When drivers get behind the wheel, it is possible that they could cause injuries to others. So, the law rightly requires them to carry insurance. When doctors and hospitals make medical mistakes, they can cause life-altering injuries and even death to their patients, so it is only reasonable that they be required to carry professional liability insurance to cover the cost of damages. However, in Illinois, unlike most states, there is no such statutory requirement.<\/p>\n
It is a basic principle of our legal system that negligent parties should not be able to evade responsibility for the damages they cause. Yet the lack of a legal requirement for medical malpractice insurance means that individual doctors and even some hospitals can choose to \u201cgo bare,\u201d or purposely choose to forgo carrying insurance. These practitioners may form a corporation and then file for bankruptcy \u2013 or threaten to file \u2013 if they are sued, leaving (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When drivers get behind the wheel, it is possible that they could cause injuries to others. So, the law rightly requires them to carry insurance. When doctors and hospitals make medical mistakes, they can cause life-altering injuries and even death…<\/span><\/p>\n