What Happened to Medical Malpractice in Florida?
Florida currently bars medical malpractice lawsuits when the deceased is an unmarried adult. Essentially, adult children over 25 years can't sue if their parents are victims of medical malpractice. In...
What are the Common Types of Malpractice Lawsuits?
What are the Common Types of Malpractice Lawsuits? When you suffer an injury at the hands of a physician, nurse, or care provider because of their negligence, you may have...
Medical malpractice damage cap removed in Missouri
Medical malpractice damage Last week, members of the Missouri Supreme Court voted to overturn a ruling that placed a cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. The case prompting...
Fort Lauderdale hospital receives highest marks in patient safety
Fort Lauderdale hospital receives highest marks in patient safety A hospital safety score system was recently put in place by experts from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and the non-profit hospital safety...
California woman receives $22 million from malpractice lawsuit
California malpractice lawsuit In 2006, a woman entered the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in California in order to seek treatment for her chronic migraines. She had been a patient for...
Florida gastric bypass patient wins $178 million in lawsuit
Florida gastric bypass patient wins $178 million in lawsuit Last week, a jury in Northeast Florida awarded a gastric bypass patient $168 million in a lawsuit filed against the biggest...