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Dec. 14, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn how the AMA provided support for the Kentucky Medical Association amicus brief on a new way to bring liability lawsuits.

Advocacy Update
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State high court halts new way to bring liability lawsuits

State Supreme Court reverses appellate decision, rejects legal maneuver that would allow hospitals to be sued over doctor-credentialing decisions.

Judicial Advocacy
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Oct. 5, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Fate of noneconomic damage cap in hands of top state court

Advocacy Update
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Sept. 7, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn how the AMA advocates in cases for full VA coverage of transgender vets' gender dysphoria and more.

Advocacy Update
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Tort reforms facing legal challenges in three states

Plaintiffs’ attorneys are challenging pre-trial mechanisms that assess the worthiness of medical liability complaints before cases can proceed.

Judicial Advocacy
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Procedural ruling sets higher bar for expert-witness testimony

The stricter evidentiary standard for expert-witness testimony could keep “junk science” out of courtrooms.

Judicial Advocacy
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Informed-consent ruling may have “far-reaching, negative impact”

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that physicians cannot delegate their informed-consent process to qualified staff.

Judicial Advocacy
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Senators may stall medical liability-reform legislation

Tort-reform bill that caps  non-economic damages passed by House, but faces Senate challenge from Democrats and GOP conservatives.

Federal Advocacy
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High court rules against interstate medical-liability claim

A case stemming from a high-school football tragedy could have opened a door to interstate “portable torts.”

Judicial Advocacy