Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pa. Med-Mal Crisis Deepens
Oct 23 2002 // A new poll commissioned by the The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) and the Pennsylvania Medical Society has found that four out of 5 Pennsylvanians consider malpractice jury awards “out...
AAI Says Newly Signed Pa. Med Mal Law on Forum Shopping a ‘Huge Victory’
Oct 18 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers called a bill signed into law by Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker (R) Oct. 17 a “huge victory” in the fight to reel in runaway malpractice awards. The bill (SB 138), which...
Additional Workplace Safety Workshop Offered to Pa. Business Owners
Oct 18 2002 // A fourth safety workshop conducted by the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be offered to small business owners and manager Oct. 22...
Pa. Insurance Dept. Sues Reliance Accountant
Oct 17 2002 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has filed suit against accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLC, which the department charges inflated Reliance Insurance Co.’s financial statements by $1 billion, contributing...
Pa. AG Commends Bill to End Venue Shopping
Oct 11 2002 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher praised a bill recently passed by the state General Assembly requiring medical malpractice lawsuits to be filed only in the counties in which causes of action occur, effectively...
Pa. Hospital Association Applauds Med-Mal Legislation
Oct 8 2002 // The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) hailed House passage of a state Senate bill that would limit the practice of venue shopping by plaintiff attorneys, which seek to have medical malpractice...
Pa. Doctors, Patients Rally for Med-Mal Tort Reform
Oct 7 2002 // Physicians rallied in two Pennsylvania cities to protest increasing medical malpractice liability insurance rates, claiming emergency room services in the state could be severely scaled back if nothing is done. The...
PaACEP Urges Special Session for Pa. Med-Mal Liability Reform
Oct 4 2002 // The Pennsylvania Chapter, the American College of Emergency Physicians (PaACEP) is warning that emergency health services at the Community Medical Center in Scranton could be drastically cut back unless lawmakers address...
OSHA, NAII to Sponsor Pa. Safety Workshops
Sep 30 2002 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) announced they will jointly sponsor a program Oct. 10 in Allentown, Pa. to assist small business managers...
Survey: Pa. Med-Mal Coverage Elusive
Sep 27 2002 // A survey conducted by the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society of its member physicians indicates that medical malpractice insurance coverage is getting harder to obtain as rates continue to increase. According to the...
Pa. Governor Pushes Med Mal Reform
Sep 24 2002 // Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker urged the state General Assembly to pass medical malpractice reform, saying residents’ access to health care was being affected. Speaking at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business...
New Provider Applies to Offer Medical Malpractice Coverage in Pa.
Aug 19 2002 // Pennsylvania Healthcare Providers Insurance Exchange has filed an application with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Insurance Department to begin offering medical malpractice insurance coverage to physicians and hospitals...
Pa. Attorney General Sends Letter to Commissioner Urging Stop of JUA Health Increase
Aug 15 2002 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher has sent a letter to Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken urging her to suspend the imposition of the latest increase by the Professional Liability Joint Underwriting...
Pa. Commissioner Sues Pair of Predecessors
Aug 7 2002 // In an unusual move, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner M. Diane Koken has sued two of her predecessors for private-sector work they reportedly did after leaving office for two insurance companies that later failed,...
Pa. Gov. Signs Bill Giving Surplus Lines Insurers Freedom on Forms
Jul 16 2002 // Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker has signed House Bill 599, enabling surplus lines insurers to change or adopt new commercial policy forms without first getting approval from the state insurance department. “Surplus...
Deadline Noted for PA Medical Facilities to Comply with Reforms
Jul 11 2002 // An announcement by Pennsylvania’s PMSCO Healthcare Consulting, a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, highlights the new safety provisions contained in the Medical Malpractice Reform Bill enacted earlier...
Penn. Files Suit Against Former Reliance Financier
Jun 28 2002 // Pennsylvania seeks to recover damages from Saul P. Steinberg and other former executives who allegedly are at fault for Reliance Global Holding’s bankruptcy, as well as the failure of its subsidiary, Reliance...
PA Senate Passes Bill Abolishing Joint Several Liability
Jun 14 2002 // The Pennsylvania Senate has passed an inclusive measure (SB 1089) abolishing the hoary legal principle of joint and several liability, and replacing it with a recovery system based on establishing a proportional figure of...
Storm Hits Western PA, State of Emergency Declared
Jun 3 2002 // Thunderstorms, accompanied by torrential rain and high winds caused widespread destruction in and around Pittsburgh Friday night leading Allegheny County manager Bob Webb to declare a state of emergency. According to...
PA Court Approves Fidelity Mutual Rehabilitation Plan
May 29 2002 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken announced that the Commonwealth Court has approved the Plan of Rehabilitation for the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company. Koken characterized the reorganization of...
