WHEELING, W.Va.-- A West Virginia jury that found an emergency room physician liable in the death of an Ohio woman has awarded more than $4 million to the woman's family. An Ohio County jury Wednesday awarded the sum to the family of Terry Hiam, 43, of ... Read more »
Malpractice patients rally in Silom – Bangkok Post
About a dozen patients suffering as a result of medical errors rallied in the city business district of Silom on Wednesday, urging the public to demand that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra table an outstanding bill on medical malpractice compensation ... Read more »
Jury awards $3M in medical malpractice case – Bangor Daily News
AUBURN, Maine — The Androscoggin County Superior Court jury deliberated for roughly four hours Wednesday and two hours Thursday before reaching a split verdict. It found that Irene Meyers, a midwife, breached the standard of care when she oversaw the ... Read more »
W.Va. med mal damage limit upheld – Beaumont Enterprise
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia can limit certain judgments in medical malpractice cases. Read more »
Judge Rejects Weinberger Plea Agreement – NBC Chicago
A former doctor found guilty of medical malpractice could face 200 years in prison after a judge on Wednesday rejected his plea agreement. In 2010, Dr. Mark Weinberger pleaded guilty to 22 counts of health care fraud for charges of billing patients for ... Read more »
Roundup: 2 Large Mass. Doctors Groups To Merge; Calif. Report Faults Screening Of In-Home Care Providers; Ill. Tightens AIDS Drug Program – Kaiser…
The Lund Report (Oregon health news): Tort Reform Or Else Republicans on a joint committee charged with transforming the Oregon Health Plan made their first bold move Wednesday night saying without medical malpractice reform they can't support one of ... Read more »
La Canada Flintridge physician loses medical malpractice case – Pasadena Star-News
BURBANK - Former KPCC staffer Susanne Whatley-Miller was awarded $4.5 million by a jury in Burbank Superior Court on Wednesday in a medical malpractice case she brought against La Canada Flintridge physician Dr. Collin Cooper after the death of her husband ... Read more »
McDonnell vetoes bill to raise medical malpractice awards; override attempt expected – Washington Post
As expected , Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday that he had vetoed a bill that would raise awards in medical malpractice lawsuits $50,000 a year starting in 2012 Read more »
Legislators in three states pass new restrictions on abortion – YAHOO!
PHOENIX (Reuters) – State lawmakers in Arizona, Kansas and Idaho moved on Wednesday to place new restrictions on abortion, as opponents of the procedure looked to seize on gains by conservatives in the November mid-term elections. Read more »
Changes to medical lawsuits approved by NC Senate – AP – msnbc.com
Lawmakers have agreed on placing more limits on medical malpractice lawsuits and awards in North Carolina. The state Senate voted 36-13 Wednesday in favor of legislation that would limit initially to $500,000 what the bill calls "non-economic damages" for ... Read more »