These figures don't surprise Dr. Carol E. Rose, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. This group told us that they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Juries award large medical malpractice settlements in only the most egregious cases. Skyrocketing jury awards and malpractice insurance premiums are to blame for the physician exodus, says Pennsylvania Medical CAT Fund Director John Reed. Now the gloves are off.
Juries award large medical malpractice settlements in only the most egregious cases.
These kinds of lawsuits are not frivolous. If there wasn't a malpractice that happened initially, there wouldn't be a malpractice case or malpractice verdict. Allied for Patient Protection, a coalition focused on medical liability issues. Like the Titanic, health care in Pennsylvania is in serious danger of going under. But part of Pennsylvania's liability cost crisis also lies in a partial collapse of the private medical malpractice insurance market, warns Phenicie.