Litigation Center in the news

Board settlement can't be used in Minnesota liability trial. (AMNews, Nov. 3, 2008)

Lawnwood ruling preserves medical staff role. (AMNews, Oct. 13, 2008)

Cecil B. Wilson: Strengthen bonds between physicians and hospital boards. (Vero Beach Press Journal, Oct. 10, 2008) (PDF, 15KB)

Protecting the rights of medical staffs. (AMA eVoice, Oct. 9, 2008)

High court likely to side with cigarette-makers. (USA Today, Oct. 8, 2008) (PDF, 133KB)

Family asks Ohio Supreme Court to force Planned Parenthood to release hundreds of records. (Chicago Tribune, Oct. 7, 2008) (PDF, 60KB)

Ohio top court mulls Planned Parenthood files. (Associated Press, Oct. 7, 2008) (PDF, 20KB)

Litigation Center fights for AMA members — and wins. (AMNews, Oct. 6, 2008)

Florida high court rejects curb on medical staff rights. (AMNews, Oct. 6, 2008) 

Physicians win big in bylaws case. (Southern California Physician, Oct. 2008) (PDF, 93KB)

Victory in Palmetto Pathology Services v. Health Options. (AMA Voice, Sept/Oct. 2008) (PDF, 749KB)

Supreme Court rules against hospital. (Fort Pierce Hometown News, Sept. 26, 2008) (PDF, 53KB)

AMA comments on Florida State Supreme Court ruling on board/medical staff conflict. (The Medical Industry Business Weekly, Sept. 11, 2008) (PDF, 18KB)

Court opinion is victory for Minnesota's physicians. (Minnesota Medical Association press release, Sept. 10, 2008) (PDF, 63KB)

Florida high court strikes special law granting hospital board power over MEC. (BNA's Health Care Daily Report, Sept. 8, 2008) (PDF, 38KB)

Florida high court rejects hospital governance law. (HealthLeaders, Sept. 5, 2008) (PDF, 47KB)

Doctors win case against Fort Pierce's Lawnwood Regional Medical Center. (Post St. Lucie News, Sept. 5, 2008) (PDF, 34KB)

Florida Supreme Court finds hospital law unconsitutional. (FMA and AMA press release, Sept. 4, 2008) (PDF, 36KB)

Florida Supreme Court finds hospital law unconsitutional. (AMA eVoice, Sept. 4, 2008) (PDF, 16KB)

Illinois medical liability insurance premiums stabilize. (AMNews, Sept.1, 2008)

Missouri court says midwives can continue to practice. (AMNews, Aug.11, 2008)

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)