A couple of malpractice insurers, PMSLIC and Medical Protective, are writing policies in Pennsylvania again. Some predict that the medical malpractice crisis in PA is over.
The number of medical malpractice filings and big-dollar verdicts in Pennsylvania declined in 2007. Medical malpractice fell statewide from approximately 2,600 in 2000 to 1,600 in 2007. In Philadelphia alone the number of medical malpractice filing fell 1,085 in 2000 to 586 in 2007. Is Pennsylvania losing its reputation as a rough place for doctors to practice?
The court rules require that such litigation can only be undertaken in the county where the cause of action arose and that a certificate of merit must be filed stating the opinion of a licensed professional that there is reasonable probability that the defendants deviated from the accepted standard of care. This initiative seems to be paying off for the medical community.In 2006, a report showed that the tort system in Pennsylvania is adequate and that the so-called medical malpractice crisis is at an end.
Source: http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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