The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a cancer patient may pursue an emotional distress claim that alleges a faulty diagnosis let undetected cancer spread. The court upheld an appellate court decision in a lawsuit filed by Lonna Loudin in …
Gov. Bob McDonnell has vetoed bills that would have increased the maximum damage award for a medical malpractice lawsuit from $2 million to $3 million and would have stiffened penalties for environmental infractions. Amendments the governor withheld until a midnight …
Oregon legislators have proposed capping non-economic damages in medical malpractice claims against health care providers at $500,000. House Bill 3228, introduced by Rep. Jim Thompson, R-Dallas, stipulates that the cap would be automatically adjusted in subsequent years based on the …
A last-minute effort to work out a settlement with Tenet Health Systems and Memorial Medical Center in a lawsuit over deaths at the hospital during Hurricane Katrina was unsuccessful. Jury selection for the trial was to begin Mar. 22 in …
A Nevada bill giving patients a time cushion to file an expert witness affidavit required for medical malpractice lawsuits was touted by backers on Mar. 17 as an issue of fairness and opposed by medical groups as undermining the spirit …
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, is reorganizing its medical liability group into two operating units, ACE Medical Risk and ACE Life Sciences. These two units will serve the unique insurance and risk management needs …
Austin, Texas-based Capson Physicians Insurance Co. announced it is licensed to underwrite in six additional states: Alaska, Arizona, Louisiana, Indiana, Missouri and Nevada. Capson’s medical malpractice protection is now available to healthcare providers in a total of 18 states. Capson, …
A federal judge has refused to expand a lawsuit beyond the seven people who are suing a South Dakota urology clinic and its owners. The plaintiffs sought to make it a class action suit representing more than 6,000 patients. The …
Limits on medical liability lawsuits, including a cap on certain jury awards, cleared the North Carolina state Senate this week in legislation that Republican backers argue will keep malpractice insurance premiums stable and attract more doctors to practice in North …
A legislative committee debating a measure that would place limits on awards in medical malpractice lawsuits and change some rules for the litigation could vote on the measure early this week. The Senate Finance Committee last Thursday wrapped up a …
