Improvement of healthcare another way to reduce malpractice claims
According to a study by the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, improvements to the quality of hospital care is just as effective at reducing medical malpractice suits as legal methods to reduce a patient's punitive damages, The State Journal-Register reported on June 13. According to SIU’s chairman of the orthopedic surgery division and lead author of the…Read More
Illinois Supreme Court: No Caps on Malpractice Lawsuits
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that caps limiting the amount that can be awarded in medical malpractice suits are against the state's constitution. The limits were passed by the Illinois General Assembly in 2005, but the court has ruled that the legislation infringed on the power of the state's judicial branch. Doctors' advocacy groups are quick to criticize the…Read More
