Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Court: Minnesota Healthcare Provider Must Pay $483K in Back Wages, Damages
Aug 10 2021 // The U.S. Department of Labor reached an agreement in which a Minnesota healthcare provider will pay more than $480,000 to settle wage violation allegations. U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright on Aug. 5 approved...
Beazley Launches Suite of Life Sciences’ Insurance in Asia Pacific
Aug 4 2021 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a suite of covers to protect organizations within Asia Pacific’s rapidly expanding life sciences sector. In an environment in which risk exposures are complex and varied –...
Arizona Supreme Court Malpractice Case Ruling Cites Need for Expert Testimony
Aug 3 2021 // An Arizona Supreme Court decision says medical malpractice lawsuits involving unclear causes of death or other injury can’t proceed without sufficient expert witness testimony providing guidance for jurors. The...
California Healthcare Provider Paying $37M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits
Aug 2 2021 // Southern California-based Prime Healthcare Services and two of its doctors will pay $37.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits that claimed the hospital system paid kickbacks to one of the physicians and bought his...
Lessons from the Pandemic for Workers’ Compensation
Aug 2 2021 // The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us tough lessons. We have learned the strengths and limitations of globalization, our public health systems, and our ability to respond during a crisis. In the U.S. workers’...
The Hanover Enhances Product Suites for Lawyers, Healthcare Facilities
Jul 29 2021 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. said it has enhanced its product suites for lawyers and healthcare facilities. The Hanover Lawyers Advantage product suite offers stand-alone professional liability coverage for a wide...
California Healthcare Provider Paying $37M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits
Jul 21 2021 // Southern California-based Prime Healthcare Services and two of its doctors will pay $37.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits that claimed the hospital system paid kickbacks to one of the physicians and bought his...
Arkansas Health System to Pay $52.5K to Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 15 2021 // An Arkansas healthcare provider charged with firing older workers with driving responsibilities because of their age will pay more than $52,000 to settle a federal age discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment...
Mayo Clinic in Minnesota Sued in Alleged Snooping of Nude Patient Photos
Jul 6 2021 // Mayo Clinic has been sued by three female patients who say a former surgery resident viewed nude photographs of them in their medical records. The lawsuits claim Ahmad Alsughayer, 28, of Saginaw, Michigan, had no reason to...
Lessons from the Pandemic for Workers’ Compensation
Jun 28 2021 // The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us tough lessons. We have learned the strengths and limitations of globalization, our public health systems, and our ability to respond during a crisis. In the U.S. workers’...
Parents Whose Baby Died Settle Malpractice Suit with S.D. Hospital
Jun 28 2021 // The parents of an infant who died at a Sioux Falls hospital have agreed to settle their malpractice lawsuit against the healthcare provider. The terms of the mediated settlement between Avera McKennan Hospital and the...
$3.25M in Medical Malpractice Death of Washington Prisoner
Jun 21 2021 // The Washington Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $3.25 million to the family of a man who died at Monroe Correctional Complex after not receiving adequate medical care. A lawsuit filed by Julia Kleutsch said her...
Banning Spectators Is ‘Least Risky’ Option for Tokyo 2020 Games: Medical Experts
Jun 18 2021 // TOKYO – Japanese medical experts said on Friday that banning spectators at the Olympics was the least risky option for holding the Games, even as they appeared resigned to the possibility of fans in venues during the...
People Moves: Jencap’s Maher, XS Brokers’ Mordarski Promoted; AGCS Hires Two
Jun 16 2021 // New York’s Jencap Group Promotes Maher to President Jencap Group LLC, a New York-headquartered national wholesale intermediary, has promoted Mark Maher to president. In his new role, Maher will work with the Jencap...
New OSHA Covid-19 Standard Covers Healthcare Employees Only
Jun 14 2021 // The Department of Labor has promulgated an emergency temporary standard (ETS) designed to protect healthcare workers but did not extend the rule to other high-risk employment such as manufacturing, grocery or high-volume...
Texas Healthcare Providers to Pay More than $1M in False Claims Case
Jun 11 2021 // Three separate Texas healthcare providers will pay a collective $1,056,340.50 to resolve liability under the False Claims Act for the alleged improper billing of electro-acupuncture devices, the U.S. Attorney’s...
$3.25M in Medical Malpractice Death of Washington Prisoner
Jun 8 2021 // The Washington state Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $3.25 million to the family of a man who died at Monroe Correctional Complex after not receiving adequate medical care. A lawsuit filed by Julia Kleutsch...
Florida Top Court Says Insurer Can Pursue Malpractice Claim Against Defense Law Firm
Jun 8 2021 // Attorneys who are hired by insurance carriers to defend policyholders from lawsuits have a duty to represent the insured, but the insurer is paying their fees. Obviously, the insurer has a financial interest in the outcome...
Law Firms and Their Insurers Feel the Pain of Bigger Malpractice Claims
Jun 7 2021 // Even as law firms made adjustments to sustain their operations through the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to avoid the rising costs of malpractice claims. Indeed, the time period beginning in 2019 through mid-2020...
South Dakota Voters Passed Medical Pot, but Docs Hesitant
May 27 2021 // Medical marijuana advocates have convinced South Dakota voters that legalizing the drug for medical use is a good idea, but they are struggling to do the same with many of the state’s physicians. A split between the...
