Malpractice screening panels largely upheld by state Supreme Court An expert-panel system established several years ago in an attempt to improve medical malpractice lawsuits has withstood a legal challenge, although the state Supreme Court has changed the way the panel’s rulings can be used in jury trials. The decision was handed down Tuesday in a case that dates back to 2006, when a woman named Sheila Parker visited the emergency department at the Southern New ... [News Source]