Pa. Court Loosens Rules on Where Malpractice Cases Can Be Filed August 30, 2022 By Mark Scolforo HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Thursday reversed its own two-decade-old rule that required medical malpractice cases to...
Fireman’s Fund Must Defend ‘Lottery Lawyer’ in Fraud Case July 18, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson As the criminal trial of a New York lawyer charged with bilking lottery winners out of millions of dollars got...
No Malpractice Coverage Owed to Law Firm Sanctioned for ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuits July 6, 2022 By Jim Sams A legal malpractice insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify attorneys who were sanctioned for filing frivolous lawsuits against...
Connecticut to Pay $9M to Settle Hospital Patient Abuse Suit July 1, 2022 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has approved a $9 million settlement between the state and the brother of...
Utah Supreme: Denying Claim Over Nude Photos May Cost Insurer Nearly $3M June 10, 2022 By Jim Sams UMIA Insurance refused to accept an $800,000 settlement in a malpractice suit against a plastic surgeon who shared nude before-and-after...
Hospital Must Turn Over Info on Famous Cardiologist, Appeals Court Says April 20, 2022 By William Rabb Once a party relinquishes information considered privileged, it cannot then claim that other information about the same subject must remain...
Court: Hospitals Can be Responsible for Abuse by Employees April 7, 2022 VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A state appeals court said Tuesday that a Southern California hospital can be held responsible for...
Nurses: Guilty Verdict for Dosing Mistake Could Cost Lives March 31, 2022 By Travis Loller NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The moment nurse RaDonda Vaught realized she had given a patient the wrong medication, she rushed...
8th Circuit: Malpractice Action May Proceed Before Underlying Lawsuit is Resolved March 14, 2022 By Jim Sams Legal malpractice claims usually aren’t filed until after somebody loses a lawsuit. But what happens when the underlying dispute hasn’t...
Calif. Supreme: Malpractice Damage Cap Protects Unsupervised Physician Assistants February 28, 2022 By Jim Sams California’s $250,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits applies to actions by physician assistants even if they are...