Medscape Explores Wrongful Death Legislation Expansion Across the US
MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta was featured in the Medscape article Who can sue docs for wrongful death?, commenting on New York’s recently vetoed Grieving Families Act, which is currently being reworked.
For his part, Mehta is open to a dialogue with lawmakers to revise the law in a manner agreeable to all parties. “We want to work together to make the system right,” he says. “The liability system in New York needs an overall holistic change, and we are available at any time to have discussions. The vetoed bill was a band aid, and didn’t address the main, underlying issues in the state.”
Stebbins, too, says he would like to continue the debate over how an expansion should look. “We hope to go through a discussion on caps to these suits,” he explains. “We have already seen the cap of $10 million broken four times in the past few years through nuclear verdicts. That’s something we need to address.”
