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Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient. [1] The negligence might arise from errors in diagnosis, treatment, aftercare or health management.
The act limited non-economic damages (e.g., damages for pain and suffering) in most malpractice cases to $250,000 across all healthcare providers and $250,000 for healthcare facilities, with a limit of two facilities per claim. [43] [44] As of 2013, Texas was one of 31 states to cap non-economic damages. [43]
Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, (Docket No. 23-365), is a pending United States Supreme Court case. In the case, the Court will decide whether a commercial truck driver can sue a CBD company under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act for misrepresenting its product as THC-free, leading to his job loss after a failed drug test.
ASBURY PARK — After more than three years of trying to open a medical marijuana dispensary, Breakwater Treatment and Wellness will continue its lawsuit against the city after a federal judge ...
The Justice Department has enforced this policy through various means, including criminal prosecutions, civil asset forfeiture, and paramilitary-style raids targeting medical cannabis providers, and various penalties threatened or initiated against other individuals involved in state-legal medical cannabis activities (doctors, landlords, state ...
Defending the federal ban on gun possession by drug users, the government's lawyers seem increasingly desperate.
Gonzales v. Raich (previously Ashcroft v.Raich), 545 U.S. 1 (2005), was a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that, under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Congress may criminalize the production and use of homegrown cannabis even if state law allows its use for medicinal purposes.
Under state law, medical marijuana businesses are banned from advertising through an extremely extensive range of media, including print media, television, radio, social media, mass text and email ...