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Montana Man Wrongly Told He Had Terminal Brain Cancer

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:46:47 +0000

A federal judge has ordered the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center to pay nearly $60,000 to a Winston, Mont. man who was wrongly diagnosed with brain cancer and told he had just a few months to live. U.S. District Judge …

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ACE, Trust Risk Management Launch Small Healthcare Provider Program

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:00:23 +0000

ACE USA’s Medical Risk Group has expanded its relationship with Trust Risk Management Services, Inc. (TRMS) to offer an admitted professional and general liability policy designed to provide insurance protection to a variety of individuals and small groups of six …

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Ohio Justices: Doctor’s Apology not Evidence of Malpractice

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:58:21 +0000

Sympathetic statements by a doctor over a patient’s unexpected medical outcome can’t be admitted as evidence in medical malpractice cases filed after the date a law intended to outlaw their use went into effect in 2004, the Ohio Supreme Court …

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Family Sues Idaho Hospital Over Father’s Death

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:46:48 +0000

James Dorsey led a full and active life, his final years spent helping care for his grandchildren and enjoying big family dinners. The 70-year-old died Sept. 12, 2011 at Complex Care of Idaho in Meridian. His family believes he died …

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New York Family Awarded $130M in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:52:25 +0000

A Long Island, N.Y., family has been awarded $130 million in a malpractice lawsuit. The parents of Shannon Reilly of Bayport had sued St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Port Jefferson. They claimed her delivery there in 2002 resulted …

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Oklahoma’s Dental Law Lacking Enforcement Clout

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:50:00 +0000

Oklahoma’s Dental Act was intended to ensure patient safety, but limited funding for regulators, a small staff and a state prohibition against surprise inspections restrict its effectiveness when there’s trouble. The state Dentistry Board claims a Tulsa-area oral surgeon ran …

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Jury: HMO Liable For $24M In Vegas Hep C Outbreak

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:01:01 +0000

A Nevada jury says the state’s largest health management organization is liable for $24 million in compensatory damages to three plaintiffs in a negligence lawsuit stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak that became public in 2008. A plaintiffs’ lawyer asked …

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Oklahoma Board Pushes for Charges Against Dentist

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:00:07 +0000

Citing the scope of a public health scare involving thousands of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon, the head of the state’s dentistry board said she wants prosecutors to consider pursuing criminal charges. Nearly 1,000 of Dr. W. Scott Harrington’s …

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Complaint: Oklahoma Dentist’s Unsanitary Practice Put Patients at Risk

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:35:18 +0000

Looking to find out whether they were exposed to hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS, hundreds of patients of an Oklahoma-based oral surgeon accused of unsanitary practices showed up at a health clinic. The patients turned up March 30, …

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Washington Woman Awarded $813,000 in Medical Suit

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:47:34 +0000

A Spokane jury awarded $813,000 this week to a woman whose foot was amputated following the wrong diagnosis by her physician. It was the second time a jury heard Darlene Turner’s medical malpractice suit against now-retired Dr. Nathan Stime. The …

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Hawaii Naturopathic Doctor Sued in Home Birth

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:35:05 +0000

A 28-year-old Manoa woman has filed a lawsuit against a Honolulu naturopathic doctor she says acted negligently and caused her son to suffer permanent brain injury. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Margaret Drake filed the negligence lawsuit Monday against naturopathic doctor …

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UC Irvine to Settle Federal Fraud Claims For $1.2M

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:33:11 +0000

UC Irvine has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that the Southern California university allowed residents at its medical center to give patients anesthesia without supervision, then billed Medicare as if doctors were present. The Orange County Register …

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Oregon Governor Signs Medical-Error Mediation Bill

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:28:12 +0000

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed a bill creating a new mediation process for patients injured by medical mistakes. Kitzhaber signed the measure Monday flanked by legislators and the leaders of the Oregon Medical Association and the Oregon Trial Lawyers …

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Suit Alleges Oregon Teen Burned During MRI

