Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Court Rejects Royal Caribbean’s Appeal of Medical Malpractice Ruling
Jan 28 2015 // A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a decision that opens the door for cruise ship passengers to sue for medical malpractice. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a bid by Royal Caribbean Cruise...
Washington Church, Law Firm Settle Legal Malpractice Claim
Jan 26 2015 // The Catholic Diocese of Spokane has settled a malpractice case it filed against the law firm that handled its bankruptcy over priest sex abuse claims. The church and the Paine Hamblen law firm settled Friday, but the terms...
Did New Mexico Court Open ‘Pandora’s Bong’ With Nod to Pot for Worker?
Jan 22 2015 // A can of worms has been opened, the horse is out of the barn and the industry is gazing into Pandora’s Box. There is no shortage of idioms for workers’ compensation experts who are concerned over a decision...
Republican Lawmakers in Missouri Considering Lawsuit Caps Again
Jan 20 2015 // Nearly a decade after Missouri last limited some civil lawsuit awards, Republican lawmakers are organizing to reinstate caps overturned by the state’s highest court. Businesses can now face lawsuits with unlimited...
Glatfelter Healthcare Practice Adds AIG as Carrier, Expands Program
Jan 20 2015 // Glatfelter Healthcare Practice (GHP), an insurance program serving senior living facilities, home health care and other private homecare agencies, has expanded its program coverage with a new carrier, AIG. The package...
Aon Sees Healthcare Workers’ Compensation Claims Dropping
Jan 19 2015 // Workers’ compensation costs and claims frequency in the healthcare sector are going down, according to a report that studied 1,1150 facilities in 11 states. Aon Risk Solutions’ Health Care Workers’...
Farmers Files Suit Against Multiple N.Y. No-Fault Medical Providers
Jan 8 2015 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group announced that Farmers Insurance Exchange, one of the insurers comprising Farmers Insurance Group, and affiliates have filed a lawsuit in the state Supreme Court of New York...
Cancerous Transplant Malpractice Case Revived by Minnesota Court
Jan 4 2015 // A malpractice case for a Minnesota woman who died after receiving a transplant of a cancerous pancreas may be headed for a trial. The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled the case against Dr. Ty Dunn should head to court...
Federal Report Shows New Hampshire Hospitals Reduced Errors
Dec 28 2014 // New Hampshire hospitals are making progress in reducing both errors and unnecessary readmissions, according to new federal data. The federal Department of Health and Human Services released a report this month estimating...
Florida Appeals Court Ruling Opens Door for Cruise Line Malpractice Suits
Dec 24 2014 // Pasquale Vaglio, a retired New York City policeman and Korean War veteran, was on the cruise of a lifetime with 18 family members in the summer of 2001 aboard Royal Caribbean’s “Explorer of the Seas.”...
Hospital Medical Errors Down 17%, Reports HHS
Dec 3 2014 // A federal review of hospital medical records and other data has found a 17 percent decline in infections, drug mistakes, bed sores and other preventable errors from 2010 to 2013, according to a report. Using methods...
Texas Man Claims Medical Errors Led to Leg Amputations
Nov 21 2014 // A Texas man intending to undergo a weight-loss operation is seeking $10 million in damages for what he says were a series of medical blunders that led to the amputation of both his legs at the knee. Carlos Saucedo has...
Michigan Court: Agents May Not Be ‘Professionals’ Under Malpractice Definition
Nov 19 2014 // Is an insurance agent a “professional” when it comes to whether or not he or she may be charged with malpractice? Not necessarily, a Michigan state appeals court has said. The Michigan Court of Appeals made...
Hlasney Named Director, of Lockton Health Risk Solutions in Kansas City
Nov 18 2014 // Todd Hlasney has been promoted to director of Lockton Health Risk Solutions for Lockton’s Kansas City benefits operation. Hlasney joined Lockton in 2013 as a Health Risk Solutions consultant, partnering with client...
Lockton Hires Amato as Health Risk Solutions Director in D.C.
Nov 13 2014 // Karen Amato Privately-held insurance broker Lockton hired Karen Amato as director of Health Risk Solutions for the firm’s Washington, D.C., employee benefits operation. Amato is a registered nurse with expertise in...
Health Plan Costs Up Slightly; What Employers Are Doing About It
Nov 13 2014 // In 2014, U.S. companies and their employees saw a slight uptick in the rate of U.S. health care cost increases, according to an analysis by corporate health and benefits consultant Aon Hewitt. After plan design changes and...
ABD Insurance Adds Life Sciences Portal, Clinical Trial Coverage
Nov 13 2014 // San Mateo, Calif.-based ABD Insurance and Financial Services (ABD) announced new insurance and technology offerings in its Life Science Practice: a client portal and Clinical Trial Pac coverage. Life science companies...
Restricting Malpractice Suits Against Physicians May Not Reduce Defensive Medicine
Nov 3 2014 // Changing laws to make it more difficult to sue physicians for medical malpractice may not reduce the amount of “defensive medicine” practiced by physicians, according to a new RAND Corp. study. Studying the...
Tougher State Malpractice Laws May Not Reduce Defensive Medicine
Nov 3 2014 // Changing laws to make it more difficult to sue physicians for medical malpractice may not reduce the amount of “defensive medicine” practiced by physicians, according to a new study. Studying the behavior of...
Penn. Agrees to $200M Settlement in Med Mal Fund Case
Nov 3 2014 // Health care providers will be getting $200 million from the state of Pennsylvania in a settlement announced on Oct. 16 over litigation about a massive fund set up to help doctors pay malpractice insurance...
