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Statutory Cap Reduces $10M Texas Medical Malpractice Verdict To $750,000

September 14, 2016

A newborn’s skull was crushed by the alleged negligent use of forceps during delivery but the child’s mother will not be able to collect the Texas medical malpractice jury’s $10 million award for her noneconomic damages because of Texas’ $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in[...]

Maryland’s Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice And Other Personal Injury Claims

April 4, 2016

The Annotated Code of Maryland, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, establishes various caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice and civil actions depending on the type of action and when the cause of action arose. The caps generally increase by $15,000 a year. In an action for damag[...]

$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[...]

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Statutory Cap Reduces $10M Texas Medical Malpractice Verdict To $750,000

Maryland’s Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice And Other Personal Injury Claims

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

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