Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Los Angeles Medical Worker Nabbed for Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 4 2016 // Johana Magnolia Paredes, 45, of Bellflower, Calif. was arrested by California Department of Insurance detectives on two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after allegedly misrepresenting her...
Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.: Study
May 4 2016 // Medical errors in the U.S. account for more than 250,000 deaths per year, which makes them the third leading cause of death in the country, according to researcher at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns...
Liability Insurers Win Right to Question NFL Executives, Doctors in Concussion Cases
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...
Lockton Benefit Group Adds Leopold as Chief Medical Officer
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...
Proposal for Food Inspection Cuts in Louisiana Raises Health Risk Concerns
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...
Supreme Court Hears Claim Against Hospital for Allegedly Defrauding U.S.
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...
Where Prescription Drug Prices Are Headed in U.S.
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...
Public Health Experts Warn U.S. Unprepared for Zika Outbreak
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...
Federal Court Rules CGL Insurance Covers Data Breach
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...
Schuhriemen Joins Alliant’s Healthcare Practice in California
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...
Chubb Launches Healthcare Industry Practice, Taps Clouser to Lead
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...
Update: Lloyd’s Underwriter Marketform Sells UK Med Mal Businesses to Beazley
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...
Measure Increasing Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Cap Moves Forward
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...
Health Insurance Startup Oscar Narrows Hospital Networks to Compete
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...
Medication Errors at Minnesota Hospitals Resulted in 4 Deaths Last Year
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...
NORCAL Mutual to Expand Med Mal Coverage to 5 Additional States
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...
Iowa Court Ruling Could Make Defense Attorney Malpractice Suits Easier
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...
Texas Seeks Applicants for Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Assoc. Board
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...
Iowa Court Ruling Makes Defense Attorney Malpractice Suits Easier
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...
Tennessee Malpractice Law Being Challenged Over Soldier’s Suicide
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...
