Title LII, Actions, Process, and Service of Process

As used in this chapter: I. "Action for medical injury" means any action against a medical care provider, whether based in tort, contract or otherwise, to recover damages on account of medical injury. II. "Medical care provider" means a physician, physician associate, registered …

I. In any action for medical injury, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by affirmative evidence which must include expert testimony of a competent witness or witnesses: (a) The standard of reasonable professional practice in the medical care provider's profession or s…

Any portion of a settlement agreement in an action for medical injury which has the purpose or effect of prohibiting disclosure of relevant information to the appropriate state medical licensing board is void, contrary to public policy, and shall not be enforced.

I. In this section "family" means spouse, parent, grandparent, stepfather, stepmother, child, adopted child, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, father-in-law, or mother-in-law. II. A statement, writing, or action that expresses sympathy, compassion, commisera…