National Trending Topics in Professional Liability
Week Ending 3/26/2023

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Iowa Medical Injury Suit Revived After Certification Row Ends - Bloomberg Law News

Bloomberg Law News

Iowa law requires an expert's affidavit attesting that a medical malpractice case isn't frivolous—that is, that the plaintiff likely can prove the …

 

Do medical malpractice caps offer justice to families suffering due to errors? - WVTF

WVTF

Many states limit how much money can be paid out through a medical malpractice claim

 

Iowa Poll: Iowans narrowly favor $2 M cap on pain and suffering in major malpractice cases

The Des Moines Register

Medical malpractice cap was a priority for Gov. ... Majority of city dwellers, suburban Iowans oppose major medical malpractice caps.

 

Florida Enacts Significant Tort Reform - National Law Review

National Law Review

This change will not apply to medical negligence claims. Reduces the statute of limitations to file negligence actions from four (4) years to two (2) …

 

Texas Medical Liability Trust Files Notice of Data Breach

JD Supra

Texas Medical Liability Trust began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted…

 

Dr. MedLaw: Dealing With Reciprocal Effects of a National …

Physicians Weekly 

Medical malpractice. Although the NPDB states that settlement of a malpractice claim does not create a presumption that malpractice occurred, states still…

 

Malpractice suit fails because of words, court rules

Yahoo News

State law on medical malpractice lawsuits is strict, and past court rulings have upheld dismissal when even small, clerical errors were not corrected in less...

 

Florida Appellate Court Rules That Slip and Fall Safety Report 

JD Supra

... upheld the PSQIA privilege protections involving a "Safety Event Report" prepared by Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in a medical malpractice action.

LEGAL MALPRACTICE

 

Scranton Attorney Botched Med Mal Suit, Invented $700K Settlement, Couple Alleges

Law.com

... while attempting to deceive clients into believing that their suit had settled. March 20, 2023 at 04:16 PM. 4 minute read. Legal Malpractice …


Law firm asks Texas high court to uphold anti-SLAPP dismissal of malpractice case

Courthouse News Service

It sued them for legal malpractice in January 2020, arguing their decision not to request damages from Ahmari in the default judgment motion cost …

 

COA splits in malpractice lawsuit

The Indiana Lawyer 

In 2019 WGT V LLC sued Krieg DeVault law firm for legal malpractice negligence and breach of fiduciary duty relating to a commercial real estate transaction…

 

Iowa Medical Injury Suit Revived After Certification Row Ends - Bloomberg Law News

Bloomberg Law News

Iowa law requires an expert's affidavit attesting that a medical malpractice case isn't frivolous—that is, that the plaintiff likely can prove the …


Do medical malpractice caps offer justice to families suffering due to errors? - WVTF

WVTF

Many states limit how much money can be paid out through a medical malpractice claim

 

Iowa Poll: Iowans narrowly favor $2 M cap on pain and suffering in major malpractice cases

The Des Moines Register

Medical malpractice cap was a priority for Gov. ... Majority of city dwellers, suburban Iowans oppose major medical malpractice caps.

 

Florida Enacts Significant Tort Reform - National Law Review

National Law Review

This change will not apply to medical negligence claims. Reduces the statute of limitations to file negligence actions from four (4) years to two (2) …

 

Texas Medical Liability Trust Files Notice of Data Breach

JD Supra

Texas Medical Liability Trust began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted…

 

Dr. MedLaw: Dealing With Reciprocal Effects of a National …

Physicians Weekly 

Medical malpractice. Although the NPDB states that settlement of a malpractice claim does not create a presumption that malpractice occurred, states still…

 

Malpractice suit fails because of words, court rules

Yahoo News

State law on medical malpractice lawsuits is strict, and past court rulings have upheld dismissal when even small, clerical errors were not corrected in less...

 

Florida Appellate Court Rules That Slip and Fall Safety Report 

JD Supra

... upheld the PSQIA privilege protections involving a "Safety Event Report" prepared by Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in a medical malpractice action.