What Is Medical Malpractice? (Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri)
September 11, 2012
What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri: Arkansas Arkansas Code, 16-114-206. Burden of proof. (a) In any action for medical injury, when the asserted negligence does not lie within the jury’s co[...]
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Missouri $1.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
July 21, 2012
Earlier this month, a Missouri medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a medical malpractice case that alleged that an 88-year-old woman who was a resident of a Missouri nursing home was left unattended and standing alone in her room after an aide helped her with [...]
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Missouri Medical Malpractice Cap Being Challenged
April 5, 2012
A 2005 Missouri law that placed caps on non-economic damages in the amount of $350,000 is presently being challenged as unconstitutional in a case before the Supreme Court of Missouri. The case involves a medical malpractice claim arising out of the birth of a baby in Missouri on November 1, 2006.[...]
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Psychologist Malpractice
January 18, 2012
A 31-year-old Minnesota woman has filed a medical malpractice case against her former psychologist and others in Missouri, alleging that the psychologist implanted her with false memories in order to run up her treatment bills that were being paid by her health insurance company. The woman spent six[...]
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Medical Malpractice Claims In Missouri — Official Report
May 14, 2011
According to the official 2009 Missouri Medical Malpractice Insurance Report, 2009 was a very good year for medical malpractice insurance companies in Missouri — they were profitable for the sixth straight year, with the total of payments for claims, loss adjustments, and administrative co[...]
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