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Pa. Insurance Department Announces 2021 MCARE Assessment: Down to 12% from 19%
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced that the annual MCARE assessment to be levied for calendar …
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PAMED Successfully Gets Informed Consent Legislation Signed into Law
Due to PAMED's strong advocacy in Harrisburg, informed consent legislation crossed the finish line before …
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Superior Court Issues Decision in Medical Liability Venue Case
On Feb. 22, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a decision in the case of Dockery v. Thomas …
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Pa. Supreme Court Holds That Physicians Cannot Be Held Liable under the Mental Health Procedures Act for Harm Caused by Mentally ill Patient
On Dec. 22, 2020, in a 6-1 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a lawsuit against the …
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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging How Risk and Complication Evidence May Be Presented at Trial
On Dec. 10, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the plaintiffs in the case of …
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PAMED joins AMA Amicus Brief Regarding the Responsibilities of Certification Entities
An amicus brief filed by the American Medical Association (AMA) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …
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PAMED Joins Amicus Brief to Keep Corporate Protections in Place for Health Care Entities
In a case that could have far-reaching implications for the way that corporate entities are …
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Pa. Supreme Court Rules Duty to Warn Extended to Neighbors of Assailant
With a 3-2 decision in the case of Maas v. UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside et al., the Pa. Supreme Court …
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PAMED Analysis: A Closer Look at the LBFC’s Study on the Impact of Venue for Medical Liability Actions
Pennsylvania’s Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) was directed to study the impact of a …
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Pa. Supreme Court Rules Mcare Statute of Repose is Unconstitutional, Denies Reconsideration
Update: On Nov. 13, 2019, UPMC filed an application asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reconsider …
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Pa. Insurance Department Responds to JUA Proposal to Pay a Portion of Med Liability Tail Coverage for Hahnemann Physicians
The Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) has offered to fund up to …
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Federal Court Denies JUA Injunction Blocking Latest Attempt of State Takeover
In a memorandum published July 17, 2019, the United States District Court for the Middle District of …
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Bills Would Provide More Legislative Oversight of the JUA
Update: During the course of June budget negotiations, another bill – HB 1461 – was amended to include …
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Pa. Supreme Court Rules Risk and Complication Evidence May Be Presented at Trial
With its decision in the case of Mitchell v. Shikora et al, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled …
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PAMED to Court: Proposed Changes to Med Liability Venue Rule Threaten Patient Care in Pennsylvania
On Feb. 21, 2019, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) submitted its objections to the Civil Procedural …
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It’s Déjà vu All Over Again – Pa. Senate Approves Resolution in Response to Proposed Med Liability Venue Rule Change
In response to the possibility that Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court could loosen the rules governing venue …
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UPDATE: Pa. Supreme Court Issues Decision in Nicolaou v. Martin
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a decision in the case of Nicolaou v. Martin et al.
The case …
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Judge Temporarily Blocks State Law That Would Put JUA Under Control of Pa. Insurance Department
On July 18, 2018, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued an …
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Timeline of Events Concerning the Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association (JUA)
The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) has created this detailed timeline of events connected to the …
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Court Sides With JUA on Key Medical Liability Insurance Case
JUA Update
On June 21, 2018, PAMED learned about amendments to House Bill 1851 (now known as Act 41 …