California law limits/caps the amount of monetary damages for pain and suffering in lawsuits that can be awarded to victims of medical malpractice at $250,000. How Personal Injury Attorneys are Paid Medical Malpractice Caps Unfair to Poor Exceptions to the Medical Malpractice Cap This law has been in effect since 1975, and has definitely limited [...]
San Antonio Express, TX Edwards and others, however, are convinced that a large majority of major personal injury cases in South Texas are tainted by barratry. He also believes that lawyers routinely pay cash to induce clients to sign representation contracts. … Topics: case, client, injury, jury, law, lawyer, news, personal, personal injury, Texas
Reuters McMahon, 86, sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in July 2008, claiming its physicians failed to diagnose his broken neck after a fall and discharged him without taking an X-ray. He also accused the hospital of botching two subsequent spine operations. … Topics: case, claim, fee, hospital, law, lawyer, local, Los Angeles, malpractice, medical, medical malpractice, [...]
Las Vegas Business Press, NV The Nevada Supreme Court is conducting a “settlement marathon” to reduce a backlog of hundreds of medical malpractice cases clogging dockets in Clark County District Court. Many of the cases are more than 2 years old and violate a … Topics: case, court, law, lawyer, malpractice, medical, medical malpractice, news, settlement