Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pediatricians, Other Medical Groups Fight Georgia Ruling on Vaccine Liability
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...
Oregon Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates Decrease
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...
Medical Liability Claims-Made Policies
Apr 20 2009 // Challenges to the Notice Requirement Medical malpractice liability insurance policies, like most professional liability insurance policies, are typically “claims-made” policies. While there are variations,...
Medical Liability Policies Are Typically Claims-Made
Apr 20 2009 // Retroactive Period Serves to Limit Liability Period Medical malpractice liability insurance policies, like most professional liability policies, are typically “claims-made” policies. Claims-made policies...
Nevada Court Addresses Medical Malpractice Backlog
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...
Frequency Down but Severity Still a Problem for Medical Liability Insurers
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...
Oregon Raises Medical Malpractice Maximum
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...
Nevada Court Addresses Medical Malpractice Backlog
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...
Democrats Agree Health Reform Must Include Medical Liability Changes
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...
New York City Spent $568 Million on Malpractice, Property, Other Claims
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...
Virginia Court Voids Malpractice Policy Due to Material Misrepresentation
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...
Hawaii Considers Tort Reform in Medical Malpractice
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...
Medical Device Makers Could Face Increased State Liability Claims
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...
New Jersey Jury Awards $11 Million in Dental Malpractice Case
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...
Bankruptcy Won’t Help West Virginia Doctor Avoid Malpractice Payments
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...
Hawaii Lawmakers Advance Cap on Medical Malpractice Awards
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...
Okla. Bill Broadens Liability Immunity for Volunteer Medical Professionals
Mar 6 2009 // Legislation to make it easier for health care professionals to volunteer their time has been passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate. House Bill 1481, by state Rep. Sally Kern, would...
Texas Workers’ Comp Div. Issues $169K in Fines in Dec.and Jan.
Mar 5 2009 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon announced that disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) in December 2008 and January...
Arkansas Court: New Hospital Liability Law Is Retroactive
Feb 17 2009 // Charitable hospitals with self-insurance plans can be sued for incidents that occurred before their pooled liability funds were established, the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled. The decision comes as a blow to...
Massachusetts Doctors’ Group Wants to Rein in Liability Exposures
Feb 4 2009 // An advocacy group for Massachusetts doctors said it will offer a bill in the state legislature to eliminate the expanded liability of physicians which was created by two recent court decisions. The Massachusetts Medical...
