Oklahoma’s New Malpractice Reforms Take Effect

Oklahoma’s new malpractice reforms for physicians went into effect on Nov. 1, according to a release from the Oklahoma Hospital Association.

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The new law caps non-economic damages at $400,000 in most circumstances and eliminates joint and several liability, which forced physicians with a only a peripheral role in a case to pay most of the damages if they had the deepest pockets.

Read the Oklahoma Hospital Association’s release on malpractice reform.

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