New Mexico Court Upheld Damages Cap in Medical Malpractice March 22, 2021 New Mexico’s highest court has ruled that monetary limits on some types of damages due to medical malpractice are not...
California Doctor Appeared in Traffic Court Video While Performing Surgery March 2, 2021 The Medical Board of California said it would investigate a plastic surgeon who appeared in a videoconference for his traffic...
Massachusetts Superior Court Says Woman’s Medical Malpractice Claims Can Proceed February 11, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield A Massachusetts superior court has ruled that a woman can bring claims for medical malpractice and unfair consumer practices against...
Veteran Awarded $1M in Kansas VA Hospital Abuse Case January 19, 2021 A federal judge has awarded more than $1 million in damages to another veteran who says he was sexually abused...
Washington Family Files Lawsuit Following Death After Surgery November 2, 2020 The family of a woman who lived at a Washington facility filed a lawsuit alleging neglect that caused her death...
Malpractice Claims Against Hospitals Hold Steady But Severity Increases October 16, 2020 By Jim Sams The frequency of hospital professional liability claims is holding steady, but the cost of those claims is expected to increase...
Constitutionality of ‘Wrongful Birth’ Law Gets Kansas Supreme Court Hearing September 18, 2020 By Roxana Hegeman The Kansas Supreme Court seemed worried on Sept. 16 about the proper roles of the Legislature and courts as it...
California’s Medical Malpractice Cap Vote Moved to 2022 Ballot July 22, 2020 Californians will have to wait until the pandemic ends to vote on an initiative to change the state’s medical malpractice...
Judge: Ohio Hospital, Insurer Need Not Fund Doc’s Murder Case Defense May 22, 2020 By Kantele Franko A Michigan-based health system and its insurer don’t have to cover the costs of an Ohio doctor’s defense against murder...
Aspergillus Mold Found Again at Washington Hospital May 21, 2020 Seattle Children’s hospital is again coping with a mold in its operating rooms that has persisted at the hospital for...