The Medical Defence Union paid out a record £77m to patients last year, up from £65m in 1998 and £48m in 1997.Chief executive Dr Michael Saunders said the estimated value of known claims against the doctors' insurer was £287m.He attributed the rise 'not to a fall in clinical standards' but to patients being more willing to sue and claiming larger compensation payments.
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