Eager to save money, Prospect Medical promised to “self-insure” malpractice claims brought against its doctors and hospitals.

A unanimous United States Supreme Court decision has now removed a significant procedural hurdle for medical malpractice plaintiffs in 28 states. In this case, the Court was asked to determine whether ...

According to recent studies, among all physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists (ob/gyns) and surgeons are most likely to be sued, psychiatrists and pediatricians are ...

The rate of paid medical malpractice claims in the United States has declined significantly, dropping nearly 56 percent between 1992 and 2014, researchers report. At the same time, the average payout ...

Nearly two thirds (62%) of neurologists/neurosurgeons indicated that they had been named in at least one malpractice suit in the newly released Medscape Neurologist ...

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Medical malpractice suits may be one way to stop therapists from using conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth.

A new study reveals that the cost of medical malpractice in the United States is running at about $55.6 billion a year - $45.6 billion of which is spent on defensive medicine practiced by physicians ...

Surgery can not only be risky for patients, but it also poses a risk for doctors as well in terms of medical malpractice claims. Surgery is the second most common cause for medical malpractice claims ...

Medical malpractice insurance is essential for protecting physicians from financial and legal risks, particularly amid the rise in malpractice lawsuits, according to a March 5 article on Physicians ...

The technology’s ability to make tasks easier and faster could spell fiduciary trouble. Lawyers notoriously struggle with ...