Disadvantages to insurance alternatives include the amount of funding needed to initially establish and operate a captive or risk-retention group.
The claimant is not allowed to file suit during this initial 6 month period.
It spent $100,000 on ads in the state�s newspapers to plead its case for “common-sense legal reforms now.
We have experience with the many […]
The measure prohibits a nurse-midwife from practicing unless he or she has in effect malpractice liability insurance in an amount that is at least the minimum amount specified in rules.
In these cases, even if an insured’s plan covers payment for punitive damages the state law prohibits the coverage.
T]he loss savings resulting from the non-economic cap […]
Lane went ahead and attacked me anyway without acknowledging or addressing those refutations.
I have a continuous physical pain in my legs and feet, prompting my doctor to hook me up to an apparatus that drips morphine.
However, if the claim is brought relating to death action or relating to survival action, the action must be initiated […]
million for all claimants, in suits against non-practitioner defendants.
We did not attempt to identify reforms enacted in every state during these years.
The data suggest that it is more likely to shelter negligent physicians.
A requires that all claims be made in writing and that the claim state a “sum certain”.
Fewer cases went to trial in 2002 […]
A decade of short-sighted price slashing led to industry losses of nearly $3 billion last year.
If anything, the system appears to be biased against them.
They’ve got ideas how to make less profit or how to get back at your greedy, greedy insurer.
It “appears” from the extremely limited info that doc screwed up and very well […]
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Both receptions were a huge success with many trial attorneys and members of the judiciary in attendance.
Arkansas legislators enacted legislation that amends the requirement for burden of proof on an action for medical injury.
Even the very best physicians will carry malpractice insurance because they […]
Based on the survey data, the highest rate for an internist in 2003 is about $
21,000;
an obstetrician’s highest rate is about $
120,000.
She knows more about your business than you do.
The truth is, these findings are hard to just chalk up to trial-lawyer hype.
Baria has said often that bad investment decisions were a major factor […]
M, which provides malpractice insurance for about 70% of physicians in the state, also will refund 10% of the premiums paid by physicians in 2005, provided that the finances of the company continue to improve.
Tort reform does nothing for the growing crises of affordable decent healthcare in this country.
Previously, a patient had two years to […]
Mississippi, for instance, the reports of doctors packing up their practices were loosely scattered around the state and, in fact, represented only 1 percent of all licensed physicians here.
Unfortunately, the doctors lost this suit, which was their seventh.
Contact an experienced medical malpractice attorney for a free consultation to evaluate your claim and assist you in […]
Doc is probably just lying through his teeth.
The insurance company offered $25,000 to settle.
You should consult an attorney for individual advice regarding your own situation.
S doctrine also does not bar military retirees from bringing a medical malpractice claim for injuries suffered after their retirement, even if the medical treatment they received was for a service […]