Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.Y. Assembly OKs Bill Allowing Later Claims for Medical Malpractice
Jun 12 2015 // New York’s state Assembly has passed legislation that would let victims of medical malpractice file claims later than allowed now. Current law requires filing claims within two-and-a-half years after the act,...
Florida Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Caps Aren’t Retroactive
May 26 2015 // A 2003 law capping medical malpractice lawsuit awards at $500,000 can’t be applied retroactively. That’s what the Supreme Court ruled in a Miami-Dade County case in which a woman suffered permanent damage to...
A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Coverys Specialty in New Jersey
May 22 2015 // A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a” to Coverys Specialty Insurance Company. The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable. Coverys Specialty...
ACE Appoints Hamzah as Regional Medical Malpractice Manager, Asia
May 18 2015 // ACE Group has appointed Kamal Hamzah as regional medical malpractice manager for Asia, a newly created position, as it continues to expand its financial lines product portfolio in the region to include medical professional...
NORCAL Expands Medical Professional Liability Coverage to Oregon
May 13 2015 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co., a medical professional liability insurance provider, is now offering coverage to physicians and healthcare professionals in Oregon with protection for certain data breaches, cyber liability and...
Governor Signs Missouri Medical Malpractice Damage Caps into Law
May 11 2015 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed a measure capping some damage awards in medical malpractices cases, three years after the state’s Supreme Court struck down similar limits as unconstitutional. “This bipartisan...
90% of Healthcare Firms Hit by Cyber Attack: Ponemon
May 7 2015 // A rise in cyber attacks against doctors and hospitals is costing the U.S. healthcare system $6 billion a year as organized criminals who once targeted retailers and financial firms increasingly go after medical records,...
Constellation Acquiring Medical Professional Liability Insurer Arkansas Mutual
May 6 2015 // Constellation, a mutual holding company, announced that Little Rock-based medical professional liability insurance provider, Arkansas Mutual Insurance Co., is joining its family of companies. Arkansas Mutual will be the...
Owner of Florida Medical Clinic Arrested for PIP Fraud
May 4 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud has arrested Roxana Suarez La Rosa on charges related to PIP (personal injury protection) fraud. In 2012, the Saint Jose Injury Center in...
Missouri Bill with Medical Malpractice Caps Sent to Governor
May 4 2015 // A measure to reinstate limits on lawsuit awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases is heading to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s desk three years after the state Supreme Court overturned lower caps. The...
Playboy Verdict Leads to Malpractice Suit in California
Apr 30 2015 // Playboy Enterprises Inc. claims Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP committed malpractice by not advising it to settle a retaliatory-firing lawsuit. The case is anything but salacious. Catherine Zulfer initially sued...
Beazley Adds Hiscox’s Dunlavy to Medical Team in Atlanta; Also Schoenthal
Apr 30 2015 // Beazley Group has hired a former Hiscox executive to help expand its miscellaneous medical insurance capabilities. Christopher Dunlavy will be based in Beazley’s Atlanta office. The miscellaneous medical team...
Missouri Bill with Medical Malpractice Caps Sent to Governor
Apr 23 2015 // A measure to reinstate limits on lawsuit awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases is heading to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s desk three years after the state Supreme Court overturned lower caps. The...
ACE Expands Liability Coverage for Assisted Living, Long Term Care Facilities
Apr 21 2015 // ACE Group has introduced four new medical liability coverage endorsements, designed to provide more comprehensive protection to the expanding long term care healthcare sector. The new endorsements include: media event...
Minnesota Supreme Court: Medical Liability Insurer Can Withhold Records
Apr 9 2015 // The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer created by the Legislature does not have to make its records public. The decision ends a two-year legal battle between the Star Tribune and the Minnesota Joint...
NEW CEO of CAP Dealing with Changing Med Mal Market
Apr 8 2015 // A potentially hardening market and a paradigm shift in how healthcare is delivered are just two issues Sarah Pacini has had to face since her first day on the job. Pacini is CEO of Los Angeles, Calif.-based Cooperative of...
Jury Awards $17.8M Malpractice Verdict Against Colorado Hospital
Apr 6 2015 // An Arapahoe County, Colo. jury has handed down a $17.8 million malpractice judgment against Children’s Hospital Colorado after finding the hospital’s staff was responsible for giving the wrong dose of...
Medical Malpractice Case Settled by L.A. County For $4M
Apr 2 2015 // Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $4.5 million to a man left paralyzed after treatment at County/USC Medical Center. The Los Angeles Times reported the Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday in favor of the settlement...
Medical Malpractice Claims in Wisconsin Fall to Record Low
Apr 1 2015 // Medical malpractice claims hit a record low last year in Wisconsin, according to the Director of State Courts. The number of medical malpractice lawsuits fell to 84 last year from 140 in 2013. There were 294 suits filed in...
Medical Malpractice Claims in Wisconsin Fall to Record Low
Mar 24 2015 // Medical malpractice claims hit a record low last year in Wisconsin, according to the Director of State Courts. The number of medical malpractice lawsuits fell to 84 last year from 140 in 2013. There were 294 suits filed in...
