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Strategic Responses for Today’s MPL Trials

Join us for a dynamic one-hour webinar examining the latest plaintiff strategies influencing jury perception, trial narratives, and damages awards. Drawing from a recent high-stakes trial, a highly experienced attorney will provide firsthand insight into how modern tactics unfold in the courtroom—and, more importantly, how to counter them effectively.

News

MPL Association Partners with I-PASS

The MPL Association and I-PASS Patient Safety Institute have formed a strategic partnership to improve patient safety and reduce communication-related medical errors through the launch of the Healthcare Communications Improvement Initiative.

Government Relations

Politics Are Key Factor in Policy Progress

As we approach the culmination of the biannual event known as “the most important election of our lifetime,” it is an opportune moment to assess what this election has in store with regard to the medical professional liability community.

Inside Medical Liability

Second Quarter 2022

 

 


Data Sharing Project
Claim Time to Resolution

A recent study of claims during a three-year time frame (2017-2019) in the MPL Association DSP shows the average time to resolve a claim is 4.6 years.

 

The average indemnity payment more than doubled when claims took three years to resolve compared to the average defense expense, which increased substantially at four years. Surgical specialty claims were resolved between four and five years, and primary care claims were slightly higher between five and six years.