Doctor Training Questioned in Wake of Robotic-Surgery Deaths, Injuries November 11, 2013 By Robert Langreth A rising number of reports about deaths, injuries and malfunctions linked to the robotic surgery system made by Intuitive Surgical...
Los Angeles County Settles $7.5M Medical Malpractice Suit November 7, 2013 The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $7.5 million payment to a toddler who was born with a...
Ohio Doc Faces More Charges in Unneeded Surgeries October 18, 2013 More charges have been filed against a Cincinnati, Ohio, spine doctor accused of performing unnecessary surgeries in Ohio and Kentucky...
MagMutual Creates New Captive for Physician Practices, Hospital Systems October 17, 2013 MagMutual Insurance Co., a medical professional liability insurer in the Southeast, has formed OURCell Captive, P.C.C. A wholly owned subsidiary...
Medical Malpractice Case Ends in Hung Jury in Virginia October 10, 2013 A $1 million malpractice civil lawsuit against a prominent Culpeper doctor has resulted in a hung jury. Jurors told the...
Marketing, Not Medicine, Boosts Robotic Surgery, Misrepesents Safety October 9, 2013 By Robert Langreth Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver announced last year that Warren Kortz, a general surgeon on the medical staff, was the...
Oregon High Court Upholds Noneconomic Malpractice Award October 1, 2013 The family of a baby who sustained nerve injuries as a result of negligence by a Lane County medical practice...
Salt Lake City-Based MGIS Expands into Utah Market September 26, 2013 The MGIS Companies, Inc. (MGIS) and Freedom Specialty, a Nationwide Insurance company, have entered the Utah medical malpractice insurance market....
Oklahoma Officials Say Hepatitis C Was Spread at Dental Clinic September 19, 2013 By Justin Juozapavicius A Tulsa-area dentist whose practice was shut down because his equipment was rusty and his employees reused needles was responsible...
Group Demands Change in Oregon Malpractice Law September 12, 2013 A consumer group says Oregon needs to change its new medical malpractice law to prevent it from protecting bad doctors....