Putting an End to Vegas—Style Suits
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003 Legislation & Regulation Liability LitigationTort liability problems are growing and it’s about time they got a hard look. Across the ice-bound Northeast this winter, schools have closed at the first flake of snow. School officials know that even a minor school bus accident can lead to a million dollar judgment. In New Jersey, patients in need of heart valve replacements and other necessary surgery have faced uncertainty in scheduling operations following a doctors’ walkout protesting rising medical malpractice insurance premiums. Similar work stoppages have taken place in West Virginia and Nevada. Across the country, risk managers question the national smallpox vaccine plan, a key step in defending against terrorism, because the program could increase their employers’ medical malpractice and workers’ compensation exposures.
