Conn. Law Nixing Legitimate Malpractice Lawsuits

…Despite the serious allegations, Votre was never able to get her case before a jury. A judge dismissed her lawsuit based on a technicality added to the state’s medical malpractice law in 2005 as part of the national “tort reform” debate. It requires plaintiffs in all malpractice cases to get an opinion from a medical expert backing up their allegations before they can sue, but legal fights over the credentials of those experts have led to many cases being dismissed.  Read more