Malpractice claims affecting different professions often present common procedural rule and substantive law elements. Although standard of care evidence differs among the professions, skills learned in the defense of one profession are often transferable to others. PLDF’s goal is to harness this expertise in one organization devoted solely to improving the management and defense of professional liability claims. Learn more…
Two recent federal court opinions address evidentiary issues of interest. In Laskowski v. Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, 2011WL5040953 (M.D. Penn. October 24, 2011), a patient sought by in limine motion to restrict defense access to psychotherapy records after a certain… Read More >
1. Nicole France Stanton and Natalie G. Maciolek authored their article “Professionals Beware: The Ubiquity of Fiduciary Duty Claims” in the Spring 2011 issue of Professional Liability Defense Quarterly. 2. Nisha P. Byers and Jackie S. Cooper wrote their article… Read More >
In Graff v. Robert M. Swendra Agency, Inc., 800 N.W.2d 112 (Minn., July 13, 2011) the Minnesota Supreme Court in a 5-2 ruling recognized a cause of action against an agent for negligent failure to procure insurance coverage for a… Read More >
