Groups Attack Watchdog Effort to Raise Medical Malpractice Bar in California July 26, 2013 By Don Jergler Under a measure being pursued for next year’s ballot by Consumer Watchdog California voters will have the opportunity to boost...
Allied World, APA Launch Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants Program July 22, 2013 Allied World U.S. and the American Professional Agency, Inc. (APA, Inc.) have launched a medical malpractice insurance program for psychiatric...
The Hanover Expands Healthcare Capabilities July 17, 2013 The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has expanded its healthcare industry options with an increased appetite and capabilities for the rapidly...
University of Washington to Pay $15M After Medical Mistake July 16, 2013 The University of Washington will pay $15.2 million in a medical malpractice judgment after a mistake caused a debilitating brain...
Court: Wyoming Hospital To Pay Woman $2M July 9, 2013 A federal appeals court has ordered Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Wyoming to pay a Nevada woman $2 million for...
60 Patients of Indiana Nose Doc to Be Compensated July 1, 2013 The final 60 patients who have pending medical malpractice claims against a former northwestern Indiana nose surgeon who disappeared while...
Maine Cancer Patient Gets $200K for Misdiagnosis June 17, 2013 A Maine man who was told he had only months to live because of an aggressive Stage 4 pancreatic cancer...
Proposed California Measure Requires Doctor Drug Tests May 21, 2013 A proposed state ballot measure in California would require doctors to be randomly subjected to drug and alcohol testing. The...
Alabama Supreme Court Upholds $3.2 Million Malpractice Verdict May 20, 2013 The Alabama Supreme Court has reinstated a $3.2 million malpractice verdict awarded to the estate of a Montgomery woman who...
Montana Man Wrongly Told He Had Terminal Brain Cancer May 10, 2013 A federal judge has ordered the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center to pay nearly $60,000 to a Winston, Mont. man...