65% Of U.S. Cancer Patients Survive At Least 5 Years
May 15, 2015
A recent analysis by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found the 65% of patients in the United States who have cancer survive at least five years after diagnosis. National health goals in the United States include a goal of 71.1% for 5-year cancer survival rates after initial[...]
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Connecticut Birth Injury Claim Settled For $3M
May 14, 2015
Late last month a 26-year-old woman and the State of Connecticut reached a medical malpractice settlement with regard to the alleged medical negligence that occurred during the labor and delivery of the plaintiff’s child in a Connecticut-operated hospital that led to the baby suffering a stro[...]
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Baltimore Doctor Sues Former Patient For Bad Review
May 13, 2015
A Baltimore doctor who operates a skin care clinic in Baltimore County, Maryland has filed a defamation lawsuit seeking compensatory damages in excess of $75,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $1 million against a former patient who wrote a negative review of him and his clinic and poste[...]
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$2M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury
May 11, 2015
On May 4, 2015, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $2 million, which included $350,000 in noneconomic damages, $1.5 million for future medical expenses, and $150,000 for past medical expenses, for the birth injuries suffered by a ne[...]
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Missouri Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Signed Back Into Law
May 10, 2015
On May 7, 2015, the Governor of Missouri signed into law caps on noneconomic damages in Missouri medical malpractice cases after a three-year lapse following the Missouri Supreme Court finding that the prior medical malpractice cap was unconstitutional because the flat $350,000 cap violated the co[...]
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$7.5M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgical Death
May 6, 2015
Late last month a Florida medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $7.5 million in favor of the family of a woman who bled out during surgery – the family’s medical malpractice attorney had requested that the jury return a verdict in favor of the family in the amou[...]
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