Category Archives: Illinois Medical Malpractice Insurance

ATRA Releases Annual List of Juducial Hellholes, Motivates Medical Malpractice Reform

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This week, the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released its annual Judicial Hellholes Report. Since 2002, the Judicial Hellholes Report has documented in annually published reports various abuses within the civil justice system, focusing primarily on jurisdictions where … Continue reading →

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Illinois Medical Malpractice Insurance Threatened by Supreme Court Decision

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: In 2005, the Illinois Legislature passed a series of tort reform laws intended to have a deflating effect on medical malpractice insurance premiums for the state’s healthcare workforce. At the heart of these reforms was a $500,000 cap … Continue reading →

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Florida Supreme Court to Rule on Medical Malpractice Cap

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: Word on the street is that the cap on non-economic damages in Florida is likely to be overturned. What’s been going on in Florida is simialr to what happened two years ago in Illinois. Medical malpractice insurance rates … Continue reading →

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Illinois Cracks Down on Doctors Convicted of Crimes Against Patients

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This is the Illinois story that keeps on giving. Last year, the Chicago Tribune did an investigative article where it was discovered an appalling number of Illinois doctors practicing with convictions on their record for sex crimes or … Continue reading →

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Illinois Supreme Court Considers Pattern Jury Instruction for Medical Malpractice Cases

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: Could this be a judicial “make good”? After neutering the majority of Illinois’ medical malpractice tort reforms when it deemed the state’s cap on non-economic damages unconstitutional two years ago, Illinois’ highest court more clearly defined the role … Continue reading →

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Medical Malpractice Insurance in Illinois & Tort Reform

Posted on May 17, 2011 by admin

Illinois has long been considered a medical liability crisis state. Tort reform advocates argue this dubious distinction can be attributed to the state’s court system. Cook, Madison and St. Clair Counties, specifically, are widely acknowledged as having very plaintiff-friendly courts, … Continue reading →

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Physician Shortage, Pt 2

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: We have seen time and time again what happens in rural parts of the country when there is a shortage of doctors. This case of an OBGYN in Illinois is a perfect example of why we need to … Continue reading →

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Take Advantage of this Snow Storm, and save Money on your Medical Malpractice Insurance

Posted on February 2, 2011 by admin

We have been helping physicians across the country lower their medical malpractice insurance costs since the 1970′s. We know that doctors have busy lives and moments like these, where practically a portion of the country shuts down because they are … Continue reading →

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Is Illinois a Medical Malpractice Hell Hole?

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Bob

Side note: It is according to the annual American Tort Reform Association’s “Judicial Hellholes” report. Cook county is listed as the number 5 worst county in the country while St. Clair and Madison counties made the “watch list”; Cook county … Continue reading →

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Illinois Professionals Health Program now Monitoring Doctors with Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Bob

Side note: The Illinois Professionals Health Program, the same organization that has drawn criticism for it lack of transparency while monitoring health professionals with records of substance abuse, has been made responsible for the monitoring of doctors with a history … Continue reading →

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