In a medical malpractice lawsuit, your defense is completely in the hands of the malpractice carrier, and, make no mistake of it, its interests come first. However, the medical malpractice insurance contract is more instrumental in the defense of a doctor than insurance companies realize. There are clauses in the contract that, at first glance,
Insurance company vs. doctor: How the defense and settlement provisions in malpractice contracts favor carriers originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
