Legal Opinion

Risk Management Foundation of Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc. v. Commissioner of Insurance

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 23, 1990PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.

In these consolidated cases, we must determine who may be liable under the recoupment provisions of St. 1975, c. 362, § 6, the statute which established the Joint Underwriting Association (JUA). The Centers claim that the Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner) erroneously decided that all Massachusetts licensed physicians and hospitals, whether or not they are insured by the JUA, may be liable for the recoupment of any deficits sustained by the JUA on its medical malpractice insurance coverage. The Massachusetts Hospital Association, Inc. (MHA), challenges the Commissioner’s conclusion that…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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