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U.S. Medical Malpractice Statistics By State

February 6, 2024

Forbes Advisor recently reported on its anaylsis of the medical malpractice experiences of all 50 U.S. states and found that nationally, the U.S. pays out over $184 billion for medical malpractice cases, and that medical malpractice payments are approximately $552 per capita in the United States. Wi[...]

The Doctors Company CEO Discusses Current Medical Malpractice Issues In Recent Interview

August 4, 2021

Dr. Richard E. Anderson, Chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company, the largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer in the United States, was recently interviewed and provided the following insights, from his perspective: Q: Health care workers were on the front lines during the pandemic. How[...]

Methodology Of Recent Medical Malpractice Study Questioned

February 2, 2016

We discussed in our January 28, 2016 blog posting that a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine on January 28, 2016 reported that 1% of physicians were responsible for 32% of the paid medical malpractice claims in the United States over the ten-year period that was analyzed by the [...]

New Study: 1% Of Physicians Are Responsible for 32% Of Paid Medical Malpractice Claims

January 28, 2016

A study published in today’s The New England Journal of Medicine reported that 1% of physicians were responsible for 32% of the paid medical malpractice claims in the United States over the ten-year period that was analyzed by the researchers. The authors’ reason for undertaking their a[...]

Our 1,700th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting

October 16, 2015

Today’s blog post is our 1,700th consecutive daily blog posting to our website, www.medicalmalpracticelawyers.com. While we continue to report on medical malpractice verdicts throughout the United States in favor of injured victims of medical malpractice, according to statistics from the U.S.[...]

Diagnostic Errors Are A Major Factor In U.S. Medical Malpractice Claims

September 16, 2014

The Doctors Company, the largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer in the United States whose unabashed mission is to be “fiercely committed to relentlessly defending, protecting, and rewarding our members with the industry’s most aggressive claims defense, unrivaled protection, a[...]

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