Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
How Health Reform Will Affect Workers’ Comp, Liability Insurance
Apr 12 2011 // The federal health reform enacted last year will bring short- and long-term challenges to employers and the property/casualty insurance industry. According to Harry Shuford, chief economist for the insurance...
Florida House Panel Approves Medical Liability Bill
Apr 11 2011 // A bill that would further reform medical malpractice suits in Florida has been approved by a House panel. The bill increases the burden of proof for plaintiffs to win medical malpractice cases. It largely makes hospitals...
California Jury Awards $4.5 Million for Malpractice
Apr 8 2011 // A Burbank, Calif., jury has awarded a woman $4.5 million in a medical malpractice case she brought against a La Canada Flintridge physician after the death of her husband. The Pasadena Star-News says the jury on April 6...
Medical Errors 10 Times More Frequent Than Reported, New Research Says
Apr 8 2011 // Medical errors and other adverse events occur in one-third of hospital admissions, which is as much as 10 times more than some previous estimates have indicated, according a new study. “Without doubt, we’ve...
How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?
Apr 4 2011 // If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011, in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the...
Vermont Lawmakers Ask for Study on Medical Malpractice Claims
Apr 4 2011 // Vermont lawmakers may ask the Shumlin administration to produce recommendations for reforming the medical malpractice system in the state with an eye toward lowering health care costs. The issue of medical malpractice...
How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?
Apr 4 2011 // If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011 in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the...
How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?
Apr 4 2011 // If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011, in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the...
How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?
Apr 4 2011 // If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011, in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the...
Louisiana Appeal Court Must Reconsider Malpractice Cap Suit
Mar 31 2011 // A state appeals court must reconsider its ruling that the Legislature acted unconstitutionally when it covered nurses who are certified to diagnose illness and prescribe medicine under Louisiana’s $500,000 cap on...
Oregon Proposes Medical Malpractice Cap
Mar 25 2011 // Oregon legislators have proposed capping non-economic 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...
Vermont Lawmakers Ask for Study on Medical Malpractice
Mar 22 2011 // Vermont lawmakers may ask the Shumlin administration to produce recommendations for reforming the medical malpractice system in the state with an eye to lowering health care costs. In debates over health care reform both...
Time Cushion Sought for Medical Malpractice Cases in Nevada
Mar 21 2011 // A Nevada bill giving patients a time cushion to file an expert witness affidavit required for medical malpractice lawsuits was touted by backers on Mar. 17 as an issue of fairness and opposed by medical groups as...
Capson Medical Malpractice Expands to Six More States
Mar 11 2011 // Capson Physicians Insurance Co. is now licensed to underwrite in six additional states: Alaska, Arizona, Louisiana, Indiana, Missouri and Nevada. Capson’s medical malpractice protection is now available to healthcare...
ACE USA Reorganizes Medical Risk Business
Mar 11 2011 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, is reorganizing its medical liability group into two operating units, ACE Medical Risk and ACE Life Sciences. These two units will serve the unique...
Medicus Insurance Lowers Liability Rates 20% in Missouri
Mar 7 2011 // Medical professional liability insurance provider, Medicus Insurance Co., announced it has lowered its base rates an average of 20 percent for medical professionals in Missouri. This rate decrease demonstrates...
North Carolina Senate Approves Cap on Malpractice Awards
Mar 4 2011 // Limits on medical liability lawsuits, including a cap on certain jury awards, cleared the North Carolina state Senate this week in legislation that Republican backers argue will keep malpractice insurance premiums stable...
Midwest Employers Casualty Creates Healthcare Risk Management Practice
Mar 1 2011 // St. Louis, Mo.-based workers’ compensation excess insurer, Midwest Employers Casualty Co. (MECC), announced it has launched a Healthcare Risk Management Practice. MECC said it created the Healthcare Risk Management...
North Carolina Senate Panel Alters Malpractice Awards Cap Bill
Feb 28 2011 // A legislative committee debating a measure that would place limits on awards in medical malpractice lawsuits and change some rules for the litigation could vote on the measure early this week. The Senate Finance Committee...
NAS to Offer Low Deductibles for Medical Practice EPLI Insureds
Feb 23 2011 // For medical risks seeking employment practices liability coverage, NAS Insurance Services offers a $2,500 SIR, competitive premiums, and provides policyholders with risk management tools and resources. The broad policy...
