Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
$800,000 Settlement Approved in Mont. Psychologist Malpractice Case
Nov 19 2007 // A district judge has approved an $800,000 settlement in a malpractice and fraud lawsuit filed by a Billings, Mont., woman against her deceased daughter’s psychologist. Judge Susan Watters said the settlement amount...
Trial Lawyers Say Research Shows Conn. Medical Liability Insurer Overcharges Physicians
Nov 18 2007 // The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association released an actuarial analysis that it says shows that, for several years Connecticut Medical Insurance Co. has been overcharging doctors millions of dollars. They argue that this...
Regulating in Good Faith
Nov 18 2007 // Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley in early September named attorney and long-time advisor Ralph S. Tyler to be the state’s insurance commissioner responsible for overseeing the regulation of Maryland’s $26...
Circuit Court Ruling Strikes Down Illinois’ Medical Liability Reform Law
Nov 14 2007 // A Cook County, Ill., Circuit Court ruling yesterday that strikes down the state’s 2005 medical liability reform law by calling the caps on non-economic damages for medical malpractice lawsuits unconstitutional is...
Conn. Trial Lawyers Say Medical Liability Insurer is Overcharging Doctors
Nov 9 2007 // The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association charged today that one of the state’s medical liability insurers has been charging doctors excessive premiums. The lawyers association released a new actuarial analysis that...
Malpractice Payouts Down in Tennessee in 2006
Nov 5 2007 // The amount paid in medical malpractice lawsuits in Tennessee was down last year from 2005, according to a new state report. Tennessee trial courts issued six medical malpractice judgments totaling $4.9 million during 2006,...
Medical liability loss ratios on the decline in South Central states
Nov 4 2007 // Loss ratios in the medical liability line of insurance generally have been declining nationally for the past few years, and the South Central states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas have not bucked that trend,...
Washington Medical Malpractice Claims Decreasing
Nov 4 2007 // A medical malpractice report on closed claims data indicates that claims are down in Washington. This is the third medical malpractice closed claim report issued by state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. It analyzes...
News Currents
Nov 4 2007 // Wyoming may revisit malpractice debate A state senator says he expects debate in Wyoming over medical malpractice reform, without focusing on capping damage awards in malpractice cases. “We are looking for something...
W. Va. Justices Refuse Appeal in $1.7M Medical Malpractice Case
Oct 31 2007 // A $1.7 million judgment against an Elkins doctor who allegedly blinded a patient during spine surgery will stand after the West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously declined to hear the physician’s appeal. Lawyers for...
Maine Jury Awards $8 Million for Hospital, Midwife Malpractice
Oct 29 2007 // A jury in Auburn, Maine last week awarded nearly $8 million to a brain-damaged 5-year-old boy and his mother in their medical malpractice lawsuit against a Lewiston hospital and one of its midwives. The verdict in favor of...
Ohio Supreme Court Tosses Out $30 M Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
Oct 29 2007 // The Ohio Supreme Court threw out a record $30 million verdict won by a brain-damaged man, citing his Detroit-area attorney for inappropriate theatrics in court. The verdict, the state’s largest medical malpractice...
News Currents
Oct 27 2007 // Fla. medical malpractice market continues to improve A recent state-sponsored report showed a continuing trend of recovery for the Florida medical malpractice industry – an industry that experienced double-digit rate...
Scott: Wyoming May Revisit Malpractice Debate
Oct 26 2007 // A state senator says he expects another debate in Wyoming over medical malpractice reform, this time without focusing on capping damage awards in malpractice cases. “We are looking for something that is different...
Pennsylvania’s Medical Malpractice Costs Dropping, Says Gov. Rendell
Oct 26 2007 // The amount of money paid by a state medical malpractice insurance fund will decline for a fourth straight year, a sign that the state’s malpractice problem is improving, Gov. Ed Rendell said. The Medical Care...
Washington Medical Malpractice Claims Decreasing
Oct 25 2007 // A medical malpractice report on closed claims data indicates that overall claims are down in Washington. This is the third medical malpractice closed claim report issued by state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. It...
De Blasio to Lead Kinloch’s Healthcare Practice
Oct 24 2007 // New York-based Kinloch Holdings, Inc., an insurance brokerage holding company focusing on middle market clients, named Bob De Blasio to lead its Healthcare Industry Practice. Prior to joining Kinloch, De Blasio was with...
ProMutual Holds Medical Liability Rates Steady in R.I., Other Northeast States
Oct 18 2007 // Rhode Island physicians will see no change in medical liability insurance rates from ProSelect Insurance Co., part of the ProMutual Group that writes in the Northeast. The company also did not file for rate changes in...
The Doctors Co. to Grow by Acquiring Calif. Medical Liability Insurer, SCPIE
Oct 17 2007 // Physician-owned liability insurer The Doctors Company is expanding its market by acquiring SCPIE Holdings Inc., a provider of healthcare liability insurance in California and Delaware. Following the merger, The Doctors...
Do Medical Malpractice Screening Panels Lower Costs or Save Time?
Oct 14 2007 // A two-year-old New Hampshire law that was supposed to speed up the processing of medical malpractice lawsuits has slowed things down instead. The law created special screening panels designed to encourage people to settle...
