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Jury Verdict Research, a database of plaintiff and defense verdicts, says awards in medical liability cases increased 43 percent in 1999, from $700,000 to $1,000,000. However, more recent research from the U.S. Department of Justice has found that median medical malpractice awards in states range from $109,000 to $195,000.
Medical law. 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.
Libby Zion Law. New York State Department of Health Code, Section 405, also known as the Libby Zion Law, is a regulation that limits the amount of resident physicians ' work in New York State hospitals to roughly 80 hours per week. [1] The law was named after Libby Zion, the daughter of author Sidney Zion, who died in 1984 at the age of 18.
September 4, 2024 at 3:49 PM. Sep. 4—Lawyers for Catholic Medical Center want two wrongful-death lawsuits connected to the work of a former cardiovascular surgeon dismissed, claiming the suits ...
The lawsuit was filed in state Supreme Court in June 2019, following Espitia's death on Dec. 23, 2018. The case was tried before Judge Lewis Lubell in state Supreme Court in Westchester County.
September 3, 2024 at 11:03 PM. PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A former Florida doctor, who was found liable for $100 million last week in a medical malpractice case centered on an infant's botched ...
The Terri Schiavo case was a series of court and legislative actions in the United States from 1998 to 2005, regarding the care of Theresa Marie Schiavo (née Schindler) (/ ˈʃaɪvoʊ /; December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005), a woman in an irreversible persistent vegetative state. Schiavo's husband and legal guardian argued that Schiavo would ...
Case opinions. Per curiam. Jahi McMath was a thirteen-year-old girl who was declared brain dead in California following surgery in 2013. This led to a bioethical debate engendered by her family's rejection of the medicolegal findings of death in the case, and their efforts to maintain her body using mechanical ventilation and other measures.