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 ...

The legal and financial environment surrounding malpractice premiums and lawsuits has intensified as awards of more than $10 million become increasingly commonplace in healthcare. Here are six things ...

Los AlamosChair of the House Judiciary Committee Healthcare access is top of mind for everyone in New Mexico, rightfully so, ...

After going more than a decade without medical liability insurance premiums being a hot topic among physicians, the subject is popping up in conversation once again. Premiums have been rising in some ...

Lawmakers have begun filing bills seeking to end the practice of beginning almost all malpractice lawsuits with the threat of punitive damages.

Pat Jilek can’t find a doctor. When the former train conductor and railway safety representative retired in 2022, he and his ...

Last week, a jury awarded a Pennsylvania man $620,000 for pain and suffering in a medical malpractice lawsuit he filed against a surgeon who mistakenly removed his healthy testicle, leaving the ...

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Survey reveals 96% of physicians feel unfairly treated under New Mexico's medical malpractice laws as the state faces a ...

Responding to doctors’ concerns that New Mexico’s malpractice system is making it hard to practice medicine, leading ...