My colleague, Jim Lewis, wrote an injuryboard article about a judge who denied most of the government’s request to cut back a $8.5 million award for a woman who was misdiagnosed, and who suffered injury from flesh eating bacteria, . Click here for more information about this medical malpratice case.
With changes to the greater health care system on the horizon, the new administration is looking toward revamping the federal medical malpractice system in hopes of improving patient care and saving taxpayers money.
The Richmond-Times Dispatch reports that half the bills put before the Virginia General Assembly this year have failed, including a bill raising the medical malpractice liability limit across the state of VA. The bill was brought forth by Senator Henry Marsh III, a Democrat from Richmond, VA. The bill failed in part because it was…
Facing multiple medical malpractice lawsuits, doctor John King was denied bankruptcy this week after a judge discovered hundreds of thousands of dollars of the bad doctor’s hidden assets.
Even after a number of medical malpractice system reforms in 2003, Virginia still suffers from a lax program in dealing with those accused on medical negligence.