Trial Begins in Lawsuit vs. Florida Hospital in Case Made Famous by Netflix ‘Maya’ Doc September 15, 2023 The trial in a liability lawsuit against a Florida hospital, a story featured in a Netflix documentary, began this week,...
Judge Allows Parents’ Lawsuit Over Hospital’s Fetal Autopsy July 31, 2023 By Randall Chase A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that a Delaware hospital system performed an autopsy on a 16-week-old...
Two New York Hospitals to Pay $165M to Victims of Abuse by Gynecologist October 10, 2022 Two New York hospitals have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who have accused a...
Children’s Hospitals Harassed Over Transgender Care Programs August 23, 2022 Doctors and other staffers at Boston Children’s Hospital are being threatened with violence over its surgical program for transgender youths,...
Parents Sue Boston Hospital Over Loss of Baby’s Body June 27, 2022 By Mark Pratt A Massachusetts couple whose prematurely born baby girl died less than two weeks after she was delivered has sued one...
Medical Professional Liability Market Facing Difficult Times May 13, 2021 Despite a slight improvement in net income in 2020, U.S. medical professional liability (MPL) insurers saw their sixth consecutive year...
Explaining Medical Errors Cut Liability Claims 66%: Georgia State Research August 22, 2018 Hospital staff and physicians who are willing to explain, apologize for and resolve adverse medical events significantly reduce legal defense...
Parents Blame Hospital in Death of Kansas Girl with Viral Meningitis December 19, 2016 The parents of a 13-year-old Kansas girl who died of viral meningitis are suing a Lincoln hospital, alleging that doctors...
Special Report: A Tale of Superbugs’ Deadly Costs November 22, 2016 By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Ryan McNeill Deborah J. Nelson With good reason, Dan Greulich’s doctors called him “the miracle man.” In the span of a decade, the insurance company...
Staffing Agency Fights Liability for Testing New Hampshire Patient for Infections July 13, 2016 A staffing agency that placed a medical technician at Exeter Hospital who infected patients with hepatitis C in 2012 says...