medical malpractic News

New York Lawmakers Again Pass Wrongful Death Damages Bill. Is Another Veto in Store?

New York lawmakers have again overwhelmingly passed legislation to overhaul the state’s 1847 law that governs damages that can be awarded in wrongful death cases. But it’s unclear whether the latest version of the Grieving Families Act will pass muster …

MedMal Direct to Expand Through Liberty Mutual Partnership

Jacksonville, Fla.-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. formed a strategic alliance with Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance, effective January 1, 2015. As a quota share reinsurer of MedMal Direct, Liberty Mutual will support MedMal Direct’s further …

Insurance Noodle Launches Integrated Facility for Allied Health Services

Insurance Noodle has launched an integrated facility for allied health services across the United States, bringing together several leading markets via a single online access point. By accessing Insurance Noodle’s proprietary technology platform, agents can simultaneously market an account to …

Golfer Wrongful-Death Case Jury Being Put Together

Jury selection has entered a third day in Las Vegas in a civil wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit against a Nevada physician who found the body of women’s professional golfer Erica Blasberg after she committed suicide in May 2010. …