Nuclear verdicts in medical malpractice cases have increased, with averages reaching $56 million in 2024, says the AMA.

Malpractice awards of over $10 million are being doled out more frequently in recent years, the American Medical Association reported Jan. 2. Here are six takeaways from the report: 1. According to an ...

Iowa Board of Medicine cites Dr. Douglas Selover of Des Moines on sexual misconduct and other counts, but he retains his ...

More than 58% of specialists have been defendants or co-defendants in a malpractice lawsuit, according to a survey from Medscape. The report, published in October, showed physicians’ experiences of ...

Schuster Law has announced expanded legal services for individuals pursuing medical malpractice claims in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The firm’s attorneys represent patients and families seeking ...

A court dismissed a malpractice suit regarding unwanted CPR because the plaintiff failed to establish the standard of care for checking MOLST orders.

In the fight to remain competitive in the new era of healthcare, hospitals are buying physician practices and hiring individual physicians as quickly as possible. But as more and more physicians ...

Sommers Schwartz, P.C., a Detroit-based law firm, announced a multi-million-dollar settlement this week for a case against a ...

Every physician in the US will likely face it at some point in their career—a malpractice claim. On average, a physician can expect to have a claim about every 7 years, according to available data and ...

Wrongful death Tried before: Mediation Name of mediator: Justice Jane Marum Roush (Ret.) Date resolved: April 21, 2025 ...

Emergency/acute-care physicians paid a median of $20,000 a year in medical liability premiums in 2011 -- well above the $14,700 median for all specialties combined -- according to a survey published ...