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Appeal Likely in $25M Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Award

A Milwaukee, Wis., woman and her husband have been awarded more than $25 million in a medical malpractice case. The woman’s arms and legs were amputated in 2011 after a strep infection went undetected. A Milwaukee County jury determined Ascaris …

Connecticut Woman With Punctured Colon Awarded $12M in Med Mal Case

A jury in a medical malpractice case awarded $12 million Friday to a Connecticut woman who said a doctor punctured her colon during a routine hernia operation, leaving her with permanent injuries. Vivian Gagliano, 65, of Redding, said the surgical …

California Medical Malpractice Award Debate Continues

Supporters of raising California’s award limit for medical malpractice suits hope to put the issue before voters. The Los Angeles Times reports lawyers and consumer groups are getting signatures for a ballot measure to increase 1975’s pain and suffering limit …

Vet Wins $8.3M in St. Louis VA Hospital Lawsuit

A U.S. Army veteran who lost a leg and suffered severe brain damage when a routine surgical procedure at the John Cochran VA Medical Center, in St. Louis, Mo., went wrong has been awarded $8.3 million in a medical negligence …

Limit on Malpractice Award Faces Legal Challenge

A Wisconsin woman who won a $1.8 million award in the death of her husband is challenging a cap on damages for doctors employed by the state. The cap limits the woman’s payment to $250,000 because the doctor she accused …

Alabama Supreme Court Reinstates $3.2 Million Verdict

The Alabama Supreme Court has reinstated a $3.2 million malpractice verdict awarded to the estate of a Montgomery woman who died in 2005 after being treated at the Baptist East Emergency Room in Montgomery. Lauree Durden Ellison had visited the …

Georgia Family Awarded $17M in Hospital Suit

A DeKalb, Ga., family has been awarded more than $17 million in after a jury found a physician’s assistant liable for causing a man’s brain injury. Sheriod Merritt was hit by a stray bullet in a shooting and was taken …