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Docs spend years defending malpractice claims

The latest research about medical malpractice cases against physicians reveals both good news and bad--but even the good isn't particularly rosy.

Malpractice premiums relatively stable--for now

Most U.S. physicians--67 percent--paid the same amount for malpractice insurance in 2010 as they did in 2009, according to the annual Medical Liability Monitor survey. While the American Medical

AMA malpractice survey reveals docs most at risk

Statistically speaking, 95 out of every 100 physicians practicing in the United States will be sued for medical malpractice sometime in their career, according to a report released yesterday from the