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:21:26 +0000

A teenage boy and his mother have sued a Portland hospital, alleging the boy was burned after a technician left metal discs on his body during a magnetic resonance imaging exam. The Oregonian reported that Aaron Lee and his mother, …

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Arizona Law On Medical Malpractice Suits Upheld

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:49:34 +0000

A new Arizona Supreme Court ruling upholds a state law that seeks to screen out flimsy medical-malpractice suits by requiring that plaintiffs have a testifying witness from the same medical specialty as the doctor being sued. The court’s unanimous ruling …

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Montana Panel Hears Wrongful Birth, Life Bill

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:23:16 +0000

A Senate panel is considering a bill that would prohibit the parents of children with genetic abnormalities from suing their doctors for withholding that information from them before birth. House Bill 310 sponsored by Republican Rep. Cary Smith of Billings …

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Nevada Measure Would Create Liability For Addictive Drugs

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:04:34 +0000

A bill that would allow patients addicted to prescription drugs to sue the doctors who prescribed the medication – and the drug’s makers – was met with stiff opposition Wednesday in a Nevada legislative hearing. Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, …

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MMIC Enters Indiana Medical Professional Liability Market

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:10:34 +0000

Minneapolis, Minn.-based medical malpractice insurer, MMIC, announced it has begun conducting business in Indiana. This brings the total number of states in MMIC’s core territory to nine. MMIC President and CEO Bill McDonough said the company’s goals for the new …

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Oregon Senate Approves Medical Mistakes Mediation

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:48:36 +0000

The Oregon Senate has passed a bill creating a new mediation process for patients injured by medical mistakes. The bill passed Tuesday in a 26-3 vote despite criticisms from some lawmakers who said it should have included limits on the …

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Doctors, Lawyers Support Oregon Medical Errors Bill

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:05:24 +0000

Usually staunch adversaries, doctors and trial lawyers have both gotten behind an Oregon bill creating a new mediation process for patients injured by medical mistakes, which is aimed at reducing medical liability claims. Gov. John Kitzhaber, a doctor, called their agreement …

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Judicial Panel Centralizes Meningitis Litigation in Massachusetts

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:59:37 +0000

A judicial panel ruled on Feb. 12 that all suits filed against a pharmacy linked to a multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak will be heard in federal court in Massachusetts. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has assigned Judge F. …

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Missouri House Panel Considers Medical Liability Limits

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:24:03 +0000

Missouri doctors urged a state House committee to reinstate liability limits for medical malpractice cases after the state Supreme Court struck down an existing cap. An upper limit of $350,000 for noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering was a …

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MedMal Direct Expands into Georgia

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:49:36 +0000

Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. (MedMal Direct) has received its certificate of authority from the Georgia Department of Insurance and has officially launched operations as a medical malpractice insurance carrier in Georgia. MedMal Direct provides medical malpractice insurance directly to …

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Wisconsin Couple Can’t Collect in Birth Control Mix-Up

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:23:45 +0000

A clinic that mistakenly gave vitamins instead of birth-control pills to a Wisconsin woman doesn’t have to pay to raise the child she conceived but can be sued for other financial damages, a state appeals court has ruled. Shelby Nell …

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Catholic Hospital Claims Fetus Not Person in Colorado Malpractice Defense

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:15:52 +0000

Three Colorado bishops said on Thursday they will review a Catholic Church hospital’s defense of a lawsuit that argues fetuses do not have legal status – apparently contradicting the Church’s teaching on life issues. The case stems from a malpractice …

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Arkansas Lawmaker Files Tort Reform Ballot Measure

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:23:08 +0000

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 …

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TMLT Dedicates $30M to Trust Rewards Program for 2013

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:19:26 +0000

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 …

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Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Signed into Law in Michigan

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:09:37 +0000

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 …

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Study: More Cancer Suits May Cost New Mexico Millions

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:39:28 +0000

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 …

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New Sentencing for Arkansas Doctor Convicted in Bombing Case

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:14:48 +0000

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 …

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