5th Circuit: Insurer May Have Duty to Defend Lawyer Who Missed Real Estate Scam February 21, 2020 By Jim Sams A malpractice insurer should have defended a Dallas attorney in a lawsuit filed by investors who were scammed by a...
Beating The Statute of Limitations: Filing Suit is Only Half the Battle December 10, 2019 By Gary Wickert We are frequently asked by clients to file suit in a case in which the statute of limitations expires in...
Aon: Mega Claims Driving Hardening of Hospital and Physician Liability Market October 16, 2019 By Jim Sams At first blush, it appears all is well within the hospital and physician professional liability market: For claims costing less...
Wisc. High Court Finds ‘Borrowing Statute’ Doesn’t Bar Malpractice Claim June 11, 2019 By Jim Sams Wisconsin’s “borrowing statute,” which in malpractice cases instructs the courts to use the statute of limitations in the state where...
Supreme Court Malpractice Ruling Concerns Doctors, Lawyers May 29, 2019 MINNEAPOLIS — A recent ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court saying doctors can be sued for malpractice even if they’re...
Doctors Repeatedly Accused of Malpractice Often Quit or Start Practicing Alone March 28, 2019 By Gene Emery The more malpractice claims a physician accrues, the greater the likelihood that doctor will switch to a smaller practice or...
Lawmakers Propose Financial Responsibility Standards for Cosmetic Surgery March 25, 2019 MIAMI — Prompted by the deaths of several out-of-state women, Florida lawmakers are advancing a bill to crack down on...
Michigan Court: Agents May Not Be ‘Professionals’ Under Malpractice Definition November 20, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones Is an insurance agent a “professional” when it comes to whether or not he or she may be charged with...
$44M Paid in Nurse Practitioner Liability Claims Over Past 5 Years: Report November 27, 2012 Nurse Services Organization, a division of Aon Affinity, and their insurance carrier CNA, have released a report containing an analysis...
Ernst & Young Sued for $900M Over Madoff Audits December 6, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel and Karen Freifeld Ernst & Young LLP has been sued for $900 million by the liquidators of a fund that once funneled money...