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Misdiagnosis allegation not enough for negligence claim to go on

Washington state’s highest court says a medical liability case in which an expert did not pinpoint specific standard-of-care violations cannot move forward.

Sustainability
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3 MIN READ

July 12, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find how the AMA Litigation Center supports physicians facing legal threat, protects medical liability reforms and more.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

No easy calls in high court case on crisis pregnancy centers

AMA attorneys argued that unethical behavior at crisis pregnancy centers demonstrated a California law passed “strict scrutiny” test for regulating speech.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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4 MIN READ

AMA’s legal team helps protect medical liability reforms

The Litigation Center for the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies fights to keep in place vital state measures such as noneconomic damage caps.

Sustainability
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4 MIN READ

Voter-backed Nevada tort reform faces court challenge

Should juries know whether insurer paid a plaintiff’s medical bills? Physicians say it’s fair law that helps keep liability insurance rates low.

Sustainability
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4 MIN READ

If physicians face legal threat, AMA Litigation Center has their backs

The Litigation Center of the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies steps in when physicians face powerful adversaries, if legal precedents may be set, and when it is simply the right thing to do.

Judicial Advocacy
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3 MIN READ

June 28, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn about how the AMA supports a hospital's position on incident reports used during discovery, immigration detainees' right to discharge plans and more.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

Do students have right to use bathroom matching gender ID?

The medical community tells a federal court that when transgender students use a single-sex bathroom matching their gender identity, the students’ health and well-being is improved.

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

Hospital incident reports at risk of discovery in Illinois

Continued quality of care improvements in jeopardy if voluntarily safety reports must be turned over to plaintiffs, physician and hospital groups tell court.

Physician-Patient Relationship