Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Minn. Supreme Court Considers Attorney Requirement on Malpractice Insurance
May 16 2006 // Many of the complaints the Minnesota Lawyers Board investigates get dismissed, including a large number filed by clients upset simply because their attorney lost, according to an Associated Press story. But every year,...
Mo. Lawmakers Vote to Allow Insurance Director Authority to Veto Excessive Med Mal Rates
May 15 2006 // Missouri lawmakers voted recently to give the state insurance director the authority to veto medical malpractice rates that are “excessive” or otherwise inappropriate in an effort to help cut doctors’...
Study: Four Out of 10 Medical Malpractice Cases are Groundless
May 11 2006 // About 40 percent of the medical malpractice cases filed in the United States are groundless, according to a Harvard analysis of the hotly debated issue that pits trial lawyers against doctors, with lawmakers in the...
Fla. SB 1596, HB 561 Tighten Grip on Insurance Fraud
May 5 2006 // Passage by Florida’s Legislature of Senate Bill 1596 and House Bill 561, sponsored by Sen J.D. Alexander and Rep. David Rivera, Florida’s Legislature has tightened the grip on insurance fraud artists who steal...
New Study: Tort Reforms Reduce Medical Malpractice Premiums
May 4 2006 // Tort reforms are the best proven instrument for reducing medical liability insurance premium growth, according to a new study conducted by Stanford University Professor Daniel P. Kessler, JD, PhD, who also serves as a...
R.I. Governor Carcieri Urges Medical Malpractice Reform
May 3 2006 // Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri is urging lawmakers to support his Health Care Tort Reform Act of 2006 which he says would bring balance to the state’s current tort system. “Our current tort system...
New Report Rebuts Consumer Group’s Criticism of Med-Mal Insurers
Apr 28 2006 // A newly released report says that recent consumer groups’ criticisms of the medical malpractice insurance industry contain “systematic flaws and the intentional misuse of industry data.” “This new...
Arizona Bill to Tighten Malpractice Rules Goes to Gov. Napolitano
Apr 27 2006 // The Arizona House reversed itself and approved Senate-passed legislation to make it harder to win medical malpractice lawsuits over emergency health care. The House had previously watered down an earlier version of the...
ACE USA Introduces New Foreign Clinical Trial Coverage
Apr 21 2006 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of Bermuda’s ACE Group of Companies, announced the introduction of “Foreign Clinical Trial Coverage,” to be available to U.S.-based life science companies...
N.Y. Hospitals, Physicians Get New Medical Liability Insurer
Apr 20 2006 // Hospitals and physicians in New York now have a new option for obtaining professional liability coverage and physician excess professional liability coverage, through the establishment of the Healthcare Professionals...
S.D. Forum Debates Health Issues
Apr 14 2006 // Rising insurance costs and increased government spending could trigger changes in the nation’s health care system, according to some participants in a health care discussion Tuesday. Republican Sen. John Thune, who...
Hospital Asks Pa. Judge to Reduce $4 Million Malpractice Payment
Apr 13 2006 // A Pennsylvania judge was asked to determine whether a $4 million verdict in a birth malpractice case is too large because a hospital said it could go bankrupt if it is forced to pay the damages. Attorneys for Trudy and...
Insurance Clouds Future of Pa. Health System, Study Claims
Apr 9 2006 // Health care plays a significant role in Pennsylvania’s economy; however, the future of patient care is uncertain as problems with insurance and supply of services as well as increased demand for care combine to...
Largest Medical Malpractice Insurer in Ill. to Cut Premiums by 5.2 Percent
Apr 7 2006 // Illinois’s ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer, announced this week that it will cut its average premiums by 5.2 percent starting July 1, 2006. The announcement by...
Regulator’s View
Apr 3 2006 // The District’s two legislative proposals may serve a public benefit, but neither will reduce premiums for physicians Rather, any medical malpractice reform must have restrictions on non-economic damages and limits on...
Pa. Court Upholds $7.9M Bad Faith Award Against Medical Insurer
Mar 31 2006 // A Pennsylvania federal court has upheld a $7.9 million award against an insurer for its bad faith in failing to offer plaintiffs the full limits of the policy and for assigning one lawyer to represent two of its insureds...
Doctor Owned Malpractice Company Opens New Ohio Office
Mar 31 2006 // Healthcare Underwriters Group Mutual of Ohio (HUOH) reported it has completed its move to a new location in Columbus that will allow it to better serve the growing number of doctors electing to join a medical malpractice...
NAS Miscellaneous Medical Malpractice Insurance Sports New Features
Mar 30 2006 // NAS Insurance Services, Encino, Calif., has added new features to its Miscellaneous Medical Malpractice Insurance program, including deductibles as low as $1,000. The program features limits of $1million per claim/$3...
Wis. Bill Requires Insurers to Cover Cancer Clinical Trials
Mar 27 2006 // Insurance companies will be required to cover cancer patients who take part in clinical trials under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jim Doyle on Friday. Doyle said insurance companies will no longer be able to force cancer...
Insurance Director Says Malpractice Order Will Help Keep Doctors in Ill.
Mar 24 2006 // Illinois’ first attempt at lowering malpractice insurance rates for thousands of doctors is drawing criticism from key players, but its chief architect promises it will provide much-needed relief. Michael McRaith,...
