A judge who helped West Virginia’s Supreme Court hear a recent medical malpractice case is blasting the outcome. First Circuit Judge Ronald Wilson dissented sharply Friday with last month’s ruling that upholds limits on jury verdicts. When adjusted for inflation, …
North Carolina lawmakers have decided to make it very difficult for a patient harmed by an emergency room doctor to collect compensation for anything beyond medical costs and lost income. The House and Senate on Thursday approved final versions of …
Doctors whose negligence causes patient death or disfigurement wouldn’t be protected by the same liability limits placed on other malpractice lawsuits, the state House decided Wednesday. The House voted 91-27 to approve a package aimed at limiting what doctors who …
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has vetoed bills that would have increased the maximum damage award for a medical malpractice lawsuit from $2 million to $3 million and would have stiffened penalties for environmental infractions. Amendments the governor withheld until a …