Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pennsylvania Court Sides With Hospitals, Doctors on Malpractice Fund
Aug 13 2013 // A state court overruled Pennsylvania’s top insurance regulator in a decision made public Monday, siding with hospital officials and doctors who said a supplemental medical malpractice insurance fund is keeping too...
MedMal Direct Expands into Texas
Aug 7 2013 // Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Company (MedMal Direct), now in its fourth year of business, has received its certificate of authority from the Texas Department of Insurance and has officially launched...
Doctors’ Fear of Lawsuits Trumps State Malpractice Tort Reforms
Aug 7 2013 // Medicare patients receive more diagnostic tests and emergency department referrals when treated by physicians who worry more about malpractice liability, regardless of whether states have adopted common malpractice tort...
Wisconsin Woman Challenges Cap on Malpractice Damages
Jul 30 2013 // A Verona, Wis., woman is challenging a law that caps malpractice damages against University of Wisconsin doctors at $250,000. A Wisconsin State Journal report says a jury awarded Terri Fiez $1.8 million in a wrongful-death...
Groups Attack Watchdog Effort to Raise Medical Malpractice Bar in California
Jul 26 2013 // Under a measure being pursued for next year’s ballot by Consumer Watchdog California voters will have the opportunity to boost the cap on medical negligence lawsuits, but opponents of the measure on Friday said doing...
How Health Law Could Affect Medical Professional Liability
Jul 26 2013 // The U.S. medical professional liability (MPL) market has been profitable in recent years but challenges await MPL insurers because an influx of newly insured patients, coupled with health care delivery system changes,...
Buffett’s Berkshire Reinsures Irish State Health Claims as Population Ages
Jul 26 2013 // Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will reinsure about €700 million ($930 million) in claims for Ireland’s state health insurer, which is seeking to stem losses and its burden on taxpayers, as the...
Iowa Court: Lawyer May Be Sued for Emotional Pain
Jul 24 2013 // The Iowa Supreme Court said a couple from Ecuador may sue their attorney for emotional distress because his advice caused them to be separated from their children and grandchildren for a decade. It’s the first time...
Commentary: R.I. Court’s Ruling on Self-Insured Retentions in Med-Mal Policies
Jul 23 2013 // In a surprising decision, the Rhode Island Supreme Court held that a self-insured retention (SIR) endorsement in a nursing facility’s professional liability policy was void. However, the Court’s ruling is broad...
Cooper Gay Help Launch New Lloyd’s Coverholder Business in The Bahamas
Jul 23 2013 // Cooper Gay & Co Ltd, part of the Cooper Gay Swett and Crawford (CGSC) Group, has participated in the establishment of the first Lloyd’s of London coverholder plaque in the Bahamas, as the broker joined an event...
The Hanover Expands Healthcare Capabilities
Jul 17 2013 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has expanded its healthcare industry options with an increased appetite and capabilities for the rapidly growing areas of the healthcare industry, including allied healthcare centers and...
Conn.-Based Medical Liability Insurer CMIC Names Director of Loss Prevention
Jul 8 2013 // CMIC, a Glastonbury, Conn.-based carrier offering medical professional liability insurance in New England, recently promoted Denise Condron to director of loss prevention. Denise Condron Her responsibilities include...
Trial Attorneys Challenge Florida’s Medical Malpractice Law
Jul 2 2013 // Florida trial attorneys filed five lawsuits against health care providers challenging a state law that imposes new restrictions on medical malpractice claims. The attorneys allege that the law allows medical malpractice...
Law Firms See Rise in Malpractice Claim Frequency, Severity
Jun 27 2013 // Multi-million dollar payouts for legal malpractice claims are climbing, and so are the total number of claims for law firms, in general. A new study by insurance broker Ames & Gough found that most leading legal...
Florida Supreme Court Nixes Pre-Surgery Damages Clause without Concession
Jun 27 2013 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled unenforceable a doctor’s financial and arbitration agreement with a patient prior to surgery because it lacked an admission of liability by the medical provider. To be enforceable...
State Fund Selects New Chief Medical Officer
Jun 25 2013 // State Compensation Insurance Fund named Dr. Dinesh Govindarao as its new chief medical officer. The move is effective July 8. As chief medical officer, Govindarao will represent State Fund as an advocate for California...
Federal Judge Criticizes But Upholds Mississippi Damages Cap
Jun 24 2013 // A federal judge has upheld Mississippi’s cap of $500,000 on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. The ruling came in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a woman and her unborn baby who died...
Understanding Foreign Voluntary Workers’ Comp Policies
Jun 20 2013 // In spite of videoconferencing, social media and other new technologies, many businesses depend on their key executives and top sales people to travel overseas to meet with clients in person, to negotiate with foreign...
Southeast Market Update: Flood, Medical Professional Liability
Jun 17 2013 // Frontline Homeowners Insurance, a coastal-focused insurer, is now offering wind and flood coverage to Alabama residents with coastal properties in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. As part of its program, the insurer offers a...
Database Provides Statistics on Maryland’s Workers’ Comp, Injury Attorneys
Jun 13 2013 // Injury lawyers in Maryland now have what may be the legal profession’s equivalent of a rap sheet. Byron B. Warnken has created a website that collects data from the state’s circuit courts and compiles it into...
