Missoula injury attorney Thomas C. Bulman wrote a thoughtful and informed response in the Missoulian to claims of a medical malpractice crisis in Montana. Among other important facts, Bulman noted that in the last 10 years there have been only 24 medical malpractice trials in the state. Of those 24 cases, the patient prevailed only five times. In the past 10 years, only one Montana dentist was sued (and the dentist prevailed). In the past 10 years, only one Montana podiatrist was sued (and the podiatrist prevailed). Bulman also points out that other statistics show “a clear downward trend for complaints from patients even though the overall number of health care providers has significantly increased during this same 10-year period.”

The article is enlightening, and a great source of information for anyone concerned about medical malpractice in Montana. You can read it at the Missoulian’s website here.

Once you realize that Montana injury lawyers, and victims of medical malpractice, are not to blame for the high cost of malpractice insurance in Montana – the question becomes why the insurance companies are charging medical professionals so much for malpractice insurance.