Med Liability Insurers in Strong Financial Shape, Report Says October 5, 2011 Medical professional liability insurance (MPLI) carriers are in a strong financial position overall and the insurers are exhibiting rate discipline...
Nursing Home Case Spotlights West Virginia’s Malpractice Damages Cap September 30, 2011 By Michael Adams Lawyers for a West Virginia nursing home are preparing to take a case to the state’s Supreme Court on the...
MedMal Direct Insurance Co. Launches MedMal Direct University September 20, 2011 Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. has launched MedMal Direct University. MedMal Direct provides all of its insureds unlimited access to...
Judge Weighs Family’s Wrongful Death Claim Against U of Mississippi Football September 14, 2011 A Hinds County judge says he will rule soon on a motion by the University of Mississippi to move a...
Georgia Court Allows Family’s Suit Against Son’s Psychiatrist September 14, 2011 By Greg Bluestein The top court in the U.S. state of Georgia has allowed the family of a man who stabbed his mother...
New Hampshire AG Balks at Malpractice Fund Settlement September 12, 2011 By Norma Love New Hampshire’s attorney general objected Friday to a proposed settlement in a tug-of-war over $110 million of surplus money in...
Kentucky Jury Sides with Doctor In Penis Amputation Malpractice Claim August 26, 2011 By Bruce Schreiner A Kentucky truck driver who was wheeled into surgery for a simple circumcision but awoke without part of his penis...
Kentucky Malpractice Trial Over Amputated Penis Opens August 22, 2011 By Bruce Schreiner Opening arguments are scheduled to be heard today in the civil trial of a man who is suing a surgeon...
Most Doctors Sued Sometime in Career August 19, 2011 By Timothy F. Kirn A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week says that one in 14 doctors faces...
Wisconsin Settles with Medical Society over Raid of Med-Mal Fund July 22, 2011 The state of Wisconsin has reached an agreement with the Wisconsin Medical Society over the repayment of a fund set...