability cases.

Lowers the limit on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases to $ 250,000.

(Wis., Filed February 5, 2018): Arguing that the statutory limit on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases is constitutional.