Wisconsin $1.2B Medical Malpractice Fund Has $783M Surplus
April 13, 2016
A state audit of the Wisconsin Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (“Fund”) reported in March that the Fund has a balance of $1.2 billion, which represents a surplus of $783 million in the Fund (the recommended range for the Fund is $86.4 million to $376.6 million). What Is T[...]
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ABA Opposes Federal Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages
April 5, 2016
In a letter dated March 21, 2016 from the American Bar Association (“ABA”) addressed to the Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary and to the Ranking Member of the Committee, the ABA expressed its opposition to H.R. 4771, the “Help Efficient, Acc[...]
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Indiana Birth Injury Case Is An Example Of Unfair Damages Caps
February 12, 2016
An Indiana couple were excitedly looking forward to the birth of their daughter in 2003 when the mother-to-be had a fetal blood sampling procedure conducted that they allege was negligently performed and led to the premature birth of their daughter at 33 weeks. The premature birth led to their daugh[...]
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Maryland Birth Injury Fund Proposal Resurrected
December 6, 2015
Proponents of a birth injury fund in Maryland are pressing ahead with their efforts to have Maryland join other states, such as Florida and Virginia, that have funds that are designed to pay for the medical and other expenses of seriously injured babies who were injured during birth. This is the se[...]
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Our 1,700th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting
October 16, 2015
Today’s blog post is our 1,700th consecutive daily blog posting to our website, www.medicalmalpracticelawyers.com. While we continue to report on medical malpractice verdicts throughout the United States in favor of injured victims of medical malpractice, according to statistics from the U.S.[...]
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