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South Dakota Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages Hurts Victims

February 27, 2015

Back in 1976, South Dakota imposed a $500,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice claims, no matter the amount of the pain and suffering that the victim of South Dakota medical malpractice experienced in the past, or would have to suffer for many years into the future. The cap has n[...]

$8M Louisiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Child’s Death Due To Swine Flu

February 17, 2015

In late January 2015, a Louisiana medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $8 million in favor of the mother of an 8-year-old child who was infected with the H1N1 virus (also known as the swine flu) that was misdiagnosed and mistreated by her pediatricians, leading to her dea[...]

Wisconsin Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages Leaves Parents Of Deceased Newborn Without Answers

July 3, 2014

The parents of a Wisconsin baby who died 10 days after birth may never know whether medical negligence was the cause of their baby’s death because Wisconsin’s cap on noneconomic damages in the amount of $500,000 makes it financially infeasible for Wisconsin medical malpractice lawyers to[...]

$2.5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Teen’s Misdiagnosed Cancer Death

January 27, 2014

On January 17, 2014, after a five-day medical malpractice trial, a Maryland jury in a very conservative jurisdiction returned its verdict in the amount of $2.5 million after finding a surgeon was medically negligent in failing to timely diagnose a 19-year-old’s cancer that resulted in her dea[...]

New Effort To Reimpose Medical Malpractice Cap In Missouri

January 23, 2014

If you or a family member may be the victim of medical negligence in Missouri that causes horrendous and debilitating pain and suffering or other substantial noneconomic harms, your right to receive fair, just, and full compensation for your losses and injuries is being attacked, once again, by Mi[...]

$5.5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Improperly Placed Cardiac Pacing Wires

September 14, 2013

On September 6, 2013, a Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $5.5 million in favor of the estate of a 53-year-old woman and her surviving daughter for the death of the woman when she bled to death within minutes after improperly placed temporary cardiac pacing wi[...]

Malpractice Lawyers – Are The Noble Champions Of Malpractice Victims An Endangered Species?

July 23, 2013

Many people have heard malpractice lawyer jokes or digs against malpractice lawyers. Most of these same people mindlessly laugh when they hear these jokes, because they do not know any malpractice attorneys, they have no idea how malpractice lawyers are the protectors of the innocent and helpl[...]

When Are Medical Malpractice Damage Caps Fair And Reasonable?

July 8, 2013

NEVER. Some U.S. states have enacted laws to limit the amount of damages that can be recovered by victims of medical malpractice from the negligent medical providers who were solely in the position to prevent the injuries they caused by simply providing the minimum level of care that their[...]

Alabama Supreme Court Reinstates $3.2 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

May 22, 2013

It its decision issued on May 17, 2013, the Supreme Court of Alabama (“Alabama Supreme Court”) reinstated a $3.2 million verdict in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiff that the Alabama Supreme Court had earlier vacated in its decision dated January 14, 2011 that held that the m[...]

Missouri State Senators Looking To Harm Medical Malpractice Victims (Again)

May 2, 2013

On April 30, 2013, Missouri state senators debated proposed new legislation (House Bill 112) that would reinstate a $350,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases that the Supreme Court of Missouri had held in its July 31, 2012 decision in the Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Cen[...]

Missouri House Of Representatives Passes Bill To Replace Missouri’s Common Law Regarding Medical Malpractice

April 2, 2013

In our August 1, 2012 blog, we reported on the July 31, 2012 decision (modified on September 25, 2012) of the Supreme Court of Missouri that held “that section 538.210 [Missouri’s $350,000 statutory cap on noneconomic damages] is unconstitutional to the extent that it infringes on the jur[...]

Today’s Blog Celebrates Two Years Of Consecutive Daily Blogging

March 4, 2013

Today we have reached the milestone of two years of consecutive daily blog postings. Tomorrow, we start our third year and we look forward to keeping our readers current with regard to medical malpractice issues and interesting relevant medical news. We have learned a lot while researching the t[...]

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