November 9, 2026 by matray

New York Attorney General Letitia James released new guidance Nov. 9 clarifying protections for healthcare providers under the state's Shield Law, including restrictions on professional liability insurers that may seek to penalize physicians for providing legally protected reproductive or gender-affirming care. The guidance explains how the law protects healthcare professionals,… Continue reading...

October 29, 2026 by matray

The American Medical Association has proposed a framework for determining liability when artificial intelligence used in clinical care causes patient harm, calling for responsibility to be allocated among physicians, technology developers and healthcare organizations according to their ability to prevent or mitigate risks. The framework, announced Oct. 29 by the… Continue reading...

October 22, 2026 by matray

Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prohibit prejudgment interest, postjudgment interest and delay damages from accruing on periodic payments of future damages in medical malpractice cases before those payments become due. House Bill 2842 would amend Section 509(b)(4) of Pennsylvania’s Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act,… Continue reading...

September 24, 2026 by matray

Federal legislation introduced this month would establish nationwide restrictions on corporate ownership and control of medical practices while limiting the authority of management services organizations and strengthening protections for physicians and other licensed healthcare professionals.  The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act of 2026 would generally prohibit a partnership or… Continue reading...

September 24, 2026 by matray

California legislation that would establish new liability rules for artificial intelligence used in patient care is awaiting action by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto the measure. Assembly Bill 2575, which cleared the Legislature Aug. 31, and was presented to Newsom Sept. 15, would… Continue reading...

March 5, 2026 by matray

by Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury March 5, 2026 What started as a “small little bill” by Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, to cap prejudgement interest in medical malpractice lawsuits on Wednesday evolved into a proposed doubling of payment caps for plaintiffs of successful lawsuits. Virginia’s House of Delegates went into… Continue reading...

December 12, 2022 by matray

Study Shows Wide Variance Among States’ Malpractice Costs Physicians, nurses and healthcare workers in the state of New York suffered the largest number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed between 2012 and 2022, while those in Wisconsin experienced the fewest filings during the same period, according to a study published online… Continue reading...

October 7, 2021 by matray

Editor’s Note: The Medical Professional Liability Association (MPL Association) president and CEO Brian K. Atchinson issued the following statement about the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021 (S. 2941/H.R. 5239) that was introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy, MD, and Angus King as well as Representatives Raul Ruiz, MD, and… Continue reading...

October 7, 2021 by matray

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, MD, and Angus King reintroduced the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act to provide medical professionals with a limited, but consistent, level of legal protection while volunteering during federally-declared disasters. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Marsha Blackburn, Roger Wicker, John Boozman, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Jeanne Shaheen and Joe Manchin co-sponsored… Continue reading...

August 19, 2020 by matray

Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis. According to a 2018 report by the medical professional liability insurance company Coverys, Diagnostic Accuracy: Room for Improvement, diagnosis-related failures are the single largest root cause of medical malpractice claims and result in indemnity payments higher than the next five highest categories combined. More than half… Continue reading...