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 [...]
Fox44 News, Vermont The New Hampshire Medical Society says the state has no right to take a $110 million surplus from a state fund that underwrites malpractice insurance and use it for other purposes in the state budget. Topics: insurance, law, lawyer, malpractice, medical, medical malpractice, New Hampshire, news, state, Vermont
All 179 claims presented against the state of Minnesota on behalf of those impacted by a 2007 bridge collapse have been settled for a total of $36.6 million, with individual settlements ranging from $4,500 to over $2.2 million. The state of Minnesota agreed to pay the settlements to survivors of the tragedy and to family [...]
Chicago Tribune, United States If the lawsuit is given class-action status, damages could exceed $5 million, it states. Allegations in the 10-count complaint include negligence, medical malpractice, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, battery… Topics: class action, complaint, damages, infliction of emotional distress, law, lawsuit, lawyer, malpractice, medical, medical malpractice, negligence, negligent, news, state, sue, [...]