Texas IPA's contract talks are price-fixing, appeals court rules. (AMNews, June 23/30, 2008)
Organized medicine calls on court to block Nevada health plan merger. (AMNews, June 9, 2008)
Blues HMO ordered to pay hospital pathologists. (AMNews, June 9, 2008)
Cap on noneconomic damages is unconstitutional, Georgia judge says. (AMNews, June 2, 2008)
Expression of gratitude to Litigation Center from Florida member. (AMA Voice, May/June, 2008) (PDF, 703KB)
AMA to DOJ: Health insurer merger not in the public interest. (AMA eVoice, May 22, 2008) (PDF, 15KB)
Pathologists' victory in fair compensation lawsuit to stand. (AMA eVoice, May 9, 2008) (PDF, 15KB)
Texas court finds board exceeded its authority and podiatrists' scope. (AMNews, May 5, 2008)
104th NSMA Annual Meeting Highlights. (NSMA Executive E-Update, May 2, 2008) (PDF, 2MB)
Legal muscle in the doctor's corner. (AMNews, April 21, 2008)
Minnesota physician can sue doctors critical of courtroom testimony. (AMNews, April 21, 2008)
Oregon keeps wrongful death damage cap. (AMNews, April 7, 2008)
Subpoenas issued to insurers in New York rate-setting probe. (AMNews, March 24/31, 2008)
Perspective: The AMA flexes its legal muscle. (Medical Economics, March 21, 2008) (PDF, 190KB)
California medical students to get court-ordered tuition refunds. (AMNews, March 17, 2008)
Washington state doctors, physical therapists battle over referrals. (AMNews, March 3, 2008)
New York takes on United over tactics as industry arbiter of physician pay. (AMNews, March 3, 2008)
The Litigation Center of the AMA and State Medical Societies: fighting for physians nationwide. (AMA eVoice, Feb. 14, 2008)
Bulletproof bylaws: Maintaining the right to protect doctors -- and patients. (AMNews, Feb. 11, 2008)
News in brief - Ohio high court overturns $30 million verdict. (AMNews, Dec. 17, 2007)
Physicians challenge lawyers' meritless liability suits – and win. (AMNews, Dec. 10, 2007)
To partner or perish? That is the question. (AMNews, Nov. 26, 2007)
No lawsuits until peer review is complete, Colorado Supreme Court rules. (AMNews, Nov. 19, 2007)
Minnesota child-abuse reporting law does not create civil liability. (AMNews, Sept. 10, 2007)
Lawnwood Medical Center v. Lawnwood Medical Staff Update. (AMA Voice, September 2007) (PDF, 743KB)
Doctor fights back after bogus lawsuit. (AMA Voice, July, 2007) (PDF, 223KB)
New Hampshire parental notification law faces repeal. (AMNews, April 16, 2007)
State medical society lawsuits now target insurance contract provisions. (AMNews, March 26, 2007)
Fighting back tiers: Doctors take stand against insurers' flawed rating systems. (AMA Voice, March 2007) (PDF, 668KB)
Cathey v. Baptist Hospital Update. (AMA Voice, March 2007) (PDF, 943KB)
Federal appeals court rules against doctors, patients in Oklahoma Medicaid pay suit. (AMNews, Jan. 29, 2007)
Texas Blues plan suspends rating system – for now. (AMNews, Jan. 15, 2007)
Plans drive doctors to tiers. (AMNews, Jan. 1/8, 2007)
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