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Great news for New York!

Mar 23rd, 2012 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

This week, the New York State Senate passed legislation that aimed at curbing the practice of “ambulance chasing.”

According to our friends at the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, the legislation, sponsored by State Seante Majority Leader Dean Skelos, “which increases penalties for hiring or acting as a “runner” to procure clients, patients, or customers.”  A runner is “defined as a person hired by a professional, typically a lawyer or doctor, to solicit services.”

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AMA rails against trial lawyer tax break

Sep 10th, 2010 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

The American Medical Association sent a scathing letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner this week, warning against the consequences of a proposed tax break for personal injury lawyers.  Just as Project Lawsuit Abuse has cautioned, the AMA said the proposed tax break for personal injury lawyers would add billions of dollars to the federal deficit and raise costs for consumers, while subsidizing the work of ambulance chasers. 

See the Washington Times editorial for more information.

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Doctors are Running out of Places to go

Jul 13th, 2010 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

Doctors have reasons to fear practicing medicine in quite a few states these days.  Last week we mentioned how reformers in Illinois fear doctors may start to leave the state due to the possibility of increasing liability insurance costs. Now let’s look at Pennsylvania.

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Lawsuit Abuse Hurts our Health Care System

Jul 8th, 2010 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

A Massachusetts emergency room doctor wrote into the Boston Globe today to call for legal reforms.  He says reform is critical to improve patient care.  “Liability concerns keep many primary care physicians from addressing patients’ needs,” he said.  Sick of Lawsuits has also found that lawsuit abuse is hurting our health care system.  A Harris Interactive survey found that more than 40 percent of doctors avoid prescribing appropriate medication because they know the drug might be involved in litigation. 

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Wouldn’t Legal Reform be the Best Solution for a Med Mal Crisis?

Jun 28th, 2010 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

New York is facing a major medical malpractice crisis.  The insurers are insolvent and the doctors can’t afford a rate increase.

However, rather than getting at the root of the problem by enacting needed legal reforms, the state is passing the buck onto homeowner’s and auto-insurance holders.  Crain’s New York Business reports: “Tort reform is not currently included in the package, but a $362 million surcharge on homeowners' insurance and auto insurance is part of the deal.”  And, doctors will have to pay more for their med mal insurance.

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