In a series of artivles in 2005, the Daily Business review exposed the growing problem of medical malpractice victims being unable to college malpractice judgments because the defendant doctors have no liability insurance and refuse to pay.
The review also reported that state enforcement of rules requiring doctors to report and pay claims has been lax. A 2003 state law requires the Florida Department of Health to suspend the medical license of any doctor who fails to satisfy an adverse judgment. But the Review found a number of cases of nonpayment in which the department had taken no license action and the doctors were still practicing with no adverse consequences.