Beckley Register-Herald, WV
Pharmacy students filled upper rotunda, hoping dramatize support including their profession medical malpractice reforms which were enacted 6 years ago. Lawmakers dramatically changed the …
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San Diego Union Tribune, CA
An El Cajon woman’s lawsuit against an Indian tribe that broke new legal ground for personal injury suits against tribes has settled for $500,000… >>> Rest of the Story
Topics: Injured, injury, jury, law, lawsuit, legal, news, personal, personal injury, San Diego
Mayor Bloomerg expressed dismay over a jury’s recent decision to award $2.3 million to Dustin Dibble, who lost part of his leg under a subway train after falling onto the tracks drunk in 2006. Bloomberg told reporters, “I wasn’t sitting in the courtroom. I wasn’t on the jury. But on the face of it, you’d [...]
Baltimore Sun, Feb 17, 2009Legislation currently before the House and Senate committees would allow 2 or more lawsuits to split up to 150% of the amount allowed for wrongful death or medical injury. It would also raise the non-economic damage cap. Under our current laws, awards can expand to 125%, but only if there are [...]