The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled that limitations on non-economic damages in med-mal lawsuits was unconstitutional. This has set in motion a huge PR campaign by all sides involved to cement their stance on the issue. The Illinois Department of Insurance< just made theirs known. Their latest news release shows that since 2005, there has […]

side note: Now that tort reform has become the oft-parroted republican talking point, we could be looking at an opportunity at the state level. So what if there is no federal tort reform? With the groundswell of conservative and independent voters seemingly convinced that medical malpractice lawsuit reform is the answer to skyrocketing healthcare costs, […]

ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, Illinois’ largest medical liability insurer, was founded in 1976 as a response to a boom in medical malpractice litigation that dragged the state into an insurance affordability crisis. Prior to ISMIE, Illinois physicians had few liability insurance options. They could pay escalating premium prices, practice bare—without insurance—or participate in an underwriting […]

side note: The Maryland Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s non-economic damage cap, but I’d be surprised if this is the last we hear of the case. The next likely step will be appealing to the state supreme court. This is the pattern played out in other states across the country. ANNAPOLIS — The […]

side note: According to this article, the new Arizona law that makes it more difficult to sue for medical malpractice has been quite effective. Will it pass constitutional appeals? This has been a problem for States such as Illinois, Missouri and many others. ClinicalAdvisor.com An Arizona medical malpractice reform bill, which was signed into law […]

side note: In this case, a woman was brought to a hospital passed out from alcohol intoxication. In her medical malpractice lawsuit, she claims that she was left slumped in an awkward position, cutting off blood flow to her legs. Her legs needed to be amputated, and now she is suing for malpractice. UNIONTOWN, Pa.—A […]

side note: State Supreme Courts in Georgia and Maryland will rule on non-economic damages for liability cases, will they overturn legislation? AMED News High courts in Georgia and Maryland will decide the fate of caps on non-economic damages in medical liability cases in each state, two of the latest attempts to undo such award limits. […]

side note: Former-Gov. Blunt touts his state’s tort reform as the answer to healthcare problems and wasteful spending. Wall Street Journal There has been a lot of talk in Washington about cutting wasteful health-care spending, but it is troubling that such talk has not created a sense of urgency for national tort reform. It is […]

side note: In this article, the author questions whether tort reform — and its effect on medical malpractice insurance premiums — will have any impact on the cost of healthcare. Do you think tort reform is the answer? Would love to hear from you. The Pop Tort We’ve noticed a definite spike in the amount […]