A ruling by the New Hampshire Supreme Court regarding the use of medical malpractice screening panels has drawn attention from physicians, hospitals, and plaintiffs within the state regarding the use of screening panels for malpractice claims.
The Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas conditionally granted a petition for writ of mandamus, which required the trial court to vacate an order to compel a physician to answer deposition questions that addressed information covered by the medical peer review...
Hospitals might assume that a generous compensation offer will reduce the likelihood that an aggrieved patient will seek legal advice, but according to "Disclosure and Resolution Programs that Include Generous Compensation Offers May Prompt a Complex Patient Response," published...
