Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pa. says now’s not the time to reduce state’s medical malpractice coverage participation
Aug 6 2007 // There is not evidence of sufficient market capacity at the current time to mandate an increase in primary medical malpractice insurance limits in Pennsylvania, Deputy Insurance Commissioner Randy Rohrbaugh has ruled. He...
N.C. caps some medical malpractice damages
Aug 6 2007 // North Carolina lawmakers made a mild breakthrough recently on medical malpractice reform, agreeing to limit monetary damages in certain health care negligence cases. The bill would cap damages in negligence cases involving...
Former Patriot Coach Loses Obesity Surgery Malpractice Lawsuit
Jul 26 2007 // A Boston jury has found against Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis in his medical malpractice lawsuit against two doctors he claimed botched his care after he had gastric bypass surgery five years ago. The jury...
N.C. Lawmakers Approve Cap on Medical Malpractice Damage Awards
Jul 24 2007 // North Carolina lawmakers made a mild breakthrough last week on medical malpractice reform, agreeing to limit monetary damages in certain health care negligence cases. The bill would cap monetary damages in negligence cases...
N.Y. names med malpractice task force after approving 14% hike
Jul 23 2007 // Regulators in New York approved a 14 percent increase in medical malpractice insurance rates and Gov. Eliot Spitzer formed a task force to find ways to rein in the high cost of the coverage. The state insurance department...
Medical Malpractice Trial for Former Patriots Coach to Resume in Mass.
Jul 11 2007 // It was a dramatic end to a trial that pitted Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis against two respected surgeons: a juror collapsed, the doctors rushed to his aid and the judge declared a mistrial. Some in the legal...
Willis, The Sullivan Group Form Strategic Alliance
Jul 9 2007 // Willis Group Holdings and The Sullivan Group announced the creation of a strategic alliance to provide Willis health care clients with additional and enhanced clinical risk management products and services. The Sullivan...
N.Y. Names Medical Malpractice Task Force After Approving 14% Hike
Jul 5 2007 // Regulators in New York approved a 14 percent increase in medical malpractice insurance rates on Monday and Gov. Eliot Spitzer formed a task force to find ways to rein in the high cost of the coverage. The state insurance...
Ind. Company Plans to Charge Workers for Unhealthy Habits
Jul 5 2007 // Unhealthy habits could cost Clarian Health employees a healthy chunk of money as the company tries to rein in rising health care costs. Starting in 2009, Clarian will begin charging workers extra for insurance if they let...
Pa. Hospitals Report Surgery Errors Caught Every Day But Many Occur
Jun 28 2007 // Pennsylvania hospitals reported making serious mistakes in the operating room — using the wrong procedure, operating on the wrong body part or even the wrong patient — 174 times during a 21/2 year period, according to...
Calif. Workers Comp Bureau Reports $3.8 Billion Spent on Medical Services
Jun 19 2007 // The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its report on workers’ compensation losses and expenses for 2006. The report is prepared annually pursuant to Section 11759.1 of the...
W. Va. Judge Seals Records in Medical Malpractice Case
Jun 13 2007 // Legal documents in the numerous lawsuits filed against a former Putnam County General Hospital osteopath have been placed off limits by a West Virginia judge overseeing the cases. Putnam County Circuit Judge O.C. Spaulding...
Hospitals Seek Delay of ‘Right to Know’ Malpractice Amendment
Jun 12 2007 // Hospital lawyers have urged the Florida Supreme Court to delay implementation of a state constitutional amendment that gives patients the “right to know” about past mistakes made by doctors and medical...
Privacy Groups Caution as Insurers Move Health Records to Web
Jun 11 2007 // Privacy groups are sounding alarms as the nation’s largest insurance companies finalize plans to allow millions more customers to post their health records on the Internet. Insurers like Hartford-based Aetna Inc. say...
Does Reform Matter? Look at Texas
Jun 11 2007 // Do policy changes like deregulation and tort reform really matter? Some people wonder because the costs of over regulation or a legal system run amok are largely hidden. They are no less real than the costs of taxation, of...
N.C. department declines to probe malpractice rates
Jun 4 2007 // The North Carolina Insurance Department said it won’t further investigate the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer, saying it disagrees with a trial lawyers’ association report accusing the company...
News Currents
Jun 4 2007 // Critics: Wyoming medical review panels aren’t lowering premiums Critics of panels that review medical malpractice cases in Wyoming say the oversight has not lowered the cost of medical malpractice insurance. Voters...
Author of Tenn. Malpractice Bill Now Relieved It Didn’t Pass
May 30 2007 // A Tennessee state representative who helped shepherd a bipartisan effort to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits said he was glad the measure did not pass. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rob Briley,...
Jury Awards $5.7 Million in Cancer Patient Malpractice Suit
May 25 2007 // A Superior Court jury awarded $5.7 million in damages to a bedridden man who claimed a doctor failed to diagnose his skin cancer. The verdict is the largest medical-malpractice award in California this year, but will be...
N.C. trial lawyers hit medical malpractice rates
May 21 2007 // An association of trial lawyers has accused North Carolina’s largest medical malpractice insurer of violating state law by charging doctors excessive rates, but the company said its rates are reasonable. The North...
