A New York jury has awarded a single mother from Brooklyn $62 million after the woman lost both of her legs following what should have been a routine surgery. The plaintiff in the case, Stacey Galette, alleges she went to the hospital for the removal... Read More

Two nurses who worked at a Pennsylvania hospital were held liable for $32.8 million in damages by a jury in a cerebral palsy lawsuit filed on behalf of a girl who suffered brain injuries during her birth. The jury deliberated just nine hours before finding... Read More

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones has announced that reinstatement of medical malpractice caps will be his priority in 2014. Jones said reinstating caps is necessary to protect the quality of health care in Missouri. The caps, which were established in 2005, were ruled unconstitutional by... Read More

The frequency of medical malpractice claims in America has dropped 40% from 2004 to 2012. However, the annual cost of these lawsuits is 50% higher in 2012 than it was in 2000. “Overall, there is still an unconscionably high number of claims,” says Richard Anderson,... Read More

A Pennsylvania hospital and one of its physicians must pay a $55 million medical malpractice award to a couple and their 4-year-old son who has cerebral palsy as a result of negligence during his delivery. Due to a deal that was reached prior to the... Read More

A six-year-old Brooklyn boy is unable to walk or talk and requires 24-hour care as a result of his birth hospital’s failure to diagnose jaundice. A jury award of $25 million was given to help the family of the handicapped boy cover his medical expenses.... Read More

An Alabama man and his wife were awarded $6.7 million in a medical malpractice jury award. The lawsuit, which started a ten-year legal battle, was filed due to severe complications from hernia surgery that resulted in perforation of Thomas Jackson’s intestines. The perforation led to... Read More

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle recently threw a major portion of Florida’s new medical malpractice statute out, claiming it conflicts with federal regulations in place to prevent improper disclosure of patients’ medical history. Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the medical malpractice law in June. The... Read More