Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Update on Vaccine Mandates for Businesses, Health Workers and Federal Contractors
Dec 6 2021 // Millions of health care workers across the U.S. were supposed to have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday, Dec. 6 under a mandate issued by President Joe Biden’s administration. Thanks to legal...
Nebraska Jury Awards $26 Million in Malpractice Lawsuit
Dec 2 2021 // A Douglas County jury has awarded $26.1 million to a Sarpy County family who sued Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha after their child was sent home following an accidental fall and then suffered...
Florida Bill Would Extend COVID Liability Protection for Health Workers
Nov 29 2021 // A Florida Senate committee has drafted a bill that would extend health care providers’ COVID-19 liability protection for another 14 months. Committee Chair Sen. Danny Burgess The Legislature in 2021 created the...
Biden COVID-19 Vaccine Rules for Businesses Prompt Republican Backlash
Nov 5 2021 // President Joe Biden will enforce a mandate that workers at U.S. companies with at least 100 employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly starting Jan. 4, spurring legal challenges from Republican governors...
Texas Workers’ Comp Telemedicine Utilization Soared During Pandemic
Nov 1 2021 // Utilization of telemedicine services in the Texas workers’ compensation rose dramatically during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recently published report from the Texas Department of Insurance...
Study: Indiana Workers’ Comp Average Medical Claims Higher than Most States
Oct 27 2021 // A recently published study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute found that the average medical payment for Indiana workers’ compensation claims with more than seven days of lost time was higher than the...
Texas Workers’ Compensation Saw Telemedicine Services Skyrocket During Pandemic
Oct 22 2021 // Utilization of telemedicine services in the Texas workers’ compensation rose dramatically during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recently published report from the Texas Department of Insurance...
Federal Judges Uphold Status Quo in Rulings on 3 New York COVID Vaccine Mandates
Oct 13 2021 // Federal judges issued three different decisions on New York state and city requirements for Covid-19 vaccinations, upholding the status quo as the contentious issue winds it way through the court system. New York...
Louisiana Health System Sued Over Vaccine Mandate
Oct 8 2021 // A small number of employees of Louisiana’s largest health system are suing to block a requirement that they get the COVID-19 vaccine in order to keep their jobs. The lawsuits filed in Louisiana state district courts...
Health Workers On Front Lines Once Saluted as Heroes Now Face Hostility
Oct 7 2021 // More than a year after U.S. health care workers on the front lines against COVID-19 were saluted as heroes with nightly clapping from windows and balconies, some are being issued panic buttons in case of assault and...
Why Some Hospital Workers Choose Dismissal Over COVID Vaccine
Oct 4 2021 // Jennifer Bridges loved her job as a nurse at Houston Methodist Hospital, where she worked for eight years, but she chose to get fired rather than inoculated against COVID-19, believing that the vaccine was more of a threat...
Tests Show No Health Risks From U.S. Steel Plant Discharge: EPA
Oct 1 2021 // Preliminary tests indicate iron-contaminated wastewater that leaked from a northwestern Indiana steel plant into a Lake Michigan tributary presents no risk to public health, the Environmental Protection Agency said. U.S....
Mississippi State Dept. of Health Officer: Medical Marijuana Regulation a Concern
Sep 30 2021 // The Mississippi state health officer said that he’s concerned about how the Health Department would receive money for its part in licensing and regulating a proposed medical marijuana program. Dr. Thomas Dobbs said...
States Curtail Public Health Powers for This Pandemic and Future Diseases
Sep 16 2021 // Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers that state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious...
Judge Temporarily Blocks New York Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
Sep 15 2021 // A U.S. judge in New York on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a requirement that healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccines against the wishes of employees with religious objections. U.S. District...
Vantage Expands Into Healthcare, Excess Casualty in Bermuda, U.S.
Sep 6 2021 // Bermuda’s Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. is introducing new product offerings in healthcare and excess casualty. Vantage was established in late 2020 and began writing reinsurance risk on January 1, 2021, through its...
California Healthcare Provider Agrees to $90M Fraud Settlement
Sep 1 2021 // A major California-based medical provider has agreed to pay a total of $90 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud, officials said Monday. Sacramento-based Sutter Health, northern California’s largest...
Risk Strategies Acquires Florida Medical Malpractice Liability Firm Danna-Gracey
Aug 16 2021 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Danna-Gracey, a specialist in medical malpractice insurance headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida. Terms of the deal were...
Healthcare Costs, Premiums Likely to Rise for Years Due to COVID-19
Aug 16 2021 // Health implications related to COVID-19 will continue to drive elevated health system utilization long after the acute phase of the pandemic has concluded, likely leading to increasing costs and higher insurance premiums...
Arizona Supreme Court Malpractice Case Ruling Cites Need for Expert Testimony
Aug 16 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...
