All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 2 2016 // National Football League executives may for the first time have to testify about what they knew of concussion risks after a judge cleared the way for questions from insurers who are suing to avoid paying more than $1...
Apr 29 2016 // Lockton Benefit Group, based in Kanas City, Mo., has added Dr. Ronald S. Leopold to its national Lockton Health Risk Solutions practice.As leader of the practice, Dr. Leopold will combine his clinical knowledge with...
Apr 28 2016 // More people could be exposed to foodborne illnesses in Louisiana if lawmakers approve a provision in the governor’s 2017 budget proposal which would lead to fewer inspections of the retail food industry, officials...
Apr 19 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with the question of when federal contractors can be sued for defrauding the government in a case involving a 19-year-old Massachusetts woman who suffered a fatal 2009 seizure at...
Apr 15 2016 // Spending on medicines increased by double digits for a second year in 2015 and reached $425 billion based on invoice prices. After adjusting for rebates and other price concessions by manufacturers, net spending was $310...
Apr 13 2016 // Despite dire predictions that the Zika virus could affect much of the United States including large cities this summer, two public health law experts warn that the country is unprepared, and the financial and moral...
Apr 12 2016 // A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld a lower federal court in ruling that a commercial general liability policy (CGL) may cover a data breach. In a case involving the publication of private medical records on the...
Apr 6 2016 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Robert Schuhriemen senior vice president in its healthcare practice. Schuhriemen has 24 years of experience. He was a client executive with a global...
Mar 30 2016 // Chubb has launched a new industry practice providing insurance coverage and risk management options to the healthcare marketplace. Chubb’s Healthcare Industry Practice will offer a range of insurance products and...
Mar 24 2016 // Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform announced it has sold its UK Open Market Medical Malpractice and UK / International Delegated Authority Insurance businesses to Beazley.The team being transferred is led by...
Mar 2 2016 // Medical malpractice victims would be able to receive more compensation under a measure an Indiana House committee approved on Feb. 29 that would update the payment cap for the first time in nearly 18 years.The bill, which...
Feb 24 2016 // Oscar Health Insurance Corp. CEO Mario Schlosser has found the strategy he says will build his startup into a million-customer player in the health insurance industry: use tight, exclusive networks with hospitals to sell...
Feb 22 2016 // A new report shows that despite improvements in how medicine is dispensed at Minnesota hospitals, the risk of injury or death from errors still exists. Hospitals have disclosed four deaths and 10 serious injuries related...
Feb 22 2016 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company, a nationwide medical professional liability insurance companies, will begin offering coverage this month to physicians in Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma and South Carolina. NORCAL will begin...
Feb 22 2016 // The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a man who pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for sex but later had the conviction overturned can sue his defense attorney for legal malpractice without being required to prove...
Feb 9 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance is accepting applications through March 11 for two public member positions on the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association board of directors. The appointment terms are...
Feb 8 2016 // The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a man who pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for sex but later had the conviction overturned can sue his defense attorney for legal malpractice without being required to prove...
Feb 8 2016 // A recent federal appeals court opinion could aid a Tennessee military widow’s efforts to hold the federal government responsible for her husband’s suicide.The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has sent a case...
Feb 8 2016 // In 2015, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized and funded a study regarding prescription drug formularies in workers’ compensation claims brought by state employees. While this statute does not create a...
Jan 28 2016 // State Compensation Insurance Fund will soon transition to a new outcomes-based medical provider network following a California Division of Workers’ Compensation approval of the new MPN called the State Fund MPN by...