Medical Malpractice

Community health centers around the country paid $410 million from 2018 to 2021 in 485 settlements or judgments over malpractice suits. The centers and their employees have immunity from medical malpractice lawsuits, meaning the federal government pays any settlements or court judgments.

A case before the Missouri Supreme Court could decide whether wrongful death should fall under the state's new law capping non-economic damages on medical…

Limits on monetary damages in medical malpractice lawsuits have been reinstated in Missouri.Gov. Jay Nixon signed Senate Bill 239 into law Thursday at SSM…

Since Missouri's state lawmakers are on spring break this week, "St. Louis on the Air" is checking in to see what they've accomplished so far, and what…

The speaker of the Missouri House is pushing lawmakers to restore caps on damages in medical malpractice lawsuits.A 2005 Missouri law created a $350,000…

Republican lawmakers in Missouri will try again next year to restore caps on damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.In 2005 lawmakers passed…

Efforts in Missouri to restore caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits are in limbo.The Missouri Supreme Court ruled last year that…

The Missouri House has passed legislation that would restore caps on damages in medical malpractice lawsuits.The law that put the caps in place was tossed…

Well, the Missouri Supreme Court has certainly done its part for the news cycle today with an array of decisions.Here's a quick taste of what happened,…

Updated 4:33 p.m. with reporting by KCUR's Elana Gordon.Missouri’s Supreme Court has effectively overturned state caps on non-economic damages that can be…