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Pa. woman sues over drink-fueled leg amputations
Uniontown :: PA :: USA | about 2 hours ago
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Pa.— A western Pennsylvania woman who drank herself unconscious celebrating her 20th birthday says a hospital didn't properly treat her, resulting in partial amputations of both of her legs. Shanna Hiles' medical malpractice suit against Uniontown Hospital...
Tags: Shanna Hiles, Uniontown, Hiles, Amputation, ER, Medical malpractice, Law Crime
ASK THE LAWYER: Monetary cap on medical malpractice awards
Torrance :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility In California, the cap on noneconomic damages (often referred to as pain and suffering) in medical malpractice cases has been $250,000 since l975. Invariably, there is controversy about the cap, but it remains in place at this time.
Tags: medical malpractice, Torrance, Education, Divorce, Tort law, Parenting, Child support, Family law, Marriage, Malpractice, Law Crime
Health care issues: Making health care cheaper by limiting lawsuits
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Would restrictions on medical malpractice lawsuits mean cheaper health insurance? Republicans rally around the idea that the health system would save substantial money if limits were placed on frivolous lawsuits by patients or their families, and on the...
Tags: health care, Minneapolis, Health Medical Pharma, Tort law, Politics, Defensive medicine, Health insurance, Tort reform, Malpractice, Medical malpractice, American Medical Association
Heath bill amendments get rejected
Denver :: CO :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility While health care reform negotiations continued behind the scenes Sunday, the Senate rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., to limit the tax deductions insurance companies take for what they pay their top executives...Lawmakers...
Tags: Denver, Health Medical Pharma, Tort law, Politics, Blanche Lincoln, Malpractice, Medical malpractice
Tribunal for private hospital bill cases
Kolkata :: India | 2 days ago
Credibility Patients and their families in Bengal can expect quick compensation from private hospitals for medical negligence or inflated bills under new legislation the state government will table in mid-December. Once the law is passed in the Assembly, a three-member...
Tags: private hospitals, clinic establishment, West Bengal, India, Kolkata, Health Medical Pharma, Tort law, Negligence, Tribunal, Medical malpractice, Law Crime
Medical malpractice reform steers debate off course
Gamba :: Gabon | 2 days ago
Credibility The debate over the Obama Administration's push for major changes to the American healthcare system has taken a perilousturn with the introduction of medical malpractice tort reform as part of measures being debated in Congress.
Tags: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, malpractice claims, medical errors, malpractice insurers, Gabon, Gamba, Health Medical Pharma, Tort law, Defensive medicine, Patient safety, Medical error, Tort reform, Insurance, Health care in the United States
Ask AP: Thorium fission, health care costs
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility A reader wondering about the safety of thorium fission submitted one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news. If you have your own news-related question that you'd...
Tags: AP Mobile, health care, ask ap, care cost, thorium fission, Congressional Budget Office, Seattle, Health Medical Pharma, Chemical elements, Nuclear materials, Thorium, Nuclear technology, Carcinogens, Nuclear reactor technology, Medical malpractice, Actinides
Taxpayers must not foot care bill
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 7 days ago
Credibility Former Public Service Commission chairman Dr Mohammed Yunus said the State faced millions of dollars in law suits each year. Dr Yunus said Fiji, like many regional countries, followed the legal principle of vicarious liability where the common law doctrine...
Tags: Fiji Islands, Suva, Health Medical Pharma, Muhammad Yunus, Tort law, Negligence, Medical malpractice, Criminal negligence, Vicarious liability, Law Crime
$20 million cap suggested for indemnity fund
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Oklahoma jurors awarded about $18.7 million in noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases in the past four years, an informal study of court cases shows. The review of 52 verdicts indicates that an annual cap of $20 million for an indemnity fund...
Tags: indemnity fund, task force, Oklahoma City, Susan Paddack, Tort law, Negligence, Business Finance, Indemnity, Malpractice, Medical malpractice, Insurance, Non-economic damages caps
Dan Walters: California cap in malpractice cases an issue
Sacramento :: KY :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility The version of a national health care bill that Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed through the House contains a provision that would push but not quite compel California and other states with malpractice damage caps to repeal them. A little history: During...
Tags: California, health care, Jerry Brown, malpractice cases, Congressional Budget Office, national health, Sacramento, Health Medical Pharma, Attorney's fee, Tort law, Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, Tort reform, Malpractice, Medical malpractice, Insurance
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