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Georgia’s Supreme Court: A Bright Light For Medical Malpractice Rights

August 20, 2011

On March 22, 2010, the Supreme Court of Georgia courageously and correctly held as unconstitutional the Georgia Legislature’s attempt to cap (limit) the amount of noneconomic damages that juries in Georgia could award in medical malpractice cases because the cap encroached on the constituti[...]

Limits On Non-Economic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases Is Un-American

August 19, 2011

The right to jury trial was so fundamental and precious to our founding fathers that the right was guaranteed to all U.S. citizens by the Sixth and Seventh Amendments of the United States Constitution in criminal and civil cases: Amendment VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enj[...]

How Limits On Noneconomic Damages Affect Medical Malpractice Cases In Texas And Elsewhere

August 18, 2011

Now that an ever-growing number of states in the United States are enacting limitations (“caps”) on the amount that medical malpractice victims can recover for their pain, suffering, mental anguish, disfigurement and other noneconomic injuries caused by careless and negligent medical ca[...]

Medical Malpractice: Trusting Doctors

August 13, 2011

A telephone survey conducted in 2010 of adults living in the United States found that about 70% of Americans trusted their doctor’s medical advice to the extent that they would not seek a second opinion or do further research. A survey eight years earlier found that 64% of Americans fe[...]

Medical Malpractice Cases In The District Of Columbia (D.C.) – Official Report

August 8, 2011

During the 2010 calendar year, there were 7 medical malpractice cases tried before a jury to verdicts in the District of Columbia (D.C.), resulting in 5 verdicts in favor of the defendants and 2 verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs. One of the plaintiff’s verdicts was in the amount of $2,505,[...]

In West Virginia, Your Life Is Worth Less Than In Texas

July 30, 2011

In a case decided by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on June 22, 2011 (James D. MacDonald and Debbie MacDonald, his wife v. City Hospital, Inc. and Sayeed Ahmed, M.D.), the Court held that West Virginia Code Section 55-7B-8, which provides a $250,000.00 limit (cap) on the amount reco[...]

The Jury Found In Your Favor In Your Medical Malpractice Case – Now What?

June 28, 2011

Congratulations! The jury found in your favor in your medical malpractice case and awarded you monetary damages. Now what happens? It is not uncommon for the lawyers for the defendant health care providers to file motions after trial to request that the judge either reduce the amount that the jury a[...]

MML Rants And Raves No. 010: Nursing Homes: A Loss Of Control, A Loss Of Dignity

June 9, 2011

A gracious, intelligent, elegant, gainfully employed, lively woman in her early 80s who looks and acts much younger has unplanned major surgery, resulting in deconditioning and weakness requiring a transfer to a long-term care facility (i.e., a nursing home) with the promise and expectation of a[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims In Iowa — Official Report

May 29, 2011

According to the Iowa Medical Malpractice Annual Report for Calendar Year 2009, the average payments of benefits plus allocated loss adjustment expenses for all closed claims was about $128,000 for 2009, and the average incurred losses and allocated loss adjustment expenses for all open claims was [...]

Medical Malpractice Cases in Tennessee — Official Report

May 26, 2011

According to the Tennessee 2009 Medical Malpractice Claims Report, the total number of medical malpractice cases closed in 2008 in Tennessee was 3,154. The closed cases included those resolved by settlement, final court judgment, and by alternate dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation[...]

Medical Malpractice Cases In Michigan — Official Report

May 7, 2011

Medical malpractice claims reported in Michigan showed a steady decline from 2000 to 2007, with an average of 18.9% annual decrease from 1,142 claims in 2000 to 263 claims in 2007 (reported claims decreased from 2006 to 2007 by 44.4%, from 473 to 263 claims). Total closed medical malpractic[...]

MML Rants And Raves No. 005: Over-The-Counter Medication Packaging

May 1, 2011

Medication packaging can be generally grouped into two categories: prescription medications whose packaging are often provided by the pharmacist for medications stocked and dispensed by the pharmacy, and over-the-counter medications that are pre-packaged and appear on shelves in the “drug aisl[...]

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