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4 MIN READ

Don’t create unintended loopholes for medical liability cases

Creating new exceptions to Kentucky’s one-year limit on filing medical malpractice lawsuits would expose physicians to limitless legal actions.

Sustainability
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2 MIN READ

July 25, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

New Jersey court upholds decision that a physician cannot be held liable for an injury unrelated to their conduct.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

June 27, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn how the AMA advocates in cases for third party liability for physicians and evidence of a known risk in medical malpractice case.

Advocacy Update
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No double-dipping on medical injury compensation: High court

The ruling is a good one for physicians and hospitals because it prevents them from being sued once a patient has already received money for an injury.

Sustainability
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3 MIN READ

May 3, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about the AMA's role in rulings for the Title X gag rule and North Dakota's cap on noneconomic damages.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

Appellate court case puts peer-review protections in danger

A Michigan court ignored a statute and established case law, jeopardizing future patient-safety gains. Doctors say the decision must be reversed.

Sustainability
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4 MIN READ

New Jersey court weighs whether non-patient can sue physician

See why courts usually shelter physicians from third-party lawsuits and why the AMA Litigation Center says it’s important to do so in this case.

Sustainability
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Court must reconsider medical examiner’s ask for lawsuit immunity

Initially, a Texas court wouldn’t excuse a physician from a civil rights violation lawsuit. Here’s why a federal appeals court told the lower court to reassess.

Judicial Advocacy
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2 MIN READ

Dec. 13, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find out why the AMA is urging the Supreme Court of Kentucky to keep law on medical review panels intact.

Advocacy Update