Health care professionals and insurance companies often lobby states to impose limits on jury awards that people can receive if they sue for medical malpractice. California and Texas, for example, instituted a $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases. Advocates for reform claim that caps lower doctors’ insurance premiums and overall insurance...
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Family Sues DC Fire and EMS After Paramedics Refuse to Take 2-Year-Old to Hospital
The family of a two-year-old girl has filed a lawsuit against Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS. The girl died in February after she experienced trouble breathing. The family alleges that after they called 911, paramedics came to their home for only 10 minutes where they inadequately examined the girl and then refused to take her...
Read MoreNumerous Claims Made Against Maryland Hospital for Fraud and Medical Malpractice
Falsifying medical records and performing needless procedures has, unfortunately, become a major problem with healthcare in the United States. Healthcare professionals can make hundreds of thousands of dollars (some even millions) by engaging in fraud. In New York in 2009, for example, the state recovered nearly $300 million from providers engaged in kickbacks, deals...
Read MoreMaryland Jury Awards Woman $2.35 Million for Doctors’ Misdiagnosis
A few weeks ago, a Maryland jury awarded a mother of three $2.35 million in damages, finding that doctors had negligently treated her. Initially diagnosing her condition as kidney stones, doctors gave the woman pain medication and sent her home. Doctors later discovered that she in fact had a kidney blockage, which had led...
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