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Jan. 30, 2020: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find out more about the Pennsylvania case that could open up new liability for physicians involuntarily committing patients.

Advocacy Update
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4 Min Read

What legal challenges will affect patients and physicians in 2020?

From keeping the government out of exam rooms to keeping patients insured, see the legal trends the AMA and the AMA Litigation Center have identified.

Judicial Advocacy
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Federal medical liability legislative activities

Learn about the AMA’s efforts to enact medical liability reform through legislative actions and initiatives at the federal level.

Sustainability
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5 Min Read

High court ruling must avoid encouraging involuntary commitment

Physicians strike a delicate balance in deciding whether patients with serious mental illnesses require involuntary commitment. A new case could create more legal exposure for doctors making such hard calls.

Judicial Advocacy
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2 Min Read

Jan. 17, 2020: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn about AMA's role in Georgia case where the Supreme Court of Georgia rejects request for a damages-only medical liability retrial.

Advocacy Update
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4 Min Read

Top court turns down bid for damages-only medical liability retrial

Had Georgia’s highest court granted the request, physicians and hospitals would be opened up to “much greater liability than jury thought was just.”

Judicial Advocacy
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3 Min Read

More physicians being sued by patients they’ve never treated

Do doctors ever have “legal duty of care” in such cases? An AMA education session explored the issue.

Judicial Advocacy
Best of 2019 Law
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4 Min Read

5 big medical court cases that made a difference this year

Learn how the AMA has fought this year to preserve the patient-physician relationship, keep government out of the exam room, and maintain liability reforms.

Judicial Advocacy
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4 Min Read

Physicians increasingly face “hybrid” medical liability claims

California plaintiffs add battery claims to skirt noneconomic damages cap in medical liability cases. The practice must be stopped.

Judicial Advocacy