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Senate panel considers requiring earlier, clearer expert certifications in medical-malpractice suits
Summary
A Senate Courts of Justice subcommittee reviewed Senate Bill 892, which would clarify the language medical experts must use when certifying malpractice claims and require plaintiffs to serve that certification within 21 days after a defendant answers; supporters say the bill restores legislative intent while opponents did not appear.
Senators on the Senate Courts of Justice Civil Law Subcommittee heard testimony on Senate Bill 892 on expert certifications in medical-malpractice cases. Senator Sturtevant, the bill’s patron, said the bill clarifies what expert certifications must state and requires plaintiffs to serve the certification to defense counsel within 21 days of the defendant’s answer.
"Current law, when you have a medical malpractice case as the plaintiff's attorney, you've got to make sure that you've got an expert who will certify that there was a…
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