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Should Active Duty Military be Allowed to Sue the Military for Malpractice?

January 18, 2019

Walter Daniel had already experienced his worst nightmare. His wife, Lt. Rebekah Daniel, who served as a nurse in the military, had just died of severe post-partum hemorrhage just two hours after giving birth to their first child. She died in the same naval hospital where she worked as an active-duty nurse. But worse, because

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: liability, medical malpractice, medical malpractice lawsuit, military, supreme court, tort

Marijuana and Malpractice?

June 29, 2018

One of the biggest and most controversial changes in the world of pharmaceuticals today involves medical marijuana. Since California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, 30 states* and the District of Columbia currently have a law on the books allowing for the medical use of marijuana, with 8 states permitting some

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: canabis, cbd oil, liability, marijuana, medical marijuana

Do Damage Caps Work?

August 5, 2016

In the world of tort reform caps, or statutory limits on non-economic damages in malpractice cases, are one of the oldest and most common approaches. However, these caps are also one of the most controversial methods of reigning in what many see as out of control and unbridled liability awards. We’ve talked about some of

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What About Tail Coverage?

July 22, 2016

What Is It? Many healthcare professionals have questions about what medical malpractice tail coverage is and when it is necessary to have it. A simple definition of tail coverage or extended reporting endorsement is: A malpractice insurance rider or supplement to a claims-made policy that provides coverage for an incident that occurred while the insurance

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: claims, claims made, coverage, extended reporting endorsement, liability, rider, tail

Buying Insurance After the Fire: Why Nobody Buys Cyber Liability Insurance

July 8, 2016

Mark Twain is famous for saying, “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.” Unfortunately that is the plan most medical providers are following when it comes to protecting against Cyber Liability. It’s as if they’re all waiting to buy fire insurance after the fire has burned down

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: breach, cyber, data, extortion, forensic, hack, hacker, hipaa, insurance, IT, liability, policy, PR, reputation, risk, violation

Neurosurgeons and Medical Malpractice Risk

May 17, 2016

Because of the risks involved, neurosurgeons face higher medical malpractice costs than many other physicians. The field of neurosurgery includes both spinal and cranial disorders related to vascular disease, pain, brain tumors, epilepsy, movement and behavioral disorders and trauma. Neurosurgeons diagnose and assess these conditions, which most often require surgical repair. The goal of neurosurgery

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: defensive medicine, liability, malpractice, medical malpractice insurance, neurosurgeon, neurosurgery, risk management

Do nurses need medical malpractice insurance coverage?

February 19, 2016

The answer may surprise you. Many nurses and nurse practitioners wonder if they should carry medical malpractice insurance. Most nurses are not covered under their own personal liability coverage, but the reality is that nurses can be sued just like doctors. In fact, a recent report published by the Nurses Service Organization (NSO) entitled “Nurse

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