Medical malpractice

California lawmakers raise awards for malpractice lawsuits

By ADAM BEAMMay 13, 2022 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Thursday agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics by raising a cap on damages for the first time in 47 years.

California to increase awards in medical malpractice cases

By ADAM BEAMApril 27, 2022 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — People who get hurt because of a doctor's negligence in California could soon get a lot more money in malpractice lawsuits under an agreement reached Wednesday that — if approved by the state Legislature — would avoid a costly fight at the ballot box this November while resolving one of the state's longest-running political battles.

WVa man left paralyzed after spine surgery wins $17M verdict

By JOHN RABYMarch 31, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A jury in West Virginia has awarded $17.2 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit to a man who was left paralyzed after undergoing spinal surgery and later suffered a stroke.

Jury awards more than $97M to family of boy injured at birth

March 24, 2022 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The family of a boy whose brain was severely injured during birth at an Iowa City hospital has been awarded $97.4 million — believed to be the largest medical malpractice verdict in Iowa's history.

Oregon man sues for $43.5M over brain surgery paralysis

March 15, 2022 GMT

BEND, Ore. (AP) — A La Pine man is suing St. Charles Health System in Bend for $43.5 million after complications from brain surgery left him paralyzed.

Jackie Dale Yeley filed the lawsuit Thursday in Deschutes County Circuit Court, through attorneys with the Barton Law Group, The Bulletin reported.

‘Jeopardy!’ champ’s parents sue hospital after his death

January 11, 2022 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The parents of a five-time champion on the game show “Jeopardy!” are accusing a Las Vegas-area hospital where he underwent abdominal surgery of causing his death in February 2021.

New Mexico governor signs legislation on medical malpractice

December 23, 2021 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed emergency legislation to tweak New Mexico's new law on medical malpractice to head off a possible loss of insurance coverage for some health care providers.

Jury awards $26M in malpractice lawsuit, a Nebraska record

November 30, 2021 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Douglas County jury has awarded $26.1 million to a Sarpy County family who sued Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha after their child was sent home following an accidental fall and then suffered seizures that left her permanently disabled, though that amount could be drastically reduced under a state cap on such verdicts.

Once adversaries, Boston lawyers now aid COVID-19 caregivers

By MICHAEL REZENDESMay 15, 2020 GMT

During a storied legal career, Clyde Bergstresser has become one of the go-to medical malpractice lawyers in Massachusetts...

California orders insurance premium refunds during outbreak

By ADAM BEAMApril 14, 2020 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's insurance commissioner on Monday ordered some companies to refund premiums for March and April because of the coronavirus, issuing a broad directive that includes payments made for workers compensation, medical malpractice and private and commercial auto policies...

$40M to Delco toddler with spinal injury in medical malpractice case

Dan SpinelliJanuary 25, 2018 GMT

Dan Spinelli, STAFF WRITER

A 6-year-old Delaware County girl whose spinal cord was injured during birth has been awarded more than $40 million in one of the largest jury awards in that county in recent years.