Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Massachusetts Radiology Lab Loses Medical Records of About 9,400 People
Jan 12 2018 // A Massachusetts radiology lab says it has lost a portable hard drive that may contain the personal information and X-ray images of almost 9,400 patients. Charles River Medical Associates, based in Framingham, Mass., mailed...
Judge Rules North Dakota Law Limiting Malpractice Damages Unconstitutional
Jan 11 2018 // A state district judge has ruled that North Dakota’s law limiting damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional. The Bismarck Tribune reports the ruling came in a case involving a Fort Yates woman who...
Billionaire Rennert Files Malpractice Lawsuit Over $213M Judgment
Jan 10 2018 // Billionaire Ira Rennert has filed a $214 million malpractice lawsuit against his former law firm, after a jury found him liable for looting his magnesium company to build a huge mansion in New York’s Hamptons. Renco...
Report: Florida Rarely Punishes Doctors Sued for Malpractice
Dec 28 2017 // Florida doctors are rarely punished by state regulators even after they are sued for malpractice according to a newspaper report. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported last month that the Florida Department of Health...
EPA Clears Monsanto Roundup Chemical of Health Risks to Humans
Dec 27 2017 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto Co.’s top-selling weed killer Roundup, is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans, contradicting a World Health...
California Division of Workers’ Comp Suspends 16 Medical Providers
Dec 22 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended 16 more medical providers from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division Releases Health Care Provider Oversight Results
Dec 21 2017 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has released the 2017 Health Care Provider Performance Based Oversight (PBO) assessment results. Health care providers were assessed on their...
Attorneys, Not Adjusters, Handle Claims at Texas Medical Malpractice Insurer, Capson
Dec 13 2017 // Austin, Texas-based Capson Physicians Insurance Co. announced it is providing in-house attorneys, rather than adjusters, to help facilitate claims for insureds. According to Capson Physicians Insurance President and...
Dallas Home Healthcare Company to Pay $25K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
Dec 6 2017 // AccentCare Inc., a home healthcare company headquartered in Dallas, has agreed to pay $25,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment...
California Division of Workers’ Comp Suspends 21 Medical Providers for Fraud
Dec 5 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended 21 more medical providers from participating in the state’s workers’ compensation system, bringing the total number of providers suspended...
CVS to Pay $67.5B for Aetna to Create Giant Health Firm with ‘10,000 New Front Doors’
Dec 3 2017 // CVS Health Corp. will buy Aetna Inc. for about $67.5 billion, creating a healthcare giant that will have a hand in everything from insurance to the corner drugstore. CVS will pay $207 a share for Aetna, with $145 a share...
Tribal First Acquires American Indian Health Services in Washington
Nov 28 2017 // Tribal First, a division of Alliant Specialty Insurance Services Inc., has acquired American Indian Health Services. Brendan McKenna, president of AIHS, and his team will join Alliant and continue to serve clients from its...
California Workers’ Comp Department Suspends 9 Medical Providers for Fraud
Nov 22 2017 // The Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended nine more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ compensation system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year...
ProAssurance Honors Missouri’s Keane Insurance Group with Philanthropic Award
Nov 15 2017 // The Keane Insurance Group in St. Louis, Missouri, has received the ProAssurance 2017 Philanthropic Award. The award was presented to John Keane, president of The Keane Group, and Brian Dames, COO, at ProAssurance’s...
California Workers’ Comp Division Suspends 12 Medical Providers for Fraud
Nov 15 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended 12 more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year...
ISMIE Expanding Medical Professional Liability Insurance Offerings in Wisconsin
Nov 8 2017 // ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. and ISMIE Indemnity plan to expand their medical professional liability coverage for health professionals, groups and health care facilities in Wisconsin. With a recently updated state rate...
California Workers’ Comp Division Suspends 21 Medical Providers for Fraud
Nov 8 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended 21 more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year...
Zurich to Transfer German Legacy Medical Practice Portfolio to Catalina
Nov 7 2017 // Zurich Insurance Group announced that its subsidiary Zurich Insurance plc has entered into an agreement with Catalina Insurance Ireland DAC (Catalina) to transfer its German legacy medical malpractice book to Catalina. The...
NORCAL Mutual Expands MPLI Offerings to Tennessee
Nov 6 2017 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company is now offering coverage to health care professionals in Tennessee. This is the latest in NORCAL’s national expansion, which now reaches 39 states, including the District of...
Oklahoma’s Medical Malpractice ‘Affidavit of Merit’ Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Nov 6 2017 // In an unpublished opinion decided Oct. 24, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a state law aimed at curtailing the filing of medical malpractice lawsuits is unconstitutional. The Court came to that conclusion in...
