All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 8 2009 // Consumer advocates say medical malpractice payouts in New York have dropped the past two years, and they are urging state officials to investigate physician complaints about rising insurance rates and automatically review...
Jun 1 2009 // It’s time face facts, we’re a nation of fatties. About a quarter of our citizens can be characterized as obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion (CDC). And while that presents...
May 21 2009 // New York’s second-largest medical malpractice insurer is more than $43 million in the hole, according to new regulatory filings, but state regulators are legally forbidden from initiating the process to liquidate or...
May 18 2009 // It’s time to face facts about our nation’s fat. About a quarter of our nation can be characterized as obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And while that presents health...
May 4 2009 // Pediatricians and other medical professionals are trying to block a Georgia Supreme Court ruling they fear could encourage lawsuits and harm production of vaccines.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which represents...
Apr 29 2009 // Physicians and surgeons in Oregon have seen a decline in medical professional liability insurance rates the past several years, according to a Department of Consumer and Business Services analysis of recent rate...
Apr 20 2009 // Medical malpractice liability insurance policies, like most professional liability insurance policies, are typically “claims-made” policies. While there are variations, claims-made policies generally provide...
Apr 20 2009 // Medical malpractice liability insurance policies, like most professional liability policies, are typically “claims-made” policies. Claims-made policies generally provide coverage only for those claims that are...
Apr 20 2009 // The Nevada Supreme Court is taking steps to resolve a backlog of medical malpractice lawsuits through a “settlement marathon” in May.Court spokesman Bill Gang said teams of two senior judges will be assigned to...
Apr 20 2009 // Like just about any company anywhere on earth, medical liability insurers lost money on their equity investments in 2008 due to the meltdown in the U.S. and worldwide economies in the latter half of the year. However, for...
Apr 9 2009 // Oregon lawmakers have approved an increase the amounts recoverable in tort actions against public bodies in cases of medical malpractice and other negligence by public employees. Senate Bill 311 now awaits Gov. Ted...
Apr 8 2009 // The Nevada Supreme Court is taking steps to resolve a backlog of medical malpractice lawsuits through a “settlement marathon” in May.Court spokesman Bill Gang says teams of two senior judges will be assigned to...
Mar 18 2009 // Medical malpractice overhauls have died many deaths in Congress over the years, often at the hands of Democratic lawmakers backed by trial lawyers. Attempts to change the system may be getting new life.As they search for...
Mar 13 2009 // New York City spent almost $568 million to settle damage claims, and the biggest awards were attributed to city-owned hospitals and the police and transportation departments, the comptroller said Thursday.The latest dollar...
Mar 12 2009 // In an unusual case, a federal court in Virginia has found that a law firm’s malpractice policy can be voided because a partner failed to disclose to the firm’s insurance company that he had embezzled money from...
Mar 10 2009 // The amount of money that could be won in court for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases would be limited under a proposal being advanced by Hawaii lawmakers. The limits would be set by a task force. The House...
Mar 9 2009 // Following the recent Supreme Court decision that federal rules do not protect drugmakers from state lawsuits, Democrats in Congress have moved to overturn a decision that has shielded medical device companies from similar...
Mar 9 2009 // A jury in central New Jersey has awarded more than $11 million to the family of a man who died after having his wisdom teeth removed.Francis Keller of Woodbridge had a genetic condition that caused swelling as a reaction...
Mar 9 2009 // A former West Virginia doctor will not be able to use his Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing in Birmingham to block payments in scores of malpractice cases after a federal bankruptcy judge ruled he was hiding assets.The order...
Mar 6 2009 // A bill to put caps on damages in medical malpractice cases is making its way through the Hawaii Legislature.The measure approved by the House Judiciary Committee is supported by doctors. The committee had rejected similar...