The Medical Protective Company v. Hipke et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

6:22-cv-00223

Court:

Texas Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Jeremy D. Kernodle

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  1. July 28, 2023

    Texas Ex-Doctor Loses Sexual Abuse Coverage Suit

    A former doctor and his defunct practice are not owed insurance coverage for lawsuits accusing him of sexually abusing child patients, a Texas federal court ruled, saying he breached his policy by prejudicing his insurer when refusing to cooperate with the insurer's claim investigation.

  2. June 15, 2023

    Ex-Doctor Accused Of Abuse Entitled To Additional Discovery

    An insurer must provide additional discovery to its policyholder, a former doctor accused of sexually abusing child patients, after a Texas federal judge overruled the insurer's objections and denied its motion to quash.

  3. June 09, 2023

    Insurer Can't Win Early In Abuse Coverage Suit, Ex-Doc Says

    A former Texas doctor accused of sexually abusing child patients told a federal judge Friday that his insurer should not get an early win in a coverage dispute suit.

  4. May 10, 2023

    Insurer Evading Sex Abuse Coverage Suit Requests, Doc Says

    A doctor accused of sexually abusing child patients asked a Texas federal court Wednesday to make his insurer comply with discovery requests after the insurer argued he violated his policy's cooperation clause, saying the insurer was being evasive and making unwarranted objections.

  5. June 17, 2022

    Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Doctor's Sexual Abuse Suits

    A medical malpractice insurer doesn't have to cover its doctor policyholder who is accused of sexually abusing child patients, it told a Texas federal court, arguing that those accusations fall outside the scope of covered "professional services" and that the doctor failed to cooperate with requests for information.