title: 1994 Le Tourneau Award. An insurer's right to settle versus its duty to defend nonmeritorious medical malpractice claims.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D007343:Insurance Carriers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D014481:United States