Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New York City Police Pay More in Liability Claims Than Hospitals
Jun 16 2011 // New York City paid nearly $521 million in personal injury and property damage claims in 2010 — marking the first time in 30 years the police department’s liabilities topped those of public hospitals, according...
Sun Life Financial Launches Malpractice Insurance Reimbursement
Jun 10 2011 // The Employee Benefits Group division of the U.S. business group of Sun Life Financial, Inc. has launched a malpractice insurance reimbursement rider. The optional rider offers physician group long-term disability customers...
Beecher Carlson Acquires DW Harper Group
Jun 9 2011 // Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson, an industry specialized insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm, has acquired Santa Ana, Calif.-based DW Harper Group. The deal further expands Beecher Carlson’s...
Ott Named President, CEO of Texas Medical Liability Trust
Jun 7 2011 // Austin, Texas-based Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) announced that Charles R. (Chip) Ott Jr. will assume leadership of TMLT as president and chief executive officer beginning in late July. He will replace current...
Malpractice Suits in Pennsylvania Drop for Sixth Straight Year
Jun 6 2011 // The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against doctors and hospitals in Pennsylvania dropped last year for the sixth year in a row. A total of 1,491 malpractice lawsuits were filed in 2010, according to a report...
Connecticut Couple Wins $58M Malpractice Award
Jun 6 2011 // A jury has awarded a Connecticut couple $58 million after their baby was born with severe injuries in what the couple’s attorneys called the largest medical malpractice verdict in state history. The jury in Waterbury...
Feds Propose Privacy Rule on Medical Records
Jun 1 2011 // Patients could obtain a list of everyone who has accessed their electronic medical record under a rule proposed on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthcare providers must currently keep track...
Connecticut Couple Wins $58M Malpractice Award
May 27 2011 // A jury awarded a Connecticut couple $58 million after their baby was born with severe injuries in what the couple’s attorneys called the largest medical malpractice verdict in state history. The jury in Waterbury...
Pennsylvania Malpractice Suits Drop for 6th Straight Year
May 24 2011 // The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against doctors and hospitals in Pennsylvania dropped last year for the sixth year in a row. A total of 1,491 malpractice lawsuits were filed in 2010, according to a report...
Nevada Malpractice Bill Hearing Met With Opposition
May 19 2011 // Supporters said that a Nevada bill allowing lawyers to correct clerical errors in malpractice lawsuits would be a saving grace for victims, but opponents contended it’s not specific enough and would encourage sloppy...
Court Case Tests Military’s Medical Malpractice Shield Law
May 16 2011 // Veterans, military families and others who oppose a decades-old law that shields military medical personnel from malpractice lawsuits are rallying around a case they consider the best chance in a generation to change the...
Judge Approves $7M Malpractice Settlement for Massachusetts Couple
May 16 2011 // A Massachusetts judge has approved a $7 million settlement for a Shrewsbury family who claimed medical negligence in the birth of their daughter. The lawsuit filed in 2008 lawsuit against two doctors, a nurse practitioner...
Judge Approves $7M Malpractice Settlement for Massachusetts Couple
May 9 2011 // A Massachusetts judge has approved a $7 million settlement for a Shrewsbury family who claimed medical negligence in the birth of their daughter. The lawsuit filed in 2008 lawsuit against two doctors, a nurse practitioner...
Florida Legislature Passes Medical Malpractice Changes
May 6 2011 // The Florida House has approved the final version of a bill overhauling medical malpractice suits in the state. The bill (HB 479) was approved by a vote of 94-21 on Wednesday. It goes next to Gov. Rick Scott. He is expected...
Ohio Supreme Court OKs Emotional Distress Claim in Malpractice Suit to Proceed
May 2 2011 // The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a cancer patient may pursue an emotional distress claim that alleges a faulty diagnosis let undetected cancer spread. The Court upheld an appellate court decision in a lawsuit filed by...
Judge Rejects Plea in Indiana Doctor’s Malpractice Case
Apr 29 2011 // An American former surgeon who was captured on a mountain in Italy after more than five years on the run has withdrawn his guilty plea on federal health care fraud charges after a judge told him he was rejecting a plea...
Military’s Medical Malpractice Shield Law Could Face Key Test
Apr 25 2011 // Veterans, military families and others who oppose a decades-old law that shields military medical personnel from malpractice lawsuits are rallying around a case they consider the best chance in a generation to change the...
Ohio Supreme Court Allows Emotional Distress Claim in Malpractice Lawsuit
Apr 22 2011 // The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a cancer patient may pursue an emotional distress claim that alleges a faulty diagnosis let undetected cancer spread. The court upheld an appellate court decision in a lawsuit filed by...
Oregon Considers Medical Malpractice Cap
Apr 18 2011 // Oregon legislators are consdiering capping noneconomic damages in medical malpractice claims against health care providers at $500,000. House Bill 3228, introduced by Rep. Jim Thompson, R-Dallas, stipulates that the cap...
Beazley Expands Healthcare Liability Team with Springman
Apr 15 2011 // Beazley Group reported the addition of Daniel Springman to its miscellaneous medical healthcare team, expanding the insurance company’s capabilities in the area of medical professional liability insurance in the...
