Senate passes Medical Review Panel legislation
The Senate took an important step Wednesday to address a growing problem faced by Kentucky’s medical providers by reporting SB 119 from the Health and…
Litigation
Long-term care industry, others deserve relief from excess litigation
The following is an op-ed from Doug Alexander, executive director of the Partnership for Commonsense Justice. PCJ is a coalition of businesses and business groups,…
Trial lawyers gear up for more long term care suits
On the heels of long term care operator Extendicare announcing its departure from Kentucky because of the state’s worsening legal climate, trial lawyers are gathering…
Long term care operator pulls out of Kentucky, cites difficult legal climate
Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust announced recently that its wholly owned subsidiary, Extendicare Health Services, Inc. (EHSI) has entered into an agreement to lease all…
Tracking the battle over the federal health care law in court
Challenges to the health care law continue to meander their way around our federal court system. From Kaiser Health News, here’s the latest on where each…
Action Alert: Stop Lawsuit Loans
The Kentucky General Assembly is considering legislation that is being presented under the label of consumer protection, but does little more than legitimize questionable lending…
House committee passes bill regulating litigation financing industry
The House Judiciary Committee reported favorably on a bill Wednesday that would regulate the third-party litigation financing industry. Litigation financing is a process in which…
Florida judge rules health care law unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Florida ruled the national health care law unconstitutional Monday, agreeing with 26 states who argued Americans cannot be required to…
Chamber files amicus brief to uphold precedent in slip and fall cases
The Kentucky Chamber, joined by the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Kentucky Retail Federation, filed another amicus brief with the Kentucky Supreme Court…
Fighting for taxpayers at the Supreme Court
There’s no denying that times are tough for everyone right now; business, family and government alike. But the Kentucky Chamber believes that many state governments…