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The Hacienda HealthCare sexual abuse case was a high-profile sexual abuse case involving an incapacitated disabled woman who was raped many times and impregnated by a licensed practical nurse at the Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Although the investigation took place in 2021, the sexual abuse was long term, and ...
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]
May 19—Regina Suazo, 61, was blind and intellectually disabled. But she loved celebrating holidays, going out to lunch and trips to the thrift store. For 40 years, she had a very active and full ...
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.
UnitedHealth Group is being sued for allegedly using an artificial intelligence algorithm to systematically deny elderly patients rehabilitative care.. The class action lawsuit, filed Tuesday in ...
A recent multi-million dollar class-action settlement brings an end to a nearly decade-old legal battle for local health care workers, a case in which one of the original doctors filing suit died ...
Care homes are pushing back against lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying effort to get states to grant them protection from claims of inadequate care. Faced with 19,000 dead, care homes seek shield ...
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a database operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that contains medical malpractice payment and adverse action reports on health care professionals. Hospitals and state licensing boards submit information on physicians and other health care practitioners, including clinical ...