An Arkansas lawmaker is proposing a constitutional amendment to require those who file lawsuits found to be “frivolous” to pay court costs and to place restrictions on experts who can testify at medical malpractice cases. Republican Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson filed …
The board of medical malpractice insurer, Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT), has voted to dedicate $30 million to the Trust Rewards Program for 2013, which rewards policyholders for their loyalty, TMLT announced. With $100 million already allocated to the program …
Tort reform advocates in Michigan, including medical malpractice insurer, The Doctors Company, lauded the recent signing of reform legislation in Michigan. The Michigan State Medical Society, with significant support from The Doctors Company and its trade organization, the Michigan Insurance …
New Mexico may have to pay as much as $120 million for an estimated 101 new medical malpractice claims that could be part of a potential class action lawsuit, according to a new study. The Albuquerque Journal reported that state …
A federal appeals court has ordered a re-sentencing for an Arkansas doctor convicted in a bombing that nearly killed the head of the state medical board. A jury convicted Randeep Mann in February 2011 of conspiring to use a weapon …
Willis Global Captive Practice, part of the global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has launched an online underwriting and data management system, WillisCaptus. The new system is designed for Risk Retention Groups (RRG), captives and health care providers to allow …
New York’s highest court says it was medical malpractice for a Long Island family doctor to have an affair with a married patient he treated for anxiety and depression but also ruled she shares fault since they both sought repeated …
RLI Corp. announced it has acquired Rockbridge Underwriting Agency, a Houston-based managing general agency specializing in medical malpractice insurance. Led by founder and Chairman James R. Brooks, Rockbridge Underwriting Agency specializes in surplus lines medical malpractice insurance for individual physicians …
RLI Corp. has acquired Rockbridge Underwriting Agency, a managing general agency specializing in medical malpractice insurance. Rockbridge Underwriting Agency is a Houston-based managing general agency specializing in surplus lines medical malpractice insurance for individual physicians and physician groups with unique …
Victims of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak are starting to sue the physicians and clinics that administered tainted steroid shots, and the success of the suits could hinge on whether judges decide the injections are subject to product liability or …
