This is Part 4 of my report on medical malpractice filings in Tennessee for 2010. (Here is Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.) Today, I examine the county where I live, Williamson County. Williamson County, Tennessee is on the southern border of Davidson County, which is the home of…
This is Part 3 of my report on medical malpractice case filings in Tennessee. (Click to read Part 1and Part 2.) Here are the case filings for some of the larger counties in the state for the year ended September 30, 2010: County …
Yesterday I wrote about the decrease in the number of medical malpractice case filings since the new law requiring pre-suit notice and a certificate of good faith went into effect October 1,2008. As I mentioned, the total number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed for the one-year period ending September…
The preliminary numbers are in for 2010 and demonstrate that the statute providing for the giving of notice and filing a certificate of good faith has dramatically decreased the number of medical malpractice filings in Tennessee. The new law came in to effect on October 1, 2008 and was modified…
This is Part 3 of my report on medical malpractice case filings in Tennessee. (Click to read Part 1 and Part 2.) Here are the case filings for some of the larger counties in the state for the year ended September 30, 2010: County …
The preliminary numbers are in for 2010 and demonstrate that the statute providing for the giving of notice and filing a certificate of good faith has dramatically decreased the number of medical malpractice filings in Tennessee. The new law came in to effect on October 1, 2008 and was modified…
Bill Haslam is the Republican nominee for Governor of Tennessee. I have never met the gentleman, but my friends who have say he is friendly and bright. Mr. Haslam’s latest television commercial calls for Tennesseans to address problems in health care, asking for more personal responsibility and tort reform…
On June 15, 2010 I reported that SVMIC, the bedpan mutual that insures the vast majority of Tennessee doctors, reduced its rates by 23.1% . I also reported that the company declared a $20,000,000 dividend. The net effect of the dividend means that policyholders with a history of no paid claims will receive…
Fifty months ago "Steven" and I had an ongoing debate about a post I wrote about the John Ritter case. I have repeated it below: Steven and I have been having a discussion – it started here. Here is his latest missive: "My mistake, I did not mean to state…
You won’t read about this anywhere else. State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company, the doctor-owned medical malpractice insurer that insures the vast majority of non-university based physicians in Tennessee, has slashed medical malpractice insurance rates. The average rate decrease, effective for renewals on or after May 15, 2010, is $23.1% at…