Thursday, July 6, 2017
Lavern’s Law Passes The New York Legislature
Posted in Medical Malpractice
On the last day of the regular legislative session this year, both the New York State Assembly and Senate passed a bill that would help victims of cancer misdiagnoses hold negligent doctors and hospitals accountable. The legislation is a version of what has been called “Lavern’s Law”, after Lavern Wilkinson. Tragically, Ms. Wilkinson died in 2013 from…