malpractice settlement

A settlement entered into by the licensee (e.g., physician) as a resolution of a claim for damages for death or personal injury caused by the licensee’s alleged negligence, error or omission in practice, or by his or her rendering of unauthorised professional services.

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The majority of malpractice settlement agreements made by a Texas health system included clauses that prevented details about the case from being released, but there was little standardization or consistency in such provisions, according to a study published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Malpractice settlement details are often hidden

A former Eugene woman is trying to block a state effort to claim more than $200,000 from a medical malpractice settlement that the woman received after suffering a stroke at age 27 that has left her confined to a motorized chair.

Disabled woman sues to block lien against her malpractice settlement

This article will discuss the legal, practical, and ethical considerations of a medical malpractice settlement for the physician and the defense attorney.

Legal, practical, and ethical considerations of medical malpractice settlements

The NPDB labels a physician "as marked" if money is paid for a malpractice settlement or judgment.

Do you fight--or settle--that malpractice lawsuit? The decision usually isn't clear-cut. Here's what you need to know to make matters come out favorably

Moreover, the data on malpractice settlement strongly suggests that liability insurers possess a palpable advantage in bargaining power.

The fairness of malpractice settlements: contrary to conventional wisdom, the adjudication process appears to treat physicians well

As I have argued in this Part, publication of a medical malpractice settlement amount might be only a quantitative signal that does not necessarily reflect a defendant's negligence or culpability.

Quality, not quantity: an analysis of confidential settlements and litigants' economic incentives

COPIC does blame rising malpractice settlement costs for about one-third of the latest Colorado malpractice-insurance rate increases.

Medical myths: malpractice insurance not the only health-care culprit

This is the balance of a medical malpractice settlement obtained after she became ill.

The Schiavo case

The median malpractice settlement in 1999 was $650,000.

Charting a course toward legible medical records: Perfect paperwork can mean financial savings, better patient care. (Medical Records)

Another issue in the case is the money left from a million-dollar malpractice settlement.

Appeals Court Extends Schindler-Schiavo's Death Deadline

Morre, Polenta, and the hospital (all of whom were protected by the medical malpractice settlement in the amount of $100,000).

PA: Patient's Attorney Settles for $100,000: $1,500,000 Jury Verdict - Legal Malpractice Suit

The boy's father is accused of hiring Perry to kill his son so that he could collect the proceeds from a medical malpractice settlement.