Malice/gross negligence.
In health care liability claims, claimants often plead for recovery of exemplary/punitive damages from the defendant health care providers. These allegations often cause anxiety for the defendants, because invariably their professional liability insurance carrier sends them a letter stating that such claims--as well as any damages that may be...

Darwin to Announce Fourth Quarter and Year-end 2006 Financial Results.
FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (Darwin) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and year-end 2006 financial results following the close of trading on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. The quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year-end 2006 financial results will...

What will you spend $98 on this year?
Think for a moment what you may possibly spend $98 on this year ... How about a nice dinner and a movie with a loved one? A new outfit to go on your "date"? What about a haircut with color/highlights? Or how about a deep...

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. to Report Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2006 Earnings and Hold Conference Call on February 16, 2007.
BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. , whose Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company and Philadelphia Insurance Company subsidiaries are rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company, will report its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006 earnings on Friday, February 16, 2007. ...

Lawyer is sure, so govt moves to insure.
Byline: Rajat Guha & Gireesh Chandra Prasad NEW DELHI: There is good news for lawyers and companies that make big investment decisions based on their advice. The government is thinking of making it mandatory for lawyers to be insured against claims for damages from their clients who...

Lawyerr is sure, so govt moves to insure.
Byline: Rajat Guha and Gireesh Chandra Prasad NEW DELHI: There is good news for lawyers and companies that make big investment decisions based on their advice. The government is thinking of making it mandatory for lawyers to be insured against claims for damages from their clients who...

Heed the warning of the "bad feeling": keep your practice safe and sound by heeding the warning signs that presage problem clients and malpractice claims.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. The Fly, directed by David Cronenberg. Devotees of thriller movies are familiar with the classic scenes that signal imminent doom. A teenaged couple decides to "part." in a sinister cemetery, even though they've just hear a radio report that a murderous madman...

American Physicians Capital, Inc. Announces Dates to Release Annual 2006 Results and Host Teleconference.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Physicians Capital, Inc. (APCapital) expects to release its fourth quarter and year-end 2006 earnings on Wednesday, February 14, 2007, after the market closes. The news release will also be available on APCapital's website at http://www.apcapital.com/ within the For Investors section under...

Service of process: default upheld.
A deceased resident's probate administrator filed suit on behalf of the family against the nursing home for medical malpractice, negligence and violations of the nursing-home residents' rights law allegedly leading to the resident's death. The court papers for the lawsuit apparently were misplaced or misdirected such that...

Condos, 'big digs,' and other hazards of the building trades: the hardened insurance market hammered the construction industry and the building trades, leaving firms scrambling to find coverage and products insurers were once eager to sell. Because of the hardship, some firms may even leave the business.
Most of us have read the newspaper articles about the toll medical malpractice claims and rising insurance costs are taking on the medical profession, and the strident attempts at tort reform being made by legislatures at the national and state levels to counteract the problem. While architects...