Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland Hospital Fined after Failure to Report Errors
Jun 16 2009 // Maryland health officials say Doctors Community Hospital has been fined after failing to report that a patient died and at least seven others suffered serious harm as a result of mistakes by the medical staff. The 185-bed...
Alabama Court Nixes $5 Million Obstretics Malpractice Award
Jun 15 2009 // The Alabama Supreme Court has overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict that a jury in Mobile awarded to a woman whose child died shortly after birth four years ago. The justices sided with Mobile OB-GYN in a malpractice...
Obama Defends Including Public Health Insurance Option in Reform
Jun 15 2009 // President Barack Obama Monday warned doctors the U.S. healthcare system was a ticking time bomb and urged them to support his overhaul plan, which includes a public insurance program that many of them view with...
Northeast’s ProMutual to Buy Michigan Medical Liability Insurer FinCor
Jun 10 2009 // Massachusetts-based medical liability insurance company Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Co., known as ProMutual, will acquire medical liability insurer and risk management company FinCor and its...
Data Show New York Malpractice Payouts Steady
Jun 8 2009 // Consumer advocates say medical malpractice payouts in New York have dropped the past two years, and they are urging state officials to investigate physician complaints about rising insurance rates and automatically review...
The Biggest Loser?
Jun 1 2009 // Obesity Weighs Heavily on Workers’ Compensation Claims It’s time face facts, we’re a nation of fatties. About a quarter of our citizens can be characterized as obese, according to the Centers for Disease...
New York Med Mal Insurer is $43M Short
May 21 2009 // New York’s second-largest medical malpractice insurer is more than $43 million in the hole, according to new regulatory filings, but state regulators are legally forbidden from initiating the process to liquidate or...
The Biggest Loser?
May 18 2009 // Obesity Weighs Heavy on Workers’ Compensation Claims It’s time to face facts about our nation’s fat. About a quarter of our nation can be characterized as obese, according to the Centers for Disease...
Pediatricians, Other Medical Groups Fight Georgia Ruling on Vaccine Liability
May 4 2009 // Pediatricians and other medical professionals are trying to block a Georgia Supreme Court ruling they fear could encourage lawsuits and harm production of vaccines. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which...
Oregon Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates Decrease
Apr 29 2009 // Physicians and surgeons in Oregon have seen a decline in medical professional liability insurance rates the past several years, according to a Department of Consumer and Business Services analysis of recent rate...
Medical Liability Claims-Made Policies
Apr 20 2009 // Challenges to the Notice Requirement Medical malpractice liability insurance policies, like most professional liability insurance policies, are typically “claims-made” policies. While there are variations,...
Medical Liability Policies Are Typically Claims-Made
Apr 20 2009 // Retroactive Period Serves to Limit Liability Period Medical malpractice liability insurance policies, like most professional liability policies, are typically “claims-made” policies. Claims-made policies...
Nevada Court Addresses Medical Malpractice Backlog
Apr 20 2009 // The Nevada Supreme Court is taking steps to resolve a backlog of medical malpractice lawsuits through a “settlement marathon” in May. Court spokesman Bill Gang said teams of two senior judges will be assigned...
Frequency Down but Severity Still a Problem for Medical Liability Insurers
Apr 20 2009 // Like just about any company anywhere on earth, medical liability insurers lost money on their equity investments in 2008 due to the meltdown in the U.S. and worldwide economies in the latter half of the year. However, for...
Oregon Raises Medical Malpractice Maximum
Apr 9 2009 // Oregon lawmakers have approved an increase the amounts recoverable in tort actions against public bodies in cases of medical malpractice and other negligence by public employees. Senate Bill 311 now awaits Gov. Ted...
Nevada Court Addresses Medical Malpractice Backlog
Apr 8 2009 // The Nevada Supreme Court is taking steps to resolve a backlog of medical malpractice lawsuits through a “settlement marathon” in May. Court spokesman Bill Gang says teams of two senior judges will be assigned...
Democrats Agree Health Reform Must Include Medical Liability Changes
Mar 18 2009 // Medical malpractice overhauls have died many deaths in Congress over the years, often at the hands of Democratic lawmakers backed by trial lawyers. Attempts to change the system may be getting new life. As they search for...
New York City Spent $568 Million on Malpractice, Property, Other Claims
Mar 13 2009 // New York City spent almost $568 million to settle damage claims, and the biggest awards were attributed to city-owned hospitals and the police and transportation departments, the comptroller said Thursday. The latest...
Virginia Court Voids Malpractice Policy Due to Material Misrepresentation
Mar 12 2009 // In an unusual case, a federal court in Virginia has found that a law firm’s malpractice policy can be voided because a partner failed to disclose to the firm’s insurance company that he had embezzled money from...
Hawaii Considers Tort Reform in Medical Malpractice
Mar 10 2009 // The amount of money that could be won in court for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases would be limited under a proposal being advanced by Hawaii lawmakers. The limits would be set by a task force. The House...
