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2. Medical malpractice in the United States - Wikipedia

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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.

3. National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program - Wikipedia

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   By 1999 the average claim took two years to resolve, and 42% of resolved claims were awarded compensation, as compared with 23% for medical malpractice claims through the tort system. [9] There is a three-year statute of limitations for filing a claim, timed from the first manifestation of the medical problem. [10]

4. Medical malpractice - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Michigan mom, son awarded $120M in malpractice lawsuit ... - AOL

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   A Wayne County jury awarded a mother and her 13-year-old son $120 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Henry Ford Health System. ... Ford Hospital in Detroit in June 2010, at term, but ...

6. Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act - Wikipedia

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   The Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) of 1975 was a statute enacted by the California Legislature in September 1975 [1] (and signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in September), which was intended to lower medical malpractice liability insurance premiums for healthcare providers in that state by decreasing their potential tort liability.

7. Man sues hospital; claims wrong organ was removed during surgery

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   Since the Dec. 6, 2022, surgery, Piano has faced various new medical issues, leading to four more surgeries, multiple hospital stays, an infection from the initial surgery, delayed cancer ...