side note: We here at Cunningham Group have been following this closely since this is in our backyard. Granted, we insure physicians and other healthcare professionals across the nation, but we got started in Illinois and share the same concerns stated in this study, because our numbers are showing something very similar. In addition, we […]

Side note: Medicus Insurance Co. tells the doctor blamed in the death of Michael Jackson to “beat it”. Medicus, the issuer of Dr. Conrad Murray’s medical malpractice insurance policy, recently reported that it will not cover Dr. Murray’s defense costs because the case stems from criminal wrongdoing. Murray is charged in Los Angeles with involuntary […]

Side note: Doctors in New Jersey face a double-edge sword of litigiousness. The state’s weak evidentiary standards make them vulnerable as both doctors, and as small business owners. Research shows that 1 in 5 small businesses in New Jersey will be sued. This, coupled with sky-high medical malpractice insurance rates, creates a hostile environment that […]

Side note: A New Hampshire woman is suing St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, and two doctors, for 5 million dollars. The medical malpractice lawsuit claims that the doctors failed to properly diagnose her bacterial meningitis leading to her permanent disability. Jane Revells, the plaintiff was a healthy, normal woman who worked as a kitchen designer […]

Side note: Citizens of the state of Connecticut have access to some of the finest health care available in the United States; unfortunately it is also some of the most expensive. The high cost of health care in Connecticut is straining family budgets and draining the state’s coffers as it drives jobs out of the […]

Side note: Prosecuting a “Pill Mill”, individuals who seek out multiple prescriptions of commonly abused prescription drugs for the sole purpose of illegal resale, often requires the same expense and level of expert testimony as a medical malpractice lawsuit. Since prescription drugs are legal the possession of the drugs is not a crime. Criminal intent […]

Side note: We all know that careless and reckless drivers pay astronomical rates for car insurance, if they can get coverage at all. Yet many people fail to realize that the same circumstances apply to doctors. Take the case of Dr. David Giem who recently testified to congress that his medical malpractice insurance rates had […]

side note: Even while in police custody, the infamous fugitive Dr. Mark Weinberger is managing to bring harm to the citizens of Indiana. Experts fear that the 357 medical malpractice lawsuits that face Weinberger could end up costing the Indiana state medical malpractice fund over 90 million dollars. The depletion of the Indiana state fund […]

side note: The unpopular reversal of the Illinois medical malpractice reform law has become a hot topic in the upcoming, Nov. 2, Supreme Court retention elections. The Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch has parked a billboard truck in front Kankakee County Courthouse proclaiming the slogan “Good Judges Matter.” This display of dissatisfaction about the courts recent […]