Hardening Medical Malpractice Rates, a Slew of COVID Claims and What It All Means for the Health Care Sector

by PPN | Jun 30, 2021 | National

SOURCE: Risk & Insurance The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on all segments of the health care industry, including the medical malpractice market, which has continued to harden over the last 12 months. As a result, the past year has seen prices, exclusions...

New Mexico’s highest court affirms cap on noneconomic damages

by PPN | Jun 30, 2021 | New Mexico

SOURCE: AMA New Mexico’s decades-long cap on what a plaintiff can be awarded in a medical liability case will remain intact thanks to a recent state supreme court ruling. The New Mexico Supreme Court said limiting what a plaintiff can be awarded for noneconomic...

Missouri’s medical liability reform again contested in court

by PPN | Jun 30, 2021 | Missouri

SOURCE: AMA Missouri’s highest court will decide whether a 2015 law that limits how much a jury can award for noneconomic damages in a medical liability lawsuit is constitutional. The court’s finding will ultimately affect Missouri patients’ access...

Missouri Passes Bill Shielding Businesses from COVID-19 Liability

by PPN | May 26, 2021 | Missouri

SOURCE: Insurance Journal A legislative session that began amid a surge in coronavirus cases ended May 14 with Missouri lawmakers passing a legal shield against pandemic-related liability lawsuits as their final action. The House vote, taken barely five minutes before...

Physician can’t be held negligent in PA student-supervision case

by PPN | May 26, 2021 | California

SOURCE: AMA Can a California physician be held liable for ordinary negligence for failing to supervise a student who was learning to be a physician assistant (PA)? Further, can the physician be held liable for ordinary negligence or negligent performance of a...