June 17--Medical malpractice jury verdicts hit a 15-year low statewide last year, a sign the medical community sees as welcome relief from escalating insurance premiums but lawyers view as evidence ...

A federal appeals court is reversing lower court decisions that had blocked Pennsylvania state government from siphoning cash from a state-chartered medical malpractice insurer of last resort. The 3rd ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Concerns about potential malpractice liability are top of mind for many physicians of all specialties. This is ...

Pennsylvania court records showed medical malpractice filings dropped from 2,632 in 2000 to 1,533 in 2009, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The report said the decrease may be due ...

Is malpractice insurance the same as professional liability insurance? Malpractice insurance, professional liability insurance (also called professional indemnity insurance), and errors and omissions ...

SCRANTON, Pa. -- President Bush said Thursday his proposed nationwide ceilings on medical malpractice awards would drive down health care costs, but critics said he was siding with mismanaged ...

Sep. 17—Main Line Health has four hospitals, all outside Philadelphia. Yet the nonprofit has been hard hit by a change in medical malpractice rules last year allowing cases to be filed in Philadelphia ...

Healthcare providers face a patchwork of state laws and regulations requiring certain types and amounts of liability insurance. Although all healthcare professionals should procure policies covering ...