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Panel Approves $750,000 Cap On ‘Pain & Suffering’ Awards In Medical Deaths
February 21, 2020
Iowa, US – 21st February, 2020: Republicans on a Senate committee have voted to place new limits in medical malpractice cases that involve the death of a patient. A bill that cleared a Senate committee this week would set 750-thousand dollars as the new cap on so-called “non-economic” damages that a family, children or spouses could receive.
‘Get doctors in the room for clinical negligence mediation,’ lawyers told
February 21, 2020
Manchester, UK – 21st February, 2020: Mediators want more clinicians to come forward – and lawyers to enable them – to speak directly to patients bringing medical negligence claims against the NHS.
Boston jury sides with hospital in medical malpractice suit brought by family of West Hartford teen Justina Pelletier
February 20, 2020
Boston, US – 20th February, 2020: Boston Children’s Hospital was not negligent in its treatment of Justina Pelletier nor in its decision to report the teenager’s parents, Lou and Linda Pelletier of West Hartford, to child protection authorities in Massachusetts for medical negligence, a Boston jury ruled Thursday after a five-week trial.
New Trial Order in Medical Negligence Case Against Einstein Upheld
February 18, 2020
Pennsylvania, US – 18th February, 2020: The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld an order granting a new trial in a lawsuit against Einstein Medical Center after the jury found that its care of a surgical patient was negligent, but not the cause of her injury.
Hospital and ER Overcrowding Leads to Increased Patient Risk
February 13, 2020
US – 13th February, 2020: The ER is a daunting place – and lately, the anxiety of an unexpected health problem has been compounded by the hazards associated with overcrowding. ER visits across the country reached a 10-year high in 2015, and in 2016, there were 145.6 million ER visits, with 12.6 million of them leading to hospital admission. These numbers have a significant impact on quality of care – and the resulting mistakes and lack of adequate attention are putting patients at risk.
Parents of girl, 6, who died from the flu in 2018 are suing the hospital that discharged her with a 104F fever, saying doctors failed to check her basic vital signs
February 7, 2020
New Jersey, US – 7th February, 2020: A New Jersey family, whose six-year-old daughter died of the flu, is suing the hospital that discharged her, claiming the staff's negligence led to her death.
Rogue surgeon report does not pretend there are easy answers
February 5, 2020
Maryland, US – 5th February, 2020: The key question after every medical care scandal is how to stop it happening again. Robert Francis QC’s 2013 report into the neglect and mistreatment of patients at Mid Staffs NHS hospital sought to prevent any repeat by recommending that healthcare staff, hospital trusts, medical regulators and government ministers made no fewer than 290 changes to policy and practice.
Patients’ Rights Affirmed in $15.1 Million Award Against Fort Campbell Military Hospital — Janet, Janet & Suggs
February 4, 2020
Nashville, US – 4th February, 2020: A federal judge in Nashville, TN, has awarded $15.1 to a teen who sustained a severe brain injury at birth at the Fort Campbell Army hospital.
Typographical mistake ‘can be’ a bona fide error
February 1, 2020
A typographical error may not necessarily be a deliberate attempt to cover up details. There could be several instances, such as this, where a ‘bona fide’ error is made.
Right verdict against wrong reporting
February 1, 2020
A diagnostic centre recently lost its goodwill and money as it was held negligent by the West Bengal State Consumer Commission. However, the patient almost lost a lot more than that.
