1. Florida: Discussions have recently intensified surrounding the state’s tight limits on who can sue for medical malpractice. Current medical malpractice law, written in 1990, states that if someone ...

A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a legal malpractice lawsuit that a lower court had dismissed as untimely, highlighting how critical timing an ...

Survey reveals 96% of physicians feel unfairly treated under New Mexico's medical malpractice laws as the state faces a ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Dr. Debbie Vigil didn’t plan to retire in 2023. Born and raised in Santa Fe, Vigil started practicing as an ...

In Connecticut and the majority of states, the settlement of a case is not a bar to a malpractice claim alleging a failure to handle the case in accordance with the standard of care and to properly ...

A renewed attempt to repeal a controversial medical-malpractice law is ready for consideration by the full Florida House after the 2026 legislative session starts. The House Judiciary Committee on ...

TALLAHASSEE — Efforts to repeal Florida’s “free kill law” hit a last-minute roadblock Wednesday, alarming patient advocates who say millions of Floridians are effectively blocked from seeking justice ...

"Regardless of whether a freelance attorney carries malpractice insurance, law firms are ultimately responsible for the work product," write Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen, founders of Montage Legal ...

Vigil retired in July 2023 at age 65, though she estimated she had at least five more years in her. Nobody is entirely happy with New Mexico’s medical malpractice system. Doctors like Vigil say the ...