Mealey's (November 26, 2018, 7:42 PM EST) -- FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court concluded Nov. 15 that the state’s year-old Medical Review Panel Act is unconstitutional because the statute forecloses immediate access to the court system by requiring medical review panels to evaluate the merits of proposed medical malpractice claims before claimants can file suit (Kentucky, et al. v. Ezra Claycomb, et al., Nos. 2017-SC-000614 and 2017-SC-000615, Ky. Sup., 2018 Ky. LEXIS 504)....