By doing this, I am able to control my workload, give all of my clients the attention they deserve, and keep
my malpractice carriers happy.
Ms. Wahto and Freda Miller, CMA (AAMA)(AAMA Trustee and a leader of the Alaska Society), agreed with Mr. Balasa's recommendation and will develop a plan for taking this message to
the malpractice carriers.
Malpractice carriers will certainly consider whether a firm is acting as a qualified custodian when quoting premium rates.
American
malpractice carriers have advised us their experience is similar.
Many
malpractice carriers also offer discounts if you use them.
His repeated successes have led to many of his clients directing
their malpractice carriers to assign their defenses to Scott.
Some malpractice carriers will insist that an insured lawyer retain a copy of a client file (or certain portions of it) for a period of time.
Her repeated successes have led to many of her clients directing
their malpractice carriers to assign their defenses to Anne.
But you have to realize that doctors have lawyers and
malpractice carriers that spend a lot of time teaching them to avoid and mitigating malpractice claims
Hospitals Insurance Co., a medical
malpractice carrier, violated New York law for more than 25 years to perpetuate $ 200 million in fraud, according to newly released results of a three - year state investigation.
Finally, the primary veterinarian medical
malpractice carrier will not provide insurance coverage for illegal activies.
HAHF argues that «the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty and the Endangered Species Act negatively implicate TVNR and creates the possibilitity [sic] of legal action against veterinarians engaging in TVNR,» and that «the primary veterinarian medical
malpractice carrier will not provide insurance coverage for illegal activies [sic].»
Now, the firm faces the embarrassment of informing clients that Valery wasn't really an attorney as well as potential repercussions (such as increased premiums) from its legal
malpractice carrier.
For one of those four, you should make the dreaded call to
your malpractice carrier.
But there is another — equally if not more compelling — reason to avoid them: In some instances, it may be the law firm, not LAWPRO (or your own
malpractice carrier if you are outside Ontario), that foots... [more]
Defended a major medical
malpractice carrier and helped avoid a potentially devastating extracontractual exposure arising from its alleged failure to settle a catastrophic birth injury case within policy limits.
Please whitelist your Law Society,
malpractice carrier and anyone else that you really need or want to get messages from.
ALPS is endorsed by more state bars than any other
malpractice carrier.
Will
my malpractice carrier cover the cost of defending an ethics complaint?
Talking through an issue with a colleague before taking action may uncover something you missed that would have resulted in a call to
your malpractice carrier.
She considered closing her practice, filing for bankruptcy and allowing
her malpractice carrier to
Call LAWPRO immediately at 1-800-410-1013 (416-598-5899) if you're an Ontario lawyer (or your own
malpractice carrier if you are in another province) and suspect you have completed or are acting on a matter that appears like it might be a fraud.
My previous
malpractice carrier encouraged transparency in all things, and had no problems with this.
Not exact matches
A shareholder in the Casualty Department, Mark has spent his legal career defending insurance
carriers, self - insured companies and individuals on a broad array of matters including products liability, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents and medical
malpractice cases.
Regardless of the technologies and organization that might make sense in the short - term of managing a practice, it is still the lawyers» responsibility to follow and adhere to the rules, regulations and canons of ethics adopted by the bar associations, professional liability funds and
malpractice insurance
carriers.
Mediated coverage disputes between law firms and their legal
malpractice insurance
carriers
However, the most likely scenario when shopping for a
malpractice insurance policy for a virtual law firm is that the software and / or hardware that you depend on may not be covered in the standard policies provided by
malpractice insurance
carriers.
In fact, it meets their needs so much that
malpractice insurance
carriers encourage actually almost beg their insured to, who are lawyers, to unbundle.
A.D. 2005)(successfully obtained ruling affirming dismissal of insured physician's third - party claim against medical
malpractice insurance
carrier seeking to override the negotiated settlement of a
malpractice claim).
He has lectured on medical
malpractice litigation and trial techniques for both the Suffolk County and New York State Bar Associations and to various clients and insurance
carriers on trial tactics, damages issues, accident investigations, and jury selection.
Profits at the state's largest medical
malpractice insurance
carrier reached a record $ 57 million in 2012, two years after the Illinois Supreme Court struck down a law capping damages in jury verdicts.
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Our attorneys have had excellent results in all varieties of medical
malpractice, dog bites, premises liability and motor vehicle accidents including collisions with semi trucks and other commercial
carriers.
Upon his admission to the Bar in 1974, Mr. Sizemore practiced with the law firm of O'Neal, Brown & Sizemore, P.C. and its predecessor firms, limiting his practice almost exclusively to tort and insurance litigation, including motor vehicle, products liability, medical
malpractice, motor
carrier (trucking), railroad, and general insurance litigation.
«InOutsource was introduced to us by our firm's
malpractice insurance
carrier, and it didn't take long to know why they were so highly recommended.
The attorneys in the Medical
Malpractice Defense Group also work closely with insurance
carriers and risk management departments to evaluate cases and develop effective defense strategies.
As the
malpractice insurance
carrier for 25,600 Ontario lawyers (ours is mandatory for all lawyers in the jurisdiction), LAWPRO has seen that communication - related claims are equally if not more likely to occur where the failure to recognize cultural diversity plays a role.
We check with the candidate's insurance
carrier to see if any
malpractice claims have been filed.
In addition to our nationwide litigation experience representing businesses in sophisticated contract, construction and employment matters, we have successfully represented municipalities, other public entities, insurance
carriers, their insureds, and private clients in many other areas of law, including legal and accounting professional liability, medical
malpractice, construction defects and related surety and performance bond issues, commercial litigation, employment discrimination (L.A.D. and A.D.A.), products liability, Civil Rights § § 1983 and 1985 and other Constitutional claims, environmental and general insurance coverage, E.R.I.S.A., first party C.E.R.C.L.A. and I.S.R.A. actions and general negligence.
Their automated platform helps streamline the process of buying
malpractice insurance, switching
carriers, and filing claims.
An increasing number of
malpractice insurance
carriers are requiring medical assistants to be CMAs (AAMA).
An increasing number of
malpractice insurance
carriers are requiring medical assistants to have a professional credential, such as the Certified Medical Assistant ® (CMA).
Because hands - on, psychomotor competencies can not be measured conclusively by a paper - and - pencil or computer - based test, the mandatory education requirement — which must include a practicum of 160 hours or more — distinguishes the CMA (AAMA) from all other medical assisting credentials, and provides employers, patients,
malpractice insurance
carriers, and third - party accrediting bodies such as The Joint Commission and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) with tangible evidence that CMAs (AAMA) are not only knowledgeable about the multifaceted dimensions of the profession, but also competent in the clinical and administrative duties that are required in ambulatory care delivery settings.
An increasing number of
malpractice insurance
carriers are requiring medical assistants to have a professional credential, and some even insist that the credential be the CMA (AAMA).
These changes were most likely the result of liability concerns on the part of the
malpractice insurance
carriers in Alaska.
• When
malpractice insurance
carriers were warned about the increased legal exposure from delegation to uncredentialed medical assistants, they either sought to restrict certain procedures to registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical / vocational nurses (LP / VNs), or were willing to accept any medical assisting credential as acceptable proof of competency.
Because an insurer may have an obligation to at least defend a lawsuit in which excluded claims such as those based on mold or fraud are joined with other covered issues, you should immediately put your professional liability insurance
carrier on notice from the date you first become aware of a possible
malpractice claim against you.