by Holly Herman
Excerpted from Reading Eagle article
Rulings by the state Supreme Court in 2003 have reduced the number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in Berks County Court by 33 percent, according to President Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl.
The number of malpractice cases in Berks dropped from 30 in 2002, the year before the law changed, to 24 in 2008.
In 2003, the Supreme Court began requiring that cases be heard in the counties where plaintiffs say the malpractice occurred. (more…)