Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear New York Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers

Jul 1 2022 // The Supreme Court declined on Thursday to take up a case involving a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons.The court’s action follows...

Miss. Supreme Court Counts Unproven Comp Benefits in Legal Malpractice Claim

Jun 21 2022 // The question for the Mississippi Supreme Court was whether the amount of damages due an injured employee for her attorney’s negligence should include the workers’ compensation benefits she missed out on.The...

Medical Professional Liability Insurance Market Improves but Still Unprofitable

Jun 20 2022 // The U.S. medical professional liability insurance (MPLI) market saw an improvement in financial performance in 2021 but its combined ratio remained an unprofitable 108 and a return to profitability is unlikely, said Fitch...

South Dakota Health Care System Says Data Breach Affected 700

Jun 16 2022 // The private information of hundreds of patients at a Sioux Falls-based health care system have been compromised, according to the provider.Avera Health says a data breach allowed someone to obtain the personal information...

Medical Professional Liability Insurance Market Improves but Still Unprofitable

Jun 14 2022 // The U.S. medical professional liability insurance (MPLI) market saw an improvement in financial performance in 2021 but its combined ratio remained an unprofitable 108 and a return to profitability is unlikely, said Fitch...

Legal Malpractice Claims Severity Keeps Rising

Jun 6 2022 // Almost all insurers that participated in a recent survey said they have been involved with a lawyers professional liability insurance (LPLI) claim of more than $50 million in the last two years — and at least one...

Costlier Errors: Legal Malpractice Claims Severity Keeps Rising

May 23 2022 // Almost all insurers that participated in a recent survey said they have been involved with a lawyers professional liability insurance (LPLI) claim of more than $50 million in the last two years – and at least one paid a...

California Lawmakers Raise Awards for Malpractice Lawsuits

May 13 2022 // The California Legislature has agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics by raising a cap on damages for the first time in...

Nursing Malpractice Coverage Brings Peace of Mind

May 2 2022 // Health care is a highly complex and ever-changing environment that can lend itself to high-risk, and life-threating, situations. Healthcare professionals, including nursing professionals, can make mistakes so having the...

Malpractice Insurance Premiums Increased 22%, Despite Fewer Claims

May 2 2022 // The number of malpractice claims filed against hospitals and physicians dropped 14% in 2020, even as premiums rose 22% on average, according to the most recent report by the American Society for Health Care Risk Management...

California Increasing Awards in Medical Malpractice Cases

Apr 29 2022 // People who get hurt because of a doctor’s negligence in California could soon get a lot more money in malpractice lawsuits under an agreement reached Wednesday that – if approved by the state Legislature – would...

Court Allows Arkansas Malpractice Claim to Proceed Before Underlying Suit is Resolved

Apr 4 2022 // Legal malpractice claims usually aren’t filed until after somebody loses a lawsuit. But what happens when the underlying dispute hasn’t been resolved, but a litigant has to hire new counsel to clean up mistakes...

New York Medical Malpractice Insurer EmPRO to Enter New Jersey

Mar 23 2022 // New York medical malpractice insurer EmPRO Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, said it is expanding into New Jersey. It has filed to become an admitted insurer in New Jersey and plans to...

8th Circuit: Arkansas Law Allows Malpractice Action to Proceed Before Underlying Suit is Resolved

Mar 18 2022 // Legal malpractice claims usually aren’t filed until after somebody loses a lawsuit. But what happens when the underlying dispute hasn’t been resolved, but a litigant has to hire new counsel to clean up mistakes...

Massachusetts Governor Wants to Expand Mental Health Services, Lower Drug Costs

Mar 18 2022 // Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a bill Tuesday that he said would help expand access to primary care and mental health services and help control rising health care and prescription drug costs.The Republican detailed the...

‘Injections, Injections, Injections’: Troubling Questions Follow Closure of Sprawling Pain Clinic Chain

Mar 2 2022 // HANFORD, Calif. — On May 13 of last year, the cellphones of thousands of California residents undergoing treatment for chronic pain lit up with a terse text message: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Lags Medical...

Texas Workers’ Comp Division Releases Health Care Provider Oversight Results for 2021

Feb 18 2022 // This week the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) released the 2021 Health Care Provider Performance Based Oversight (PBO) assessment.Health care providers were assessed on their...

Florida Senate Takes No Action on Bill to Repeal Malpractice Shield

Feb 10 2022 // The Florida Senate appears to have put an end to a bill that would have allowed parents of adult children to sue for damages in medical malpractice cases.The Senate Judiciary Committee last week effectively shelved...

Amazon Care Is Expanding In-Person Medical Services to 20 Additional Cities

Feb 8 2022 // Amazon said it will be expanding its in-person health care service locations accessed through its virtual Amazon Care unit to more than 20 additional cities this year.Amazon Care’s virtual tele-health service for...

Health Provider to Pay $75,000 Fine in Texas Religious Discrimination Case

Feb 4 2022 // Wellpath, LLC, a provider of health services in correctional facilities, will pay $75,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a religious discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...