by PPN | Oct 23, 2015 | Florida, News
Florida has the highest loss rate among states when it comes to settling medical malpractice claims, according to a new study from Aon Risk Solutions and the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. The cost of settling and defending medical malpractice claims...
by PPN | Oct 20, 2015 | California, Florida, Minnesota, New York, News, Wisconsin
Physicians paid about the same in liability insurance premiums in 2015 as in 2014, and analysts don’t see costs changing anytime soon. A nationwide survey of insurers by the Medical Liability Monitor shows that 71% of insurance premiums did not change this year, while...
by PPN | Oct 1, 2015 | Nevada, News
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld major provisions of the state’s medical malpractice law, overturning a judge who found that a $350,000 cap on non-economic damages was unconstitutional. The unanimous decision, written by Chief Justice James Hardesty,...
by PPN | Sep 30, 2015 | Newsletter
Texas Patients See Surge in Access to Care Faced with a harsh reality of too few physicians just twelve years ago, patients across the state of Texas now have greater health care options amidst a surge of newly licensed practitioners. Exceeding 4,000 newly licensed...
by PPN | Sep 18, 2015 | Florida, News
The sunny climate may be one of Florida’s most enduring assets, but unfair laws and courts are storm clouds on Florida’s horizon. This is a reasonable conclusion from the findings of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s newly released 2015 Lawsuit Climate...